Cub & Girl Scout Events

Cub and Girl Scouts are invited to visit the National Building Museum during our scout days, family festivals, or to attend a family program. A visit to the Museum teaches scouts about architecture, building, urban planning, engineering, how to recognize and solve design problems, and how to "read" the buildings around them. Activities also help fulfill Try-it and Badge requirements.

An Explanation of "Event Types"

Girl Scouts sketch the National Building Museum.

Scout Activity Days are designed specifically for Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts or Tiger, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos Cub Scouts. Cadette Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts are welcome to attend, but the days are not specifically designed for those scout levels or badges. Attendance is limited to 300 scouts per session, plus their parents and group leaders. Each day includes a morning and an afternoon session. Scouts may attend with their families or with their troop, pack, or den. Online prepaid registration for scouts is required by the Thursday prior to the event. Tickets must also be purchsed for tag-a-longs (siblings) over the age of 6. Adults and children are FREE.  Walk-in day-of registration is based on availability.  Some scout Try-it and Badge requirements will be met by the days' activities. The list of these requirements will not be available until the day of the event. More information and the activities offered during 2010's Scout Days will be available soon.

Family Festivals are FREE for all and filled with hands-on activities and demonstrations. Festivals are designed for families (not specifically for scouts) and are most appropriate for ages 5-13. Please note that attendance at festivals is often several thousand people. Scouts do not need to register for festivals, but we do recommend that scouts check in at the Scout Table at the Festival of the Building Arts and at the Discover Engineering Family Day to receive the list of badge requirements that will be met by the days' activities. The list of these requirements and activities will not be available until the day of the event. A list of scout badge requirements is not available for the National Cherry Blossom Festival.

A Cub Scout builds an airplane-shaped egg drop container.

Family Programs are two-hour workshops led by Museum staff or special guests. Workshops are usually limited to 30 child participants and focus on creating or building one project. These programs are open to all area families, including scout groups. For additional family programs, please visit the Families & Kids section. Please keep in mind each workshop's age restrictions.

Questions? Contact the Associate School and Youth Groups Coordinator by email at youthgroups@nbm.org or call 202.272.2448, ext. 3450.