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SUMMARY:Just Drop In!
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate the opening of our two new exhibitions- A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald\, Booker T. Washington\, and the 4\,978 Schools that Changed America and The Tuskegee Chapel: Paul Rudolph x Fry & Welch.\n\nIn this Just Drop In\, kids will interact with some of the main themes of the exhibition by exploring mortar\, stained glass\, and get the chance to collectively design a school in a hands-on workshop!\n\nThis program is presented in conjunction with the exhibitions The Tuskegee Chapel: Paul Rudolph x Fry & Welch and A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald\, Booker T. Washington\, and the 4\,978 Schools that Changed America. Support for both exhibitions is provided by STUDIOS Architecture.\n\nAbout Just Drop In!\n\nJust drop in! – and join us for a fun\, hands-on weekend workshop for children of all ages. Held on the fourth Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.\, these workshops offer the perfect opportunity to engage in a variety of building and craft activities inspired by the fascinating objects in our exhibits and the world we design and build.\n\nPre-registration is recommended but not required.\n\nNote: Program tickets are $7 per participating child and $10 per adult\, which includes admission to the Museum’s exhibitions.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/just-drop-in-4/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Books from Birth with DC Public Library and the National Building Museum! Read books\, sing songs\, and make crafts inspired by classic stories.  \nAbout Books from Birth  \nThe Books from Birth program is a free book program open to all children under the age of five who live in Washington\, D.C. All enrolled children receive a free book in the mail each month from birth until they turn five. Books from Birth is done in partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5-7/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T203000
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SUMMARY:Documentary: Sitting Still
DESCRIPTION:SITTING STILL portrays the life and work of Laurie Olin\, one of the world’s most influential landscape architects. Part portrait of the artist and part examination of the social and environmental ideas that have guided his career\, this original documentary invites viewers inside Olin’s thinking and practice.  \nHailed as a modern-day Olmsted\, Olin has transformed public spaces across the United States and internationally\, shaping urban environments and inspiring future generations of designers.  \nFollowing the screening\, a conversation with Laurie Olin and filmmaker Gina Angelone will provide insight into the making of the documentary and the ideas behind his work. Attendees will then have the opportunity to meet Olin and Angelone.  \nTickets are limited. \nSchedule   \n6:00pm Doors Open   \n6:30pm Film Screening (93 minutes)   \n8:00pm Q&A with Laurie Olin & Gina Angelone   \n8:30pm Close   \nAbout Laurie Olin   \nLaurie is a distinguished teacher\, author\, and one of the most renowned landscape architects practicing today. From vision to realization\, he has guided many of OLIN’s signature projects\, including the Washington Monument Grounds in Washington\, DC to Bryant Park in New York City and the Getty Center in Los Angeles. His recent projects include the award-winning Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania and Apple Park in Cupertino. Laurie studied civil engineering at the University of Alaska and architecture at the University of Washington. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and former chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture at Harvard University. Laurie is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Letters\, a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects\, and recipient of the 2012 National Medal of Arts\, the Vincent Scully Prize from the National Building Museum.   \nAbout Gina Angelone   \nGina Angelone has lived\, worked\, and traveled the world as a film director\, producer\, and writer. Her TV work has received two Emmy awards and multiple nominations. Her documentaries have garnered top festival prizes and notable grants from the NEA\, Philadelphia Foundation\, William Penn Foundation\, Graham Foundation\, and New York Women in Film\, among many others. Her credits include founding Producer of “Inside the Actors Studio” (BRAVO)\, Writer/Director of the original series\, “Defining Beauty” (Disney)\, and creator of acclaimed documentaries “Connections: Preserving America’s Landscape Legacy” (PBS)\, “René & I” (NBC)\, and “Itʼs Better to Jump” (Al Jazeera). SITTING STILL is Gina’s most recent feature documentary\, and her eighth film dealing with themes of urbanism\, landscape architecture\, and design. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/documentary-sitting-still/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T150000
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SUMMARY:Discover Engineering Week Drop In
DESCRIPTION:Engineering week is back at the National Building Museum! This year’s theme is Transform Your Future\, highlighting how engineers help shape our communities and spark inspiration for a better future. To celebrate\, join us for a hands-on workshop exploring wind vestibules and windmills. Based on the picture book\, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind\, by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer\, kids and their families will learn about the powerful work of mechanical engineers and how they are able to harness wind to transform our communities. Then\, participants will have the opportunity to become engineers by crafting their own pinwheels and building windmills out of LEGO.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/discover-engineering-week-drop-in/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T113000
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SUMMARY:Girl Scouts- Craft and Tinker
DESCRIPTION:In this program\, Girl Scouts will explore how we build things to suit the needs of different users. Using concepts like form\, fit\, and function\, Girl Scouts will explore some of the tools of the built environment while they work to revise their design to make it even better. Scouts will earn the Craft and Tinker Badge by completing this program.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/girl-scouts-craft-and-tinker/2026-02-21/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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SUMMARY:Future Friday: Chicago
DESCRIPTION:Chicago’s riverfront is one of the city’s most iconic and democratic public landscapes. Once treated primarily as infrastructure\, the Chicago River has been reshaped into a civic space through design ambition\, policy decisions\, and everyday public use\, though transforming it required careful planning and collaboration. \nThis Future Fridays session brings together three of the Riverwalk’s designers\, planners\, and civic leaders to share the stories behind that transformation. The program will open with remarks from Lynn Osmond\, President and Executive Director of The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. Participants will then hear reflections from the people who made the riverfront what it is today and have the opportunity to ask questions and contribute to conversations about access\, identity\, and the future of Chicago. \nThis program is made possible by the generous support of The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and is part of the National Building Museum’s Future Cities Initiative. A special thank you to our sponsors AARP\, Enterprise + Wells Fargo\, Whayne and Ursula Quin\, Rooted Communities\, National League of Cities\, CBRE\, and Kohn Pederson Fox Associates PC.  \nAbout Future Fridays  \nFuture Fridays is the National Building Museum’s signature online series as part of the Future Cities initiative\, hosted by James Darius Ball\, director of Future Cities. Each one-hour session highlights the people\, stories\, and decisions that shape cities and everyday life in communities across the country.  \nIn its second year\, the series emphasizes personal narratives and community perspectives\, showing how residents\, planners\, designers\, and civic leaders influence neighborhoods\, public spaces\, and city life. Participants can share their own perspectives\, ask questions\, and gain insight into how local choices reflect broader trends shaping American cities.  \nFuture Cities programming extends beyond Future Fridays\, with a four-year slate of exhibitions\, events\, lectures\, publications\, digital activations\, and community-based engagements designed to reach audiences from all walks of life and encourage participation in shaping the places where they live\, work\, and play.  \nAbout the speakers \nCarol Ross Barney\, FAIA\, HASLA\, was honored with the 2023 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal\, recognizing her as a visionary architect\, urbanist\, mentor\, and educator. Throughout her career\, she has relentlessly advocated that excellent design is a right\, not a privilege. Dedicated to design of public buildings and spaces\, her exploration into the power of how the built environment can improve our daily lives has produced distinctive structures and places that have become cultural icons. Notable projects include the design of the Oklahoma City Federal Building\, replacing the bombed Murrah Federal Building\, the Chicago Riverwalk\, flagship restaurants for McDonald’s in Chicago and Disney World\, the Searle Visitor Center at Lincoln Park Zoo\, JRC Synagogue\, CTA Cermak and Morgan Street Stations\, the University of Minnesota Duluth Civil Engineering Building\, and the Multi-Modal Terminal at O’Hare International Airport. She also designed the NASA Aerospace Communications Facility\, Railyard Park in Rogers\, Arkansas\, and Chicago’s new DuSable Park. Her work has earned over 200 major awards\, including the AIA Gold Medal\, Cooper Hewitt National Design Award\, fourteen National American Institute of Architects Honor Awards\, two AIA COTE Top Ten Project Awards for sustainability\, and more than 45 AIA Chicago Awards. Carol is a graduate of the University of Illinois and served as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica planning national parks. She has taught an advanced Design Studio at the Illinois Institute of Technology for over thirty years.   \n \nCiere Boatright was appointed commissioner of the Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) in November 2023 by Mayor Brandon Johnson. An experienced real estate and economic development executive\, Boatright is responsible for leading DPD’s economic development\, planning and zoning functions while promoting inclusive\, equitable growth across the city. Priorities include the transformation of City lots as “Missing Middle” housing\, office-to-residential conversion projects downtown\, pro-development re-zoning of neighborhood commercial corridors\, grant making for neighborhood businesses\, and development process efficiencies through Mayor Johnson’s Cut the Tape initiative. Boatright was formerly vice president of real estate and community development at Chicago-based real estate firm CRG\, overseeing some of the company’s highest-impact real estate projects\, and vice president of real estate for Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives\, managing the planning and development of new projects on the South and West Side. Local business publications have named her among Notable Women in Commercial Real Estate\, 40 under 40\, Notable Black Leaders and Executives\, and Notable Executives of Color in Construction and Commercial Real Estate. Boatright holds a master’s degree of urban planning and policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a bachelor’s in psychology from Hamilton College. A Chicago native\, Boatright resides on the South Side with her husband and two children.   \nMichelle Woods has more than thirty years of experience in municipal government\, working for the City of Chicago. She was a project manager for the Department of Transportation in the Division of Engineering where she worked on the design and construction of $550\,000\,000 in infrastructure projects including the Solidarity Drive bike path on the Lakefront Trail\, North-South Wacker Drive Reconstruction and multiple phases of the Chicago Riverwalk\, including the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. As Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Asset Management in the Department of Fleet and Facility Management\, she oversaw a wide variety of critical city functions\, including operations of the Chicago Riverwalk and Millennium Park\, Graphics\, Energy Procurement\, Records Management and the city’s leased real estate portfolio. She established the wildly popular and successful concession  program on the Chicago Riverwalk. During her tenure with the Riverwalk\, concession program revenues grew to over $20 million annually and the Riverwalk marketplace was established to provide opportunities to minority and women owned businesses. She currently works with Public Sphere Projects\, a national planning and placemaking consultancy. The assists a variety of organizations on urban planning\, community develop\, public policy and creative placemaking. Michelle is a graduate of DePaul University where she received a degree is Urban Studies and French. She is a volunteer docent for the Chicago Architecture Center and serves on the board of the Intuit Art Museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/future-friday-chicago/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Future Friday
