📚✨ Exciting News! Join us on August 25, 2024, from 2-4 pm for a special event with Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston, the brilliant minds behind The Dictionary Story!
Meet the two in person and get your book signed! 🎉
📖 Purchase a book by Oliver Jeffers from the Museum Shop to enjoy free access to both the signing and the exhibition. If you’re bringing your own book, make sure to purchase a ticket for exhibition access at
nbm.org.
🖼️ Museum members enjoy free exhibition access and special discounts in the Museum Shop. Not a member? Learn more and join the fun: nbm.org/membership
Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to meet two incredible artists and dive into the world of The Dictionary Story! 🌟
It's hard to believe that Destination Domino with Hevesh5 was just one week ago! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the domino topple. Check out this cool GIF of the event, and for those who are waiting, we will share the full video soon!
📸: Alan Karchmer
Building Stories is coming! 🚨
Our upcoming exhibition, Building Stories, will open on Sunday, January 21 and we can't wait for you all to see it! Check out this sneak peek of award-winning author and illustrator David Macaulay painting a gorgeous archway in a part of the exhibition.
Learn more about Building Stories: nbm.org/national-building-museum-announces-opening-date-for-building-stories-major-new-exhibition-inspired-by-beloved-childrens-books/
Cool Find: Collections Toy
Check it out! Our awesome Collections Team found this cool toy in one of our collections that has a dedication dated to Christmas 1880! 🤯
We hope Maude enjoyed the gift!
Have you checked out Mini Memories yet? See so many mini marvels in our latest exhibition! Get your tickets to check it out now at NBM.org 💓
Just 1 (!!!) day left until the opening of our new exhibition Mini Memories! Our awesome staff members have been working tirelessly to prepare the exhibition for its grand unveiling on Saturday! Grab your tickets now at nbm.org and be one of the first to experience it!
Can you believe our summer installation, LOOK HERE, opens on July 1? 😮
We cannot get enough of watching Reddymade's amazing exhibition come to life! ✨
LOOK HERE | Summer Installation at the NBM
Our LOOK HERE summer installation with Reddymade Architecture & Design is looking fantastic and we can’t wait for the official launch on JULY 1!
Learn more about this exhibition that will shine in the Center Court of the National Building Museum's Great Hall all summer long at nbm.org! ✨🌟
The Great Hall
📣 We are thrilled to announce that we have expanded Museum hours and will now be open Thursday through Monday, from 10 am to 4 pm!
The Museum will be closed on Christmas Day.
Happy Thanksgiving
We’re grateful for the support and generosity of every member and visitor, every Trustee and staff member, who has supported our work to inspire curiosity about the world we design and build.
INTERSECTIONS: Where Diversity, Equity, and Design Meet
This fall, we launched our latest program series, "INTERSECTIONS: Where Diversity, Equity, and Design Meet." Join us on 10/21 at MLK Library for the next program in the series, featuring Amanda Williams, a 2022 MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient.
Get tickets 🎟: https://tinyurl.com/36b44bv7. Students attend for free!
The Space Window at Washington National Cathedral is out of this world! 🚀🪐
Collections Manager Laura works closely on the Cathedral Collection and shows us that the best way to understand the story of an item is to see it contextualized. This cartoon drawing shows an early draft of the beloved stained glass window.
PS: Now through October, a ticket purchased at the National Building Museum is good for 15% off a ticket for the Washington National Cathedral...and vice versa! nbm.org/visit
What Does This Gargoyle Do?
What does this gargoyle do at the Washington National Cathedral?
Today we’re showing you a model of a gargoyle that became the real thing up on the cathedral’s exterior.
Collections Manager Laura works closely on the Cathedral Collection and shows us that the best way to understand the story of an item is to see it contextualized. The pan flute playing gargoyle is a real cutie, so to see the final product on the gorgeous architecture of the cathedral makes us love our little plaster model even more!
PS: Now through October, a ticket purchased at the National Building Museum is good for 15% off a ticket for the Washington National Cathedral...and vice versa! nbm.org/visit
From the archives to the streets! It’s the Washington National Cathedral Collection.
We’ve got tons of stuff safely stored in our collections space from our friends at the Cathedral. Today we’re showing you what a set of sketches eventually became with a field trip.
Collections Manager Laura works closely on the Cathedral Collection and shows us that the best way to understand the story of an item is to see it contextualized. The Shadow House sketches show a few variations, so to see the final product is a cool way to appreciate how the gorgeous architecture of the cathedral and its grounds came to be.
The Playhouse Time Lapse
We love EarthCam's time lapse of the stage construction for "The Playhouse". There's also parts off screen that you've gotta come see for yourself, so don't delay in getting down to the National Building Museum this summer!
Plan your visit with day and night programs: https://tinyurl.com/4ykf47rh
Get the feel of Paris with a French inspired cocktail! 🍸
“The Boulevardier” is a dream that’ll transport you across the Atlantic. We like to think this drink, our “Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Exhibition”, and our new French-Japanese patisserie cafe @sakusaku_flakerie is the perfect inspiration for a French inspired weekend at the Museum!
“Mixing it Up with Aileen Fuchs” is our ongoing cocktail series with our master mixologist Executive Director.
Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Experience Visitor Reviews
The reviews are in! "Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Exhibition" is not to be missed. Plan your visit this holiday weekend: https://www.nbm.org/visit/
Mixing it Up with Aileen Fuchs: Builder's Break
It's cocktail time!
The Builder's Break is a refreshing drink that'll perk you up and out of those winter feels. It's the perfect V-day drink to whip up, so we dedicate this one to our members for Member Appreciation Month.
"Mixing it Up with Aileen Fuchs" is our ongoing cocktail series with our master mixologist Executive Director.
Not a member? Sign up today: nbm.org/join
Happy Lunar New Year!
It’s the #YearoftheTiger! The tiger is a symbol of bravery, wisdom and strength. Today’s holiday is celebrated in several Asian countries and communities worldwide.
We’re lucky to be in DC’s historic Chinatown featuring the gorgeous Friendship Archway. It was built in 1985 by architect Alfred H. Liu as a symbol of friendship with Washington's sister city of Beijing.
