By Laura Hicken, Assistant Registrar Recent cultural tragedies including a devastating museum fire in Brazil and Hurricane Florence flooding parts of North Carolina remind us that no community—or museum—is safe from disaster. The collections staff at the National Building Museum have safeguards in place to...

Related Content Brick Who Found Herself in Architecture Brick coloring Sheet Joshua David Stein is the editor-at-large at Fatherly and the author of both children’s and adult books. His work has appeared in everything from the New York Times, to The Guardian, to Eater, to...

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Join us on Tuesday, October 2 for a special preview of an inspiring new documentary coming to PBS. Good Work: Masters of the Building Arts focuses on the artisans who bring enduring beauty to our built environment through their skill, creativity, and pride. Some of the artisans...

Since Washington, D.C. is feeling the dog days of summer, we decided to showcase some of the good boys found in the National Building Museum’s permanent collection. Architectural Toy Collection Dogs make many appearances in our Architectural Toy Collection, on blocks or as playing pieces...