Interactive exhibition features well-known Snarkitecture projects in all-new context WASHINGTON, D.C.—This summer, the National Building Museum presents a new, interactive exhibition designed by Snarkitecture. Titled Fun House, it is the latest in the Museum’s imaginative Summer Block Party series of temporary structures inside its historic...
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As a lead sponsor of Making Room: Housing for a Changing America, AARP Foundation provides tips for keeping homes safe as we age. According to a survey by AARP, about 90 percent of older adults want to continue living in their homes as they get...
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Nearly 75 years after the end of World War II, Senior Curator Martin Moeller dug through the archives to present a declassified picture of the three cities at the core of the Manhattan Project. While these “secret cities” were behind building the first atomic bomb, officially...
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New exhibition examines the three cities built from scratch as part of the quest to develop the atomic bomb WHAT Press preview for Secret Cities: The Architecture and Planning of the Manhattan Project WHO G. Martin Moeller, Jr., senior curator, National Building Museum WHEN Tuesday,...
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By Laura Hicken, Assistant Registrar The National Building Museum’s prized photography collections offer a historic record of a number of buildings all over America. For example, our Wurts Brothers Photography Collection consists of nearly 20,000 photographic prints, print negatives, polyester negatives, glass negatives, notes, receipts,...
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