Press requests for information, images, interview opportunities, and photo/video shoot appointments can be directed to the Marketing & Communications Department.
Emma Filar
efilar@nbm.org
Director, Marketing & Communications
202.272.2448, ext. 3458
Photography is allowed and encouraged in the Great Hall and public spaces of the National Building Museum for non-commercial purposes. Exhibitions are subject to photography restrictions and require a ticket. Additional equipment, like lighting and tripods, must be approved by staff in advance. Please note that the Museum is often the site for special events and may be obstructed with event setup.
New exhibition takes over the Great Hall for the fifth annual Summer Block Party series WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Building Museum announced today that Snarkitecture will design the 2018 Summer Block Party exhibition for the Museum’s Great Hall. The temporary structure, titled Fun House, will be...
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Press event on Tuesday, April 3, at 10 am WHAT Press event for Community Policing in the Nation’s Capital: The Pilot District Project, 1968-1973 WHO Sarah A. Leavitt, curator, National Building Museum Anne McDonough, library and collections director for the Historical Society of Washington D.C....
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Families invited to Grow Community on March 31 WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Building Museum presents Growing Community, a family afternoon to highlight the intersection of design, the natural environment, and community building. In celebration of the National Cherry Blossom Festival®, the activities are set to take...
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Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Hanford/Richland, Washington; and Los Alamos, New Mexico highlighted in new exhibition opening May 3 WASHINGTON, D.C.—On May 3, the National Building Museum presents Secret Cities: The Architecture and Planning of the Manhattan Project. This new exhibition explores the vast, highly classified effort...
Read MoreTurner Construction Company and the National Building Museum to present Prize and $25,000 honorarium to SBP, a disaster resilience and recovery organization, at Turner Innovation Summit on March 5 Turner Construction Company and the National Building Museum are pleased to announce that New Orleans-based disaster...
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