Festival of the Building Arts

October 10, 2009

10:00 am - 4:30 pm

Join building and arts professionals at the National Building
Museum’s annual Festival of the Building Arts and take part in
a variety of fun-for-all-ages, hands-on activities celebrating
the built environment. 2008's festival explored the
practical and artistic, the traditional and innovative, as
it highlights the many different and dynamic aspects of the
building arts. More information about 2009's festival will be available soon.

TRY practical skills such as bricklaying, nail-driving, and drywall finishing.       
SPEAK with the experts including plumbers, roofers, carpenters, timberwrights, architects, and designers
EXPLORE new construction techniques and materials, such as green roofs, straw bales, and lime putty
WORK with artisans and designers who supply the finishing touches: woodworkers,furniture makers, gilders,  art-glass designers, blacksmiths, and sculptors.
BUILD a model to add to Box City or create a small sculpture from nuts and bolts to take home.
SIT behind the wheel of real construction vehicles

With a variety of hands-on activities, the Museum’s annual Festival of the Building Arts is always popular.

Photo by F.T. Eyre

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

Sponsors

The Festival of the Building Arts is presented by The Associated General Contractors of America. FAMILY Magazine was the official media partner of the 2008 Festival of the Building Arts.