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Over 20 films screened in the newly renovated historic Great Hall WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Building Museum will again partner with the Architecture & Design Film Festival to produce the festival in Washington, D.C. (ADFF: D.C.), presented with the Revada Foundation of the Logan Family. Over...
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New exhibition Alan Karchmer: The Architects’ Photographer kicks off 40th anniversary year WASHINGTON, D.C.—On March 13, 2020, the National Building Museum will reopen to the public following the completion of renovations to the historic Great Hall. The three-month-long project involved replacing the concrete floor with...
Read MoreNew exhibition examines intersection of artistic and architectural vision WASHINGTON, D.C.—Beginning March 13, the National Building Museum presents Alan Karchmer: The Architects’ Photographer, a new exhibition examining the work of a prominent photographer as well as the practice of architectural photography writ large. On display...
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“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.” WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Building Museum announced today its partnership with Folger Shakespeare Library, in association with the University of South Carolina, to design the 2020 Summer Block Party exhibition for the Museum’s Great Hall. Shakespeare’s...
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Construction is scheduled December 2 to March 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. On December 2, 2019 the National Building Museum will close to the public to begin necessary repairs in its historic Great Hall. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) will oversee the extensive project to replace...
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Approximately 50,000 photographs of main streets a promised gift to the Museum WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today the National Building Museum announced the promised gift of over 50,000 images of Main Street USA, all taken by photographer Barry L. Gfeller between 1976 and 1996. Made up of mostly...
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University of Virginia professor to accept during public program at the National Building Museum WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Building Museum will present the 2019 Vincent Scully Prize to Elizabeth K. Meyer, FASLA, the Merrill D. Peterson Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Virginia School...
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We were saddened to hear of the death of César Pelli at 92. Pelli left an indelible mark on the Museum over the years. Here is a drawing he made of our building, which hangs in one of our meeting spaces and was featured in...
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Bette Midler, Venus Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Norman Lear, Susan Stamberg, and other actors, chefs, and architects tell their tales of summer WASHINGTON, D.C.—Lawn, the 2019 Summer Block Party installation at the National Building Museum designed by LAB at Rockwell Group, will feature interactive elements, games,...
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SBP, a disaster resilience and recovery nonprofit, shares its approach to disasters using private industry innovations and organizational culture WHAT A talk and book signing with SBP (formerly Saint Bernard Project), a disaster recovery organization whose mission is to shrink the time between disaster and...
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