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SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2026-02-19/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260216T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260216T143000
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CREATED:20260112T220330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T220330Z
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SUMMARY:School's Out: Lunar New Year
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate fresh beginnings at the National Building Museum. Explore the stories\, traditions\, and creative expressions behind this holiday celebrated around the world. After a Storytime about Lunar New Year\, participants will take a kid-friendly gallery tour highlighting countries and cultures that celebrate the holiday.. Then\, they will come back to the classroom for a related craft.   \nNote: This program is geared towards ages 6-10\, but all are welcome. Program tickets are $20 per participating child and $10 per adult\, which includes admission to the Museum’s exhibitions.   \nAbout School’s Out! \nThis program series offers kids a fun\, hands-on way to explore architecture and design during spring break. Each workshop in the series features creative activities where children can build\, learn\, and engage with different design concepts. Kids will have the opportunity to explore new ideas\, create their own projects\, and discover Museum exhibitions. This series keeps kids engaged and learning during their break with interactive and educational experiences. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/schools-out-lunar-new-year/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260216T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260216T120000
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SUMMARY:Korean Lunar New Year with K-Harmony Children's Choir
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Lunar New Year with K-Harmony Children’s Choir and the National Building Museum! Enjoy a Korean storytime\, listen to songs from the K-Harmony Children’s Choir\, and join hands-on crafts and activities.  \nSchedule   \n10 am: Doors open   \n10:30 am: Korean book storytime & K-Harmony Children’s Choir performance   \n11:15 am: Related crafts & activities   \n12 pm: Program concludes   \nAbout K-Harmony Children’s Choir  \nK-Harmony Children’s Choir is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting world peace through Korean culture. We welcome all children from PreK to 12th grade who love music and Korean cultural experiences. Based in the DMV region\, K-Harmony brings together Korean\, Korean American\, and multicultural youth to build community connection through choral music\, cultural education\, and creative expression. The choir performs a wide variety of repertoire\, including Korean traditional songs\, global choral works\, contemporary pieces\, and K-pop. In addition to musical training\, K-Harmony offers cultural programs such as storytelling\, arts and crafts\, traditional games\, and community outreach. The choir has performed at local libraries\, public schools\, county festivals\, cultural events\, and special programs for veterans and public institutions. Through meaningful performances and cultural exchange\, K-Harmony strives to inspire harmony\, empathy\, and global citizenship in the next generation. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/korean-lunar-new-year-with-k-harmony-childrens-choir/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs,Winter Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T160000
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SUMMARY:Maker's Workshop: The Art of Woodworking
DESCRIPTION:This hands-on woodworking workshop introduces the fundamentals of working with wood through demonstration and making. Designed for beginners\, the program begins with a brief tour of Visible Vault: Open Collections Storage\, where visitors explore the Museum’s architectural tool collection and consider how tools shape design and craft.   \nThe workshop continues with a live demonstration on shaping curved wooden forms\, including transferring designs with templates\, rough-cutting on a bandsaw\, and refining shapes with a router and custom jig\, while highlighting how grain and texture influence technique and design.  \nAttendees then put these skills into practice by creating their own modern plant stand\, learning essential woodworking techniques such as shaping\, alignment\, and glue-and-dowel joinery while reinforcing safe tool use. Each participant leaves with a finished piece\, hands-on experience\, and a deeper appreciation for wood as a living material. All materials are provided\, and no prior experience is required.  \nSchedule:   \nSession 1   \n10:00 am – Intro in Visible Vault: Open Collections Storage   \n10:15 am to 12:30 pm – Woodworking Workshop   \nSession 2   \n1:30 pm – Intro in Visible Vault: Open Collections Storage   \n1:45 to 4 pm – Woodworking Workshop   \nAbout Bruce VanSledright  \nBruce VanSledright runs VanSledright Woodworking Studio where he creates and produces unique pieces of custom furniture for clients. He has been working in wood for over 40 years. Some of his furniture pieces have been featured in Fine Woodworking magazine. He also teaches furniture-making classes\, most recently at Woodcraft of Greater Washington DC where he often collaborates with his colleague\, Carey Wheeler.   \nAbout Carey Wheeler  \nCarey Wheeler has been working with wood for the past 25 years. Although he loves to turn wood\, he is primarily interested in making different types of furniture. Being a grandfather of 5\, his primary focus is making different items for them. Carey also teaches Fundamentals of Woodworking and is very interested in passing on the craft to the next generation of woodworkers. He often collaborates with Bruce VanSledright in teaching the design\, layout and building of different tables.   \nThis program is made possible by support from our VISIBLE VAULT sponsors\, the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities\, Formica Corporation\, Ken and Ginny Grunley Family Trust\, Beverly A. Willis Estate\, Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation\, Armstrong Flooring™\, a brand of AHF Products\, Esri\, ShawContract®\, CENTRAL BUILDING & PRESERVATION L.P. and Lilly Endowment Inc.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/makers-workshop-the-art-of-woodworking/2026-02-14/2/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T150000
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SUMMARY:STEAM Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Could you design for disaster? In partnership with the Structural Engineers Association of Metropolitan Washington (SEA-MW)\, participants will explore how engineers create strong buildings to last through a disaster. This program is designed for children 8- 14 years old. \nAbout STEAM Saturday \nSTEAM Saturdays are targeted towards children in grades 2nd-6th and their caregivers and occur monthly on the second Saturday. \nFREE with museum admission\, registration strongly encouraged. \nA special thank you to our sponsor MiTek.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/steam-saturday-2-5-4/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T130000
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SUMMARY:Summer Camp Fair
DESCRIPTION:The National Building Museum’s Summer Camp Fair showcases the Museum’s own camp programs alongside other local and regional camps. Families can explore a variety of activities\, compare programs\, and find the best fit for their camper\, all in one convenient\, free event.  \nFair Participants: \nDC Parks and Rec \nDC Way \nD.C. United Summer Camps & Washington Nationals Summer Camps \nGirl Scouts National Capital \nHeadfirst Summer Camps \nImagination Stage \nNational Children’s Theater \nSchool of Rock \nTheater J Musical Theater Camps \n7drum City
URL:https://nbm.org/event/summer-camp-fair/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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SUMMARY:Maker's Workshop: The Art of Woodworking
DESCRIPTION:This hands-on woodworking workshop introduces the fundamentals of working with wood through demonstration and making. Designed for beginners\, the program begins with a brief tour of Visible Vault: Open Collections Storage\, where visitors explore the Museum’s architectural tool collection and consider how tools shape design and craft.   \nThe workshop continues with a live demonstration on shaping curved wooden forms\, including transferring designs with templates\, rough-cutting on a bandsaw\, and refining shapes with a router and custom jig\, while highlighting how grain and texture influence technique and design.  \nAttendees then put these skills into practice by creating their own modern plant stand\, learning essential woodworking techniques such as shaping\, alignment\, and glue-and-dowel joinery while reinforcing safe tool use. Each participant leaves with a finished piece\, hands-on experience\, and a deeper appreciation for wood as a living material. All materials are provided\, and no prior experience is required.  \nSchedule:   \nSession 1   \n10:00 am – Intro in Visible Vault: Open Collections Storage   \n10:15 am to 12:30 pm – Woodworking Workshop   \nSession 2   \n1:30 pm – Intro in Visible Vault: Open Collections Storage   \n1:45 to 4 pm – Woodworking Workshop   \nAbout Bruce VanSledright  \nBruce VanSledright runs VanSledright Woodworking Studio where he creates and produces unique pieces of custom furniture for clients. He has been working in wood for over 40 years. Some of his furniture pieces have been featured in Fine Woodworking magazine. He also teaches furniture-making classes\, most recently at Woodcraft of Greater Washington DC where he often collaborates with his colleague\, Carey Wheeler.   \nAbout Carey Wheeler  \nCarey Wheeler has been working with wood for the past 25 years. Although he loves to turn wood\, he is primarily interested in making different types of furniture. Being a grandfather of 5\, his primary focus is making different items for them. Carey also teaches Fundamentals of Woodworking and is very interested in passing on the craft to the next generation of woodworkers. He often collaborates with Bruce VanSledright in teaching the design\, layout and building of different tables.   \nThis program is made possible by support from our VISIBLE VAULT sponsors\, the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities\, Formica Corporation\, Ken and Ginny Grunley Family Trust\, Beverly A. Willis Estate\, Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation\, Armstrong Flooring™\, a brand of AHF Products\, Esri\, ShawContract®\, CENTRAL BUILDING & PRESERVATION L.P. and Lilly Endowment Inc.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/makers-workshop-the-art-of-woodworking/2026-02-14/1/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T200000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20260116T153546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T153546Z
UID:10001197-1770919200-1770926400@nbm.org
SUMMARY:In Pursuit of Healthy and Equitable Cities
DESCRIPTION:Mayor Alyia Gaskins of Alexandria\, Virginia\, Anna McCorvey\, senior equitable development manager for the 11th Street Bridge Park\, and Sam J. Miller\, author of Blackfish City\, will come together for a conversation on how communities can build healthier\, more equitable cities\, now and in the future. Emily Badger\, urban policy reporter for The New York Times\, will moderate the discussion.  \nThe panelists will explore how policy\, design\, and imagination can shape cities that support wellbeing\, resilience\, and equity\, highlighting current initiatives including waterfront resilience in Alexandria and community-centered programs connected to the 11th Street Bridge Park in Washington\, DC.  \nAttendees can receive a free copy of Blackfish City\, while supplies last. \nProgram Schedule   \n5:30 pm  Doors Open   \n6 pm  Program Starts   \n7:30 pm  Light Reception   \n8 pm  Close \nAbout the Speakers   \nMayor Alyia Gaskins   \nMayor Alyia Gaskins\, the first African American woman to serve as Mayor of Alexandria\, is a champion for health equity\, thriving families\, and resilient communities. With a background in public health and urban planning\, she brings deep experience in housing\, homelessness\, and community investment to her leadership. She continues this mission through her consulting practice\, CitiesRX\, which focuses on building healthier\, more equitable cities.   \nAnna McCorvey   \nAnna McCorvey is a DC-based architect and the Senior Equitable Development Manager for the 11th Street Bridge Park\, a project of Building Bridges Across the River\, where she works to ensure longtime residents can thrive in place. Her career spans affordable housing\, schools\, and public-interest design\, driven by a belief in the power of design to shape lives for the better.   \nSam J. Miller   \nBased in New York City\, Sam J. Miller an award-winning speculative fiction author whose work often explores themes of community\, climate\, and justice\, including the acclaimed novel Blackfish City. Miller blends imaginative world-building with urgent social questions. His storytelling invites audiences to consider bold\, transformative futures for our cities.  \nEmily Badger   \nEmily Badger is a reporter for The New York Times\, where she writes about cities and urban policy for The Upshot. She’s particularly interested in housing\, transportation\, and inequality — and how they’re all connected. And she often works on stories that leverage data analysis and visualization to help readers understand complex subjects in the built environment like zoning\, segregation and transit access. She joined the Times in 2016 from The Washington Post and is based in Washington\, D.C.   \nThis event launches the Museum’s season of Big Read programs\, featuring Blackfish City as the Museum’s 2025 selection. Generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Midwest\, the Big Read broadens our understanding of the world\, our communities\, and ourselves through the shared experience of reading and discussing a single book. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/in-pursuit-of-healthy-and-equitable-cities/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250221T213458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T183715Z
UID:10000778-1770892200-1770894900@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2026-02-12/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T120000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251002T201933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T201933Z
UID:10001120-1770544800-1770552000@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Girl Scouts-Designing for Disaster
DESCRIPTION:Juniors will learn how to use the Design Thinking Process to solve problems through hands-on activities and discussion. First\, they will design an emergency shelter in response to a natural disaster of their choice. Second\, they will adapt their shelter to survive an earthquake\, testing their final structures on a shake table! \nAfter participating in this two-hour workshop\, Juniors will have completed all requirements for the Think Like an Engineer Badge 2&3: Emergency Shelter and Earthquake Resistant Building (badge NOT included).
URL:https://nbm.org/event/girl-scouts-designing-for-disaster-2/2026-02-08/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T210000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251219T193521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251219T195145Z
UID:10001178-1770402600-1770411600@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Great Movies in the Great Hall: Cinderella
DESCRIPTION:Disney’s Cinderella (2015) tells the timeless story of a young woman whose courage and kindness transform her world\, set against the magical backdrop of a grand palace and vibrant kingdom.  \nThe evening begins with a fun\, interactive dance activity led by The Washington Ballet’s community engagement team and dancers from The Washington School of Ballet’s trainee division\, giving children a chance to explore movement and storytelling through dance. Guests may also choose to explore the art of set design in a visual presentation highlighting Sergei Prokofiev’s Cinderella\, choreographed by Edwaard Liang—a bold reimagining of the timeless tale.   \nFollowing the activity\, the film will be screened in the Great Hall\, creating a magical cinematic experience for the whole family.  \nPicnic style! Bring your own food\, blanket\, or lawn chair. No outside alcohol permitted. Drinks and light snacks (including beer and wine) will be available for purchase. Bags will be checked by security upon entry.  \nSchedule   \nDoors Open at 6:00pm   \nThe Washington Ballet led activity at 6:30pm   \nMovie Starts at 7:00pm   \nProgram Ends at 8:45pm  \n\n\n\n\nThis program is made possible through the generous support of our partners: the Washington School of Ballet. Great Movies in the Great Hall is made possible by our Audience Engagement Sponsors: Amazon\, Room & Board\, and Capital One. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/great-movies-in-the-great-hall-cinderella/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs,Winter Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T110000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251211T211316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T212757Z
UID:10001173-1770373800-1770375600@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills!  \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-2/2026-02-06/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs,Winter Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T210000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20260113T190101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T162840Z
UID:10001194-1770314400-1770325200@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Late Night: Under the Wave
DESCRIPTION:Experience The Wave installation with a winter evening of live music in the museum’s Great Hall. The Wave is a large-scale research project led by Catholic University of America professor Tonya Ohnstad in collaboration with architecture students and industry partners\, exploring the iterative relationship between construction\, materiality\, and design.    \nLate Night tickets include live musical performances by The Earles and Andrew Earle Simpson\, Glice skating (based on rink capacity)\, and a complementary drink. Additional food and drink options will be available for purchase from the Konbini by Daikaya\, the Museum’s café for purchase.   \nCurrent Museum exhibitions Coming Together\, Building Stories\, Brick City\, and Visible Vault will be open.    \nSchedule   \n6 PM  Doors Open. Exhibitions & Glice Skating  \nLive jazz by The Earles (45min set)   \n7 PM  A little Silent Night Music performance by Andrew Earle Simpson (45min set)   \n8 PM  Live jazz by The Earles (45min set)   \n9 PM  Close  \nAbout the Performances  \nThe Earles is a chamber jazz group of musicians (and Catholic University faculty members) Andrew Earle Simpson (keyboard)\, Chris DeChiara (drums)\, and guest artists Scott Van Domelen (saxophone) and Bake Meister (bass). Tonight’s program features jazz styles from the 1920’s\, mid-century standards\, and original tunes.  \nA Little Silent Night Music features winter-themed silent films\, animations and videos accompanied by live music. Renowned silent film musician Andrew Earle Simpson\, resident film accompanist at the National Gallery of Art and the Library of Congress’ Packard Campus Theater\, will accompany the program with his original scores.  \nThis program is made possible by support from our The Wave sponsors Amazon\, Architectural Systems\, Hydro\, AIA\, Dyneema\, Harmon\, United Rentals\, and the Graves Family.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/late-night-under-the-wave/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250221T213458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T183715Z
UID:10000777-1770287400-1770290100@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2026-02-05/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T203000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250904T151016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T170754Z
UID:10001090-1770229800-1770237000@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Spotlight on Design: Deborah Berke
DESCRIPTION:Since 1997\, the National Building Museum’s Spotlight on Design lecture series has showcased luminaries in architecture\, landscape architecture\, urban planning\, and design. This series presents a unique window into the creative journey and cultural influences of visionary practitioners\, illuminating the powerful role of design in shaping the built environment. This upcoming lecture features Deborah Berke\, FAIA. \nThis program has applied for 1 LU (AIA). \nProgram Schedule \nDoors open at 6 pm\nProgram starts at 6:30 pm\nLight reception from 7:30 to 8:30 pm \nAbout Deborah Berke\, FAIA \nDeborah Berke\, FAIA\, LEED AP\, is the J.M. Hoppin Professor and the Edward P. Bass Dean of the Yale School of Architecture\, the first woman to hold the position. She is the recipient of the 2025 AIA Gold Medal and also received the 2022 AIA/ ACSA Topaz Medallion\, the highest honor for architectural education. In 2012\, she was the inaugural designate of the Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize at the University of California at Berkeley\, which is given to an architect who has advanced the position of women in the profession. She serves on the jury for the Pritzker Architecture Prize\, the highest honor in the field. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Academy of Design. Deborah is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and The City University of New York. In 2005\, she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design. \nSpotlight on Design is presented by the Anthony and Keiko Greenberg Foundation. Additional support provided by the American Institute of Architects.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/spotlight-on-design-deborah-berke/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Spotlight on Design,Winter Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T110000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251211T211316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T212757Z
UID:10001172-1769769000-1769770800@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills!  \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-2/2026-01-30/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs,Winter Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250221T213458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T183715Z
UID:10000776-1769682600-1769685300@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2026-01-29/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T140000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20260107T215241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T203600Z
UID:10001184-1769248800-1769263200@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Just Drop In!
DESCRIPTION:Explore the basics of geodesic domes and the innovative ways architects and engineers use forces to create self-supporting structures. In partnership with the Structural Engineers Association of Metropolitan Washington (SEA-MW)\, participants will learn the basic principles of how architects and engineers create geodesic domes before having the opportunity to build their own using craft materials. DCPL will be bringing their library cart from 10 am – 12 pm! \nAbout Just Drop In! \nJust drop in! – and join us for a fun\, hands-on weekend workshop for children of all ages. Held on the fourth Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.\, these workshops offer the perfect opportunity to engage in a variety of building and craft activities inspired by the fascinating objects in our exhibits and the world we design and build.\n\nPre-registration is recommended but not required.\n\nNote: Program tickets are $7 per participating child and $10 per adult\, which includes admission to the Museum’s exhibitions.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/just-drop-in-3/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs,Winter Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T120000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251219T204611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171250Z
UID:10001180-1769248800-1769256000@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Maker's Workshops: Sketching the Great Hall
DESCRIPTION:Moh’d Bilbeisi\, architect\, illustrator\, and educator\, will lead a hands-on sketching workshop inspired by The Wave\, a 55-by-180-foot recycled aluminum installation in the National Building Museum’s Great Hall. Designed by Catholic University of America professor Tonya Ohnstad in collaboration with students\, industry partners\, and the Museum’s exhibitions team\, the installation serves as the primary subject for guided sketching exercises focused on scale\, rhythm\, light\, and material detail.  \nThe workshop begins with a live demonstration in which Bilbeisi shares his drawing process and foundational techniques for observing and capturing large-scale form. As they sketch The Wave within the context of the Great Hall\, participants will explore material innovation\, engineering precision\, and the relationship between contemporary installation and historic architecture.  \nOpen to beginners and experienced artists alike\, this workshop offers an opportunity to refine sketching skills while engaging closely with a landmark work of contemporary design.  \nSupplies  \n9 in x 12 in clipboard 8 ½ in x 11 in sheets of sketching paper   \nPilot Precise V7 rollerball pen   \nAll materials provided\, but participants are welcome to bring their own.   \nSchedule   \n9:30 – 10am: Check-in at F Street Entrance   \n10am: Introduction  \n10:15am: Sketching Workshop in the Great Hall   \n12pm: Workshop Concludes   \nAbout Moh’d Bilbeisi  \nMoh’d Bilbeisi is an imaginative professor\, architect\, book author\, illustrator\, and watercolorist who is driven by a passion for self-expression through art and illustration. He offers journaling\, painting and sketching workshops nationally and internationally\, emphasizing the importance of graphic literacy and communication. Bilbeisi is the recipient of many national and international awards in drawing and illustration\, including the Ken Roberts Architectural Delineation Competition\, the American Society of Architectural Illustrators’ International Competition\, and the Design Communication Association William Kirby Lockard Achievement Award. Moh’d is an avid traveler and his passion for travel and cultural multiplicity had taken him to places\, near and far. He is often carrying his graphic journal documenting his experiences. He offers journaling\, painting and sketching workshops nationally and internationally emphasizing the importance of graphic literacy and communication. Moh’d is also a noted author of several books such as Graphic Journaling and co-author of Words and Colors\, Creative Journeys\, among others. His illustrations have appeared in numerous publications\, books\, and journal ads. A selected collection of his work may be viewed at mohdbilbeisiart.com and has a cyber-presence on the social media networks.  \nAbout The Wave  \nReal innovation rarely follows a straight line. \nThe Wave is a research project led by Catholic University of America professor Tonya Ohnstad in collaboration with architecture students and industry partners. The project makes visible the iterative\, rarely explored relationship between scholarship\, construction\, materiality\, and design. The future of space frame technology—seen in the full-scale structure overhead and in the elements displayed at ground level—is investigated through months of design studies\, structural modeling\, materials testing\, and collaboration among students\, faculty\, engineers\, fabricators\, and museum staff. \nThe prototype structure at ground level and the exhibition materials displayed inside a geodesic dome explore an innovative hybrid system: a patent-pending aluminum strut reinforced internally with a cable tendon. Combining compression and tension within a single rod allows the material to work more efficiently—stronger\, lighter\, and smarter. Aluminum was chosen for its light weight\, recyclability\, and enormous potential for future construction. At roughly one quarter of the weight of steel\, aluminum reveals where innovation matters most: at the connections. The challenges encountered were not with the material or the concept\, but with the precision required at the joints—a frontier to be explored further. \nThe full-scale Wave structure overhead is constructed from steel\, a material better suited for a public installation where predictability and durability are essential. The material choices reflect context: aluminum for exploration and innovation\, and steel for demonstration and performance. While the design team pivoted to a more traditional space frame material and assembly\, the new structural logic could one day be realized in materials like titanium for aerospace applications\, or through emerging fabrication methods we are only beginning to imagine. \nThe Wave project embraces innovation as a process—one where learning comes not only from success\, but from testing architectural ideas against the realities of fabrication\, assembly\, and use. \nThis program is made possible with support from our VISIBLE VAULT sponsors\, the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities\, Formica Corporation\, Ken and Ginny Grunley Family Trust\, Beverly A. Willis Estate\, Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation\, Armstrong Flooring™\, a brand of AHF Products\, Esri\, ShawContract®\, CENTRAL BUILDING & PRESERVATION L.P. and Lilly Endowment Inc. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/makers-workshops-sketching-the-great-hall/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Winter Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T110000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251211T211316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T212757Z
UID:10001171-1769164200-1769166000@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills!  \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-2/2026-01-23/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs,Winter Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250221T213458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T183715Z
UID:10000775-1769077800-1769080500@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2026-01-22/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T120000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20260107T215422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T203606Z
UID:10001185-1768818600-1768824000@nbm.org
SUMMARY:School's Out: Geodesic Igloo Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Get inspired by the Museum’s newest installation and learn about the fascinating design behind geodesic domes! This program begins with a tour of the installation\, followed by a hands-on activity where kids will create their own mini geodesic dome igloo. Participants will also learn about the origins and cultural significance of igloos as innovative structures.  \nNote: This program is geared towards ages 6-10\, but all are welcome. Program tickets are $20 per participating child and $10 per adult\, which includes admission to the Museum’s exhibitions.   \nAbout School’s Out!  \nThis program series offers kids a fun\, hands-on way to explore architecture and design during spring break. Each workshop in the series features creative activities where children can build\, learn\, and engage with different design concepts. Kids will have the opportunity to explore new ideas\, create their own projects\, and discover Museum exhibitions. This series keeps kids engaged and learning during their break with interactive and educational experiences. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/schools-out-geodesic-igloo-workshop-3/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs,Winter Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T120000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251002T202535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T171348Z
UID:10001140-1768730400-1768737600@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Girl Scouts- Build Your Story
