ARCHitecture Family Day

June 21, 2008

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Kick off the summer and join the National Building Museum in a celebration of Eero Saarinen’s iconic works of architecture at ARCHitecture Day. Featuring puppetry, film, dance, Lego^® building challenges, and special exhibition tours of Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future.

During ARCHitecture Day visitors can:

Discover Lego^® representations of Saarinen’s widely popular structures presented by the Washington Metropolitan Area Lego Users Group.
Take a FREE, docent-led tour of the exhibition for an in-depth look at Saarinen’s work. Tour times: 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, and 2:00 pm.
Create a puppet show about the St. Louis arch with shadow puppeteer Daniel Barash. (10:30 am)
Watch Monument to the Dream: A documentary film by Charles Guggenheim which chronicles the construction of the Arch. (1:00 pm, 3:00 pm)
Explore arches through body movement in a community dance class led by Liz Lerman Dance Exchange faculty. (2:00 pm, 3:00 pm)
Build your own arches at the Amazing Arches, Legos, and pop-up architecture stations.

FREE. Drop-in program.

FAMILY Magazine is the official media partner of the National Building Museum's ARCHitecture Family Day. Additional support is provided by the Sunrise Foundation.

Watch WUSA9's preview of ARCHitecture Family Day.