Festival of the Building Arts

October 10, 2009

10:00 am - 4:30 pm

At the 2009 FESTIVAL OF THE BUILDING ARTS, the National Building Museum presented the ABC’s and D’s of our built environment:

Artisans and Architects
Builders
Craftsmen, Contractors, and Construction Workers
Designers and Decorators

Almost 3,000 Visitors explored the materials and processes used to create the world around us.

ACTIVITIES for visitors of all ages: dry wall finishing, plastering, roof thatching, woodworking, surveying, nail driving, and more!
BUILDING BASICS: young builders will be invited to listen to The Three Little Pigs and explore the characteristics of different building materials from the story – straw, wood, and brick. They may then design a “three little pigs” house of their own from recycled craft materials.
CONVERSATIONS with plumbers, roofers, architects, landscape designers, conservationists, and other experts.
DEMONSTRATIONS by area artisans – glass designers, stone carvers, gilders, blacksmiths, furniture makers – will be featured throughout the Great Hall and on stage, with a chance to see how they work in detail.

Roof thatching demonstration at FOBA

Help build a log cabin in the Great Hall.

FREE. $5 donation suggested. Most appropriate for ages 5–13. Drop-In. Individual registration is not required.

FOX 5’s Holly Morris visited the National Building Museum in advance of this year's festival. Watch the segments!