DESCRIPTION:Junior Girl Scouts and Cadettes will each create their own book and story\, inspired by the exhibition Building Stories. First\, participants will explore the creative process behind book design through the one-of-a-kind Building Stories exhibit. After\, participants will have a chance to bind\, design\, and write their own books. At the end of the program\, Juniors will have completed the requirement for the Scribe badge and Cadettes will have completed the requirements for the Book Artist badge.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/girl-scouts-build-your-story/2026-01-18/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T110000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251211T211316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T212757Z
UID:10001170-1768559400-1768561200@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills!  \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-2/2026-01-16/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs,Winter Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250221T213458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T183715Z
UID:10000774-1768473000-1768475700@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2026-01-15/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T210000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251219T192648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251219T192648Z
UID:10001176-1768069800-1768078800@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Great Movies in the Great Hall: Weathering With You
DESCRIPTION:Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You (2019) tells the magical story of a runaway teenager and a girl who can control the weather\, set in the dynamic urban landscape of Tokyo.  \nThe evening begins with “Cinematic Tokyo and the Climate Crisis\,” a lecture by Jordan Sand\, Professor of Japanese History at Georgetown University. Professor Sand will compare Shinkai’s Tokyo to earlier cinematic portrayals\, highlighting iconic locations and exploring the city’s evolution on screen. He will also consider how the film’s near-future\, rain-soaked Tokyo addresses global climate change and Japanese perspectives on the environment.  \nThe film will be screened in the English-dubbed version.   \nAfter the presentation\, the film will be screened in the Great Hall\, surrounded by the winter installation\, The Wave.  \nSchedule:   \nDoors Open at 6pm   \nPresentation by Professor Jordan Sand at 6:30pm   \nMovie Starts at 7pm   \nProgram Ends at 9:00pm   \nPicnic style! Bring your own food\, blanket\, or lawn chair. No outside alcohol permitted. Drinks and light snacks (including beer and wine) will be available for purchase. Bags will be checked by security upon entry.  \nAbout Jordan Sand  \nJordan Sand is Professor of Japanese History at Georgetown University in Washington\, DC\, and Distinguished Visiting Professor at Kokugakuin University in Tokyo. He holds a masters degree in architecture history from the University of Tokyo and a doctorate in history from Columbia University. He is the author of Tokyo Vernacular: Common Spaces\, Local Histories\, Found Objects (University of California\, 2013)\, Living Spaces of Imperial Japan (in Japanese; Iwanami shoten\, 2015) and other books on modern Japanese architecture and urban space. He researches and writes widely on the social and cultural history of Japan and the Asia-Pacific.   \nThis program is made possible through the generous support of our partners: the Embassy of Japan and Politics and Prose. Great Movies in the Great Hall is made possible by our Audience Engagement Sponsors: Amazon\, Room & Board\, and Capital One. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/great-movies-in-the-great-hall-weathering-with-you/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Winter Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T150000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251210T171542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T171543Z
UID:10000353-1768050000-1768057200@nbm.org
SUMMARY:STEAM Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for an exciting adventure into the world of triangles! In partnership with the Structural Engineers Association of Metropolitan Washington (SEA-MW)\, participants will use spaghetti and marshmallows along with other activities to explore how engineers build strong structures using triangles and other methods. This program is designed for children 8- 14 years old. \nThe second Saturday of each month\, families are invited to join the National Building Museum for STEAM activities related to our Brick City exhibition. \nA special thank you to our sponsor MiTek. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/steam-saturday-2-5-7/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs,Winter Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T110000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251211T211316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T212757Z
UID:10001169-1767954600-1767956400@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills!  \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-2/2026-01-09/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs,Winter Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250221T213458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T183715Z
UID:10000773-1767868200-1767870900@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2026-01-08/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260102T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260102T120000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251210T172016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T172017Z
UID:10001160-1767349800-1767355200@nbm.org
SUMMARY:School's Out: Geodesic Igloo Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Get inspired by the Museum’s newest installation and learn about the fascinating design behind geodesic domes! This program begins with a tour of the installation\, followed by a hands-on activity where kids will create their own mini geodesic dome igloo. Participants will also learn about the origins and cultural significance of igloos as innovative structures.  \nNote: This program is geared towards ages 6-10\, but all are welcome. Program tickets are $20 per participating child and $10 per adult\, which includes admission to the Museum’s exhibitions.   \nAbout School’s Out!  \nThis program series offers kids a fun\, hands-on way to explore architecture and design during spring break. Each workshop in the series features creative activities where children can build\, learn\, and engage with different design concepts. Kids will have the opportunity to explore new ideas\, create their own projects\, and discover Museum exhibitions. This series keeps kids engaged and learning during their break with interactive and educational experiences. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/schools-out-geodesic-igloo-workshop-2/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs,Winter Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260102T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260102T110000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251211T211316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T212757Z
UID:10001168-1767349800-1767351600@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills!  \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-2/2026-01-02/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs,Winter Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251229T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251229T120000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251118T200333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T210204Z
UID:10001159-1767004200-1767009600@nbm.org
SUMMARY:School's Out: Geodesic Igloo Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Get inspired by the Museum’s newest installation and learn about the fascinating design behind geodesic domes! This program begins with a tour of the installation\, followed by a hands-on activity where kids will create their own mini geodesic dome igloo. Participants will also learn about the origins and cultural significance of igloos as innovative structures.  \nNote: This program is geared towards ages 6-10\, but all are welcome. Program tickets are $20 per participating child and $10 per adult\, which includes admission to the Museum’s exhibitions.   \nAbout School’s Out!  \nThis program series offers kids a fun\, hands-on way to explore architecture and design during spring break. Each workshop in the series features creative activities where children can build\, learn\, and engage with different design concepts. Kids will have the opportunity to explore new ideas\, create their own projects\, and discover Museum exhibitions. This series keeps kids engaged and learning during their break with interactive and educational experiences. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/schools-out-geodesic-igloo-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs,Winter Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251227T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251227T140000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251226T210108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T210108Z
UID:10001181-1766829600-1766844000@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Just Drop In!
DESCRIPTION:Build your own mini-ice-skating rink in this drop- in program where kids design a tiny frozen scene and craft a skater character to glide across it. The activity focuses on simple building\, crafting\, and experimenting with materials to create a small\, interactive winter display. \nPre-registration is recommended but not required. \nNote: Program tickets are $7 per participating child and $10 per adult\, which includes admission to the Museum’s exhibitions. \nAbout Just Drop In! \nHeld on the first Sunday and fourth Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.\, these workshops offer the perfect opportunity to engage in a variety of building and craft activities inspired by the world we design and build.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/just-drop-in-2/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs,Winter Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251222T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251222T120000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251118T200040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T195405Z
UID:10001158-1766399400-1766404800@nbm.org
SUMMARY:School's Out: Winter House Design Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the season with a hands-on design experience at the National Building Museum! Start with a kid-friendly tour of one of our exhibitions. Note: This program is geared towards ages 6-10\, but all are welcome. Program tickets are $20 per participating child and $10 per adult\, which includes admission to the Museum’s exhibitions.   \nAbout School’s Out!  \nThis program series offers kids a fun\, hands-on way to explore architecture and design during spring break. Each workshop in the series features creative activities where children can build\, learn\, and engage with different design concepts. Kids will have the opportunity to explore new ideas\, create their own projects\, and discover Museum exhibitions. This series keeps kids engaged and learning during their break with interactive and educational experiences. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/schools-out-winter-house-design-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251221T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251221T140000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251118T195813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T195813Z
UID:10001157-1766314800-1766325600@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Winter Craft Drop-In
DESCRIPTION:Beat the winter blues and embrace the cozy! Join us to create winter-themed decorations to bring comfort\, warmth\, and joy into your home in a drop-in workshop included with the price of museum admission. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/winter-craft-drop-in/2025-12-21/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251220T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251220T140000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251118T195813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T195813Z
UID:10001156-1766228400-1766239200@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Winter Craft Drop-In
DESCRIPTION:Beat the winter blues and embrace the cozy! Join us to create winter-themed decorations to bring comfort\, warmth\, and joy into your home in a drop-in workshop included with the price of museum admission. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/winter-craft-drop-in/2025-12-20/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250221T213458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T183715Z
UID:10000770-1766053800-1766056500@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2025-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T113000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251002T202809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T202809Z
UID:10001126-1765706400-1765711800@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Girl Scouts- Craft and Tinker
DESCRIPTION:In this program\, Girl Scouts will explore how we build things to suit the needs of different users. Using concepts like form\, fit\, and function\, Girl Scouts will explore some of the tools of the built environment while they work to revise their design to make it even better. Scouts will earn the Craft and Tinker Badge by completing this program.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/girl-scouts-craft-and-tinker/2025-12-14/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T150000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251118T200841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T200842Z
UID:10000352-1765630800-1765638000@nbm.org
SUMMARY:STEAM Saturday
DESCRIPTION:The second Saturday of each month\, families are invited to join the National Building Museum for STEAM activities related to our Brick City exhibition. Each activity challenges children to think creatively and experimentally using principles of design thinking and engineering. \nDecember Activity: \nJoin us at the National Building Museum for an exciting exploration of how cultures around the world have developed unique technologies to stay warm in cold climates. Designed for children ages 8–14\, this hands-on program dives into the building methods behind log cabins and igloos. Participants will learn about the science and history of these structures—then put their knowledge to the test by building their own versions! \nSTEAM Saturdays are targeted towards children in grades 2nd-6th and their caregivers and occur monthly on the second Saturday. \nFREE with museum admission\, registration strongly encouraged. \nA special thank you to our sponsor MiTek.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/steam-saturday-2-5-3/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T120000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251203T151552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T151552Z
UID:10001161-1765620000-1765627200@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Meet-a-Professional: Glass Artists
DESCRIPTION:Join us in both our Visible Vault and nearby classroom to explore the work of glass artists. Featuring three glass artists from the National Capital Area Glass Guild\, Tamah Graber\, Irene Vangsness and Amie Hoeber\, we will explore the skills involved and experiences of different glass artist specialties. Using demonstrations\, displays of projects\, images and videos and Q&A opportunities we will explore glass artists specialties like fused glass\, stained glass and glass blowing.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/meet-a-professional-glass-artists/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250221T213458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T183715Z
UID:10000769-1765449000-1765451700@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2025-12-11/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T150000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251104T182339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T182603Z
UID:10001148-1765114200-1765119600@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Gingerbread Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Get into the holiday spirit by constructing your own gingerbread house with family and friends. Use gingerbread walls and royal icing to create a delicious masterpiece while enjoying hot chocolate and treats. \nTickets are sold per house (1 ticket = 1 house)\, and there is a limit of two kits per group to allow as many families and friends as possible to participate in this beloved holiday tradition. Each kit includes one gingerbread house\, colorful candy for decoration\, and icing.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/gingerbread-workshop/2025-12-07/2/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T123000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251104T182339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T182603Z
UID:10001147-1765105200-1765110600@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Gingerbread Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Get into the holiday spirit by constructing your own gingerbread house with family and friends. Use gingerbread walls and royal icing to create a delicious masterpiece while enjoying hot chocolate and treats. \nTickets are sold per house (1 ticket = 1 house)\, and there is a limit of two kits per group to allow as many families and friends as possible to participate in this beloved holiday tradition. Each kit includes one gingerbread house\, colorful candy for decoration\, and icing.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/gingerbread-workshop/2025-12-07/1/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250221T213458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T183715Z
UID:10000768-1764844200-1764846900@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2025-12-04/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251130T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251130T140000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251114T203713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T203823Z
UID:10001155-1764500400-1764511200@nbm.org
SUMMARY:CANstruction Drop-In Activity
DESCRIPTION:Why is food security so important—and what does food mean to you? If you could design a can sculpture\, what would it look like and why? And just how hard is it to build with can-shaped objects? Explore these questions with our CANstruction drop-in activities!\nTry building with pool-noodle “cans\,” create a CANstructure stamp collage\, and share your thoughts about food security on our community board. Bring a canned-good donation to vote for your favorite CANstructure on display. \nAbout CANstruction\nCANstruction CANstruction is a nationwide program that aims to raise awareness about hunger. In DC\, CANstruction is organized by the Washington Architectural Foundation as a creative design-build competition that benefits the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) through donations of canned goods. Teams from DC architecture and design firms build sculptures out of cans of food\, which are displayed for a week in the Great Hall of the National Building Museum. The nutritious shelf-stable food is donated to the CAFB for distribution to those in need after the event. This year’s event will take place November 23-December 1 and be on the theme “World Architecture.”
URL:https://nbm.org/event/canstruction-drop-in-activity/2025-11-30/
CATEGORIES:CANstruction,Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251129T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251129T140000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251114T203713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T203823Z
UID:10001154-1764414000-1764424800@nbm.org
SUMMARY:CANstruction Drop-In Activity
DESCRIPTION:Why is food security so important—and what does food mean to you? If you could design a can sculpture\, what would it look like and why? And just how hard is it to build with can-shaped objects? Explore these questions with our CANstruction drop-in activities!\nTry building with pool-noodle “cans\,” create a CANstructure stamp collage\, and share your thoughts about food security on our community board. Bring a canned-good donation to vote for your favorite CANstructure on display. \nAbout CANstruction\nCANstruction CANstruction is a nationwide program that aims to raise awareness about hunger. In DC\, CANstruction is organized by the Washington Architectural Foundation as a creative design-build competition that benefits the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) through donations of canned goods. Teams from DC architecture and design firms build sculptures out of cans of food\, which are displayed for a week in the Great Hall of the National Building Museum. The nutritious shelf-stable food is donated to the CAFB for distribution to those in need after the event. This year’s event will take place November 23-December 1 and be on the theme “World Architecture.”
URL:https://nbm.org/event/canstruction-drop-in-activity/2025-11-29/
CATEGORIES:CANstruction,Children & Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251128T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251128T120000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251114T201831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T165746Z
UID:10001152-1764325800-1764331200@nbm.org
SUMMARY:School's Out Program: CANstruction Workshop
DESCRIPTION:At this hands-on workshop\, participants will explore global architectural styles by viewing the CANstruction creations in the Great Hall. They’ll complete a scavenger hunt\, choose a favorite structure and its origin\, then return to the classroom to build their own version using cardboard and other materials. Recommended for ages 6+. \nAbout CANstructionCANstruction is a nationwide program raising awareness about hunger. In DC\, the Washington Architectural Foundation hosts this design-build competition benefiting the Capital Area Food Bank. Architecture and design teams create large-scale sculptures from canned goods\, displayed for one week in the Museum’s Great Hall before being donated to the CAFB. This year’s theme is “World Architecture” and runs November 23–December 1. \nAbout School’s Out!This program series offers kids a fun\, hands-on way to explore architecture and design with expert facilitators and premium materials to enhance their experience. Each workshop in the series features creative activities where children can build\, learn\, and engage with different design concepts. Kids will have the opportunity to explore new ideas\, create their own projects\, and discover Museum exhibitions. This series keeps kids engaged and learning during school breaks with interactive and educational experiences.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/schools-out-program-canstruction-workshop/
CATEGORIES:CANstruction,Children & Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251127T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251127T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250221T213458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T183715Z
UID:10000767-1764239400-1764242100@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2025-11-27/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T140000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251114T203713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T203823Z
UID:10001153-1763895600-1763906400@nbm.org
SUMMARY:CANstruction Drop-In Activity
DESCRIPTION:Why is food security so important—and what does food mean to you? If you could design a can sculpture\, what would it look like and why? And just how hard is it to build with can-shaped objects? Explore these questions with our CANstruction drop-in activities!\nTry building with pool-noodle “cans\,” create a CANstructure stamp collage\, and share your thoughts about food security on our community board. Bring a canned-good donation to vote for your favorite CANstructure on display. \nAbout CANstruction\nCANstruction CANstruction is a nationwide program that aims to raise awareness about hunger. In DC\, CANstruction is organized by the Washington Architectural Foundation as a creative design-build competition that benefits the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) through donations of canned goods. Teams from DC architecture and design firms build sculptures out of cans of food\, which are displayed for a week in the Great Hall of the National Building Museum. The nutritious shelf-stable food is donated to the CAFB for distribution to those in need after the event. This year’s event will take place November 23-December 1 and be on the theme “World Architecture.”
URL:https://nbm.org/event/canstruction-drop-in-activity/2025-11-23/
CATEGORIES:CANstruction,Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T140000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251002T194609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T194609Z
UID:10001119-1763805600-1763820000@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Just Drop In!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun drop-in craft where kids become designers of a giant collaborative brick wall! Using paper “bricks\,” children will decorate their own brick with colorful patterns\, shapes\, or other designs. \nPre-registration is recommended but not required. \nNote: Program tickets are $7 per participating child and $10 per adult\, which includes admission to the Museum’s exhibitions. \nAbout Just Drop In! \nHeld on the first Sunday and fourth Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.\, these workshops offer the perfect opportunity to engage in a variety of building and craft activities inspired by the world we design and build.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/just-drop-in/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250912T195104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T155024Z
UID:10000766-1763634600-1763637300@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5-11/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T113000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251002T202142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T202142Z
UID:10001122-1763287200-1763292600@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Girl Scouts- Nice Neighbors
DESCRIPTION:Daisy Girl Scouts can earn their Good Neighbor Badge by discussing what it means to belong to a community and then exploring their own communities with the National Building Museum in one of our signature city design activities! After participating in this workshop\, Daisies will have completed all requirements for the Good Neighbor Badge (badge NOT included).
URL:https://nbm.org/event/girl-scouts-nice-neighbors-2/2025-11-16/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T120000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251002T202535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T171348Z
UID:10001124-1763200800-1763208000@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Girl Scouts- Build Your Story
DESCRIPTION:Junior Girl Scouts and Cadettes will each create their own book and story\, inspired by the exhibition Building Stories. First\, participants will explore the creative process behind book design through the one-of-a-kind Building Stories exhibit. After\, participants will have a chance to bind\, design\, and write their own books. At the end of the program\, Juniors will have completed the requirement for the Scribe badge and Cadettes will have completed the requirements for the Book Artist badge.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/girl-scouts-build-your-story/2025-11-15/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251030T170328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T170329Z
UID:10000765-1763029800-1763032500@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Join the National Building Museum and author Rebecca Donnelly for a special storytime! Listen to Rebecca read her new book What’s That Building?: An Architectural Guessing Game (Phaidon 2025). Participate in related songs and activities. Don’t forget to purchase a copy of What’s That Building?: An Architectural Guessing Game in the Museum Shop and get it signed by the author. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5-2/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T150000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251009T201600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T201601Z
UID:10000351-1762606800-1762614000@nbm.org
SUMMARY:STEAM Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Join the National Building Museum for a day of imagining your dream city! At STEAM Saturday\, kids will explore how we design\, plan\, and enjoy our community and public spaces. Share your ideas and get creative with talk-back boards and hands-on building challenges. \nIn the morning\, the Building Reader’s Club and DC Public Library will explore the design process behind local libraries\, featuring resources from the People’s Archive and the National Building Museum collection. Stay for the whole day or drop in for one activity! \nFamily Programming Schedule   \n10am-12:30pm- Explore the library design process \n10am-12:30pm- Contribute to the community library model \n1pm-3pm- Join STEAM Saturday Future Cities \n10am-4pm- Explore exhibits Coming Together and Brick City \nThe second Saturday of each month\, families are invited to join the National Building Museum for STEAM activities related to our Brick City exhibition. \nA special thank you to our sponsor MiTek. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/steam-saturday-2-5-6/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T123000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251009T150345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T150345Z
UID:10001137-1762596000-1762605000@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Building Readers Club November Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join the National Building Museum and DC Public Library for a special Building Readers Club Day on library design! Explore the design process of local libraries with resources from the People’s Archive and the National Building Museum collection. Contribute to a community library model. Gather inspiration for future libraries and downtowns with exploration in the new exhibit Coming Together and building activities in the exhibit Brick City.   \nAfterwards\, join STEAM Saturday to continue building a future city.  \nProgram Schedule  \n10am-12:30pm- Explore the library design process  \n10am-12:30pm- Contribute to the community library model  \n1pm-3pm- Join STEAM Saturday Future Cities  \n10am-4pm- Explore exhibits Coming Together and Brick City  \nAbout The People’s Archive at DC Public Library  \nThe People’s Archive at DC Public Library is home to the dynamic collections that preserve and share the stories\, histories\, and voices of Washington\, D.C.’s diverse communities\, as well as the Black experience in the Unites States. It features materials—such as photographs\, oral histories\, documents\, and more—that highlight the vibrant local\, national and international history of DMV residents\, grassroots movements\, and cultural milestones\, making it a valuable resource for researchers\, historians\, and anyone interested in learning more about the city’s past and present. \nAbout The Building Readers Club \nThe Building Readers Club is your guide to explore the world of architecture\, engineering\, construction\, and design found in the pages of children’s books. The primary educational program of the National Building Museum’s exhibition Building Stories\, the Club provides suggested books to read and monthly activities to inspire children to find their place within a complex world and become agents of change for a more sustainable\, equitable future in their own neighborhoods and built communities. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/building-readers-club-nov/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251030T170550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T170551Z
UID:10000764-1762425000-1762427700@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Join the National Building Museum and author Joanne Kieffer for a special storytime featuring her book P for Percy. Listen to the story\, and decorate crowns inspired by the storybook!
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5-3/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251031T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251031T210000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251006T160326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T160326Z
UID:10001135-1761940800-1761944400@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Spooky History Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore the haunting legends of the National Building Museum through stories collected over the decades. Hear tales of the historic site which defy easy explanation\, while exploring the hidden features of the breathtaking structure. Recommended for ages 13+ 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/spooky-history-tour/2025-10-31/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T210000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250916T214141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T214141Z
UID:10001118-1761847200-1761858000@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Late Night: Art Deco Masquerade
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Halloween with a night of Art Deco elegance and Jazz Age spirit. Presented in partnership with the Art Deco Society of Washington\, D.C.\, this event also marks the centennial of the Art Deco movement\, first introduced at the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris.  \nEnjoy live music from Brandon Woody’s Big Band\, performing the works of Duke Ellington\, along with activities and entertainment inspired by the 1920s–40s. The evening will also feature a “Most Swellegant” Costume Contest\, screenings of Frankenstein (1931) and The Black Cat (1934) in the Great Hall\, and after-hours access to the museum’s exhibitions. Blending jazz\, film\, fashion\, and a hint of fright\, this one-of-a-kind celebration brings a spooky twist to timeless Art Deco style.  \nSchedule   \n6:30–7:30 pm | Brandon Woody’s Big Band performs the music of Duke Ellington   \n8:00–8:30 pm | “Most Swellegant” Halloween Costume Contest   \nVendors   \nRoaming Rooster Food Truck   \nWho Want Smoke Chargrilled Oysters   \nVintage Views Bar   \nSpecial Thanks to Presenting+ Sponsor Amazon.   \nAdditional support provided by Capital One\, and Room &Board. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/late-night-art-deco-masquerade/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250221T213458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T183715Z
UID:10000763-1761820200-1761822900@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2025-10-30/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T210000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251006T160326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T160326Z
UID:10001134-1761508800-1761512400@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Spooky History Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore the haunting legends of the National Building Museum through stories collected over the decades. Hear tales of the historic site which defy easy explanation\, while exploring the hidden features of the breathtaking structure. Recommended for ages 13+ 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/spooky-history-tour/2025-10-26/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T140000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250912T193016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T184813Z
UID:10001097-1761386400-1761400800@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Just Drop In: Architectural Eras/Styles- Haunted House Decorating
DESCRIPTION:Explore spooky fun while designing your own haunted house inspired by real architectural styles like Gothic and Victorian! Kids will use craft materials to build eerie creations while learning how different buildings are shaped and styled. Tickets cost $15 per child and include exhibit access. \nPre-registration is recommended but not required. \nNote: Program tickets are $15 per participating child and $10 per adult\, which includes admission to the Museum’s exhibitions. \nAbout Just Drop In! \nHeld on the first Sunday and fourth Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.\, these workshops offer the perfect opportunity to engage in a variety of building and craft activities inspired by the world we design and build.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/just-drop-in-architectural-eras-styles-haunted-house-decorating/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250221T213458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T183715Z
UID:10000762-1761215400-1761218100@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2025-10-23/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T210000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250909T172734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T152923Z
UID:10001095-1761154200-1761166800@nbm.org
SUMMARY:2025 Vincent Scully Prize: Barry Bergdoll
DESCRIPTION:Join Aileen Fuchs\, president and executive director\, and the Vincent Scully Prize Jury\, for an award presentation and cocktail reception to celebrate the work of Barry Bergdoll\, pre-eminent architectural historian and curator. Established in 1999\, the Vincent Scully Prize recognizes excellence in practice\, scholarship\, or criticism in architecture\, historic preservation\, and urban design. Bergdoll joins esteemed past recipients including Walter Hood\, Mabel O. Wilson\, Laurie Olin\, and Jane Jacobs. \nThe evening includes the award presentation\, laureate remarks\, and a public conversation with special guest Philip Kennicott\, art and architecture critic of The Washington Post. \nProgram \n5:30 pm Cocktails and Exhibition Exploration\n6:30 pm Award Presentation\, Laureate Address\, and Conversation\n8 pm Reception with cocktails\, heavy hors d’oeuvres and music \nAbout Barry Bergdoll \nBarry Bergdoll is one of the world’s most eminent architectural historians. He is the Meyer Schapiro Professor of Art History at Columbia University\, where he has been a member of the faculty for over three decades. A specialist in the history of modern architecture\, he served from 2007 to 2014 as Chief Curator of Architecture & Design at the Museum of Modern Art. His paradigm-shifting exhibitions there have been forward-thinking and unpredictable\, making architecture consequential to a broader audience. In particular\, exhibitions addressing urgent societal and environmental issues of the time include the groundbreaking Rising Currents: Projects for New York’s Waterfront (2009-10)\, Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream\, and Latin America in Construction: Architecture 1955-1980 (2015). These exhibitions engaged a wide spectrum of collaborators\, bringing important new subjects into the public discourse around architecture. As a public intellectual and architectural historian\, he has supported young scholars and mentored generations of practitioners. \nBergdoll has also organized exhibitions at the Musée d’Orsay\, the Caisse des Monuments Historiques\, the Centre Canadien d’Architecture\, the Banamex Cultural Center\, and the Center for Architecture. He is the author of publications accompanying those exhibitions as well as a widely used textbook\, European Architecture: 1750-1890\, monographs on Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1994) Mies van der Rohe (2001)\, Léon Vaudoyer (1994)\, and (as editor) Marcel Breuer: Building Global Institutions (2017). He has lectured and taught at institutions around the world and serves on the jury of the Pritzker Prize in Architecture\, among other juries in architecture. He is currently working on a volume on the history of exhibiting architecture\, derived from the Mellon Lectures at the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 2013 and an exhibition on the drawings of French architect Viollet-le-Duc to open at the Bard Graduate Center in New York in January 2026. He is an honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects\, among other honors. \nAbout the Vincent Scully Prize \nThe Vincent Scully Prize\, established in 1999\, recognizes exemplary practice\, scholarship or criticism in architecture\, historic preservation and urban design. It is named for the esteemed professor\, and the award’s first recipient\, who inspired generations across the building disciplines. Scully was the Sterling Professor Emeritus of the History of Art at Yale University and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Miami. For more than four decades his teaching and scholarship have profoundly influenced prominent architects\, urban planners\, and others. \nImage of Barry Bergdoll in home library\, photograph by Peter Mark.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/2025-vincent-scully-prize-barry-bergdoll/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T160000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250904T191412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T211136Z
UID:10001092-1760781600-1760803200@nbm.org
SUMMARY:The Big Build
DESCRIPTION:Children and adults will learn side-by-side with roofers\, plumbers\, designers\, artisans\, and more in this FREE\, hands-on festival celebrating the world we design and build. Kids of all ages will explore a wide variety of unique\, interactive activities from professions including plumbing\, home remodeling\, construction\, woodworking\, and many more. From 10 am to 4 pm\, the Museum’s Great Hall will be filled with dozens of booths with activities such as wiring a light\, pouring concrete\, and hammering nails. Everyone will have the opportunity to use real tools and even climb inside construction equipment like a crane at the outdoor Truck Petting Zoo!  Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts can earn their STEM Career Exploration badges by discovering the many trade career possibilities and speaking with professionals in STEM positions. Storytimes throughout the day will inspire younger visitors to explore the world and find their place within it.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/the-big-build/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250912T194546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T194739Z
UID:10000761-1760610600-1760613300@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Join the National Building Museum and DC Public Library for a special Building Readers Club storytime. Get ready for the Big Build Festival with stories\, songs\, and activities about construction.   \nStorytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! Story themes vary weekly but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.     \n About DCPL Outreach and Inclusion   \n DC Public Library’s Outreach + Inclusion Services department embeds and expands library services beyond library walls. Learn more here.  \nStorytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5-10/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T210000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251006T160326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T160326Z
UID:10001133-1760472000-1760475600@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Spooky History Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore the haunting legends of the National Building Museum through stories collected over the decades. Hear tales of the historic site which defy easy explanation\, while exploring the hidden features of the breathtaking structure. Recommended for ages 13+ 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/spooky-history-tour/2025-10-14/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251013T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251013T210000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251006T160326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T160326Z
UID:10001132-1760385600-1760389200@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Spooky History Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore the haunting legends of the National Building Museum through stories collected over the decades. Hear tales of the historic site which defy easy explanation\, while exploring the hidden features of the breathtaking structure. Recommended for ages 13+ 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/spooky-history-tour/2025-10-13/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251013T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251013T120000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251006T190117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T190117Z
UID:10001136-1760351400-1760356800@nbm.org
SUMMARY:School's Out Program: Indigenous Architecture Workshop
DESCRIPTION:At this hands-on workshop\, kids will learn about the history of Indigenous architecture and the work of contemporary Indigenous architects. They’ll get to redesign a famous Washington\, DC building\, adding their own Indigenous-inspired architectural elements. \nAbout School’s Out! \nThis program series offers kids a fun\, hands-on way to explore architecture and design with expert facilitators and premium materials to enhance their experience. Each workshop in the series features creative activities where children can build\, learn\, and engage with different design concepts. Kids will have the opportunity to explore new ideas\, create their own projects\, and discover Museum exhibitions. This series keeps kids engaged and learning during school breaks with interactive and educational experiences.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/schools-out-program-indigenous-architecture-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T210000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251006T160326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T160326Z
UID:10001131-1760299200-1760302800@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Spooky History Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore the haunting legends of the National Building Museum through stories collected over the decades. Hear tales of the historic site which defy easy explanation\, while exploring the hidden features of the breathtaking structure. Recommended for ages 13+ 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/spooky-history-tour/2025-10-12/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250912T194211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T194212Z
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SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Join the Embassy of Sweden and the National Building Museum for a special storytime celebrating global legacy of Pippi Longstocking! Listen to the story of Pippi Longstocking in Spanish\, and participate in thematic songs and crafts.  \nAbout the Embassy of Sweden  \nThe Embassy of Sweden in Washington\, DC\, is one of Sweden’s largest missions and serves as the official link between Sweden and the United States. In addition to the Embassy there are approximately 25 Swedish consulates throughout the U.S. Sweden is also represented by over 600 Swedish-affiliated companies that operate in the United States\, as well as many Swedish-American organizations. The Embassy covers a range of policy issues\, including security\, defense\, trade\, innovation\, technology\, human rights\, gender equality\, and culture. The Embassy also provides services related to Swedish citizenship and migration. The Embassy of Sweden is located in House of Sweden\, a physical representation of Swedish values such as openness\, transparency and democracy.  \nStorytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5-9/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T210000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251006T160326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T160326Z
UID:10001130-1759953600-1759957200@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Spooky History Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore the haunting legends of the National Building Museum through stories collected over the decades. Hear tales of the historic site which defy easy explanation\, while exploring the hidden features of the breathtaking structure. Recommended for ages 13+ 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/spooky-history-tour/2025-10-08/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T203000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250908T210038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T163024Z
UID:10001094-1759861800-1759869000@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Spotlight on Design:                                            MVVA Inc
DESCRIPTION:Since 1997\, the National Building Museum’s Spotlight on Design lecture series has showcased luminaries in architecture\, landscape architecture\, urban planning\, and design. This series presents a unique window into the creative journey and cultural influences of visionary practitioners\, illuminating the powerful role of design in shaping the built environment. This upcoming lecture features Gullivar Shepard of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA). \n\n\nGullivar Shepard\, Partner at MVVA\, will present structuring ideas for city-building that have emerged from the firm’s expanded practice in landscape architecture. Founded in 1982\, MVVA has grown its work from gardens to city-building. MVVA has endeavored to expand the reach of landscape architecture through successful collaborations with diverse practitioners\, specialists in material and construction\, and its long-term partnerships with complex client groups. \n\n\nProgram Schedule  \n\n\nDoors open 6 pm \nProgram starts 6:30 pm\nLight reception from 7:30 to 8:30 pm  \n\n\nThis program has applied for 1 HSW LA/CES (ASLA) and 1 HSW CEU (AIA).  \nAbout Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA)  \nMichael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA)\, a landscape architecture firm founded in 1982\, has grown its work from gardens to city-building. MVVA has endeavored to expand the reach of landscape architecture through successful collaborations with diverse practitioners\, specialists in material and construction\, and its long-term partnerships with complex client groups. \nThe firm’s projects have received numerous honors\, including the ASLA Design Medal from the American Society of Landscape Architects; the Brendan Gill Prize from