Exhibitions

Be There

Be There

Gensler is a global design firm with 43 offices and 3,500 employees worldwide. Principals will show project highlights for: Shanghai Tower; Duke Kunshan University; and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP.

Summer Camp

Play / Learn

Our campers experience the world we build for ourselves in new ways—through the building, visual, and performing arts—at one, two, or three unique sessions of the Museum's full-day summer camp.

Shop

Museum Shop

Browse sleek housewares, gifts, toys, and more. Your purchases support the Museum.

Summer Block Party

Summer Block Party

Beat the heat at the Museum's Summer Block Party all summer long with activities like Mini Golf, Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue, and a Sunday concert series in the Great Hall.

Watch / Listen

Watch / Listen

Masons from the International Masonry Institute and students from MIT construct a half-scale vault inspired by the Boston Public Library, using traditional Guastavino methods. The model is on display at the Museum as part of the exhibition Palaces for the People: Guastavino and America's Great Public Spaces.

Be part of the conversation

Honor Award

Join the Capital Society, the Museum’s corporate and association membership program, for privileged access to the Museum, networking opportunities, and generous employee benefits.

Upcoming Events

Jun 22 Through the Lens

Jun 24 Made for Walking

Jun 24 Along the Waterfronts

Museum News

Spotlight on Gensler

D.C. Builds Along the Waterfronts

The Museum's Great Hall

The Museum's Great Hall

Experience our spectacular Great Hall, colossal Corinthian columns, and 1,200-foot memorial to Civil War veterans.

Visit

401 F Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
202.272.2448

Metro

Judiciary Square
Gallery Pl.-Chinatown

4 blocks from the National Mall

Hours

Monday–Saturday:
10 am–5 pm
Sunday: 11 am–5 pm

The Building Zone
closes at 4 pm.

Admission

Free access to the Great Hall,
historic building tours,
Museum Shop, & cafe.

Exhibition admission:
$8 for adults
$5 for youth, students, & seniors
$3 a person for Building Zone only
Free for Museum members.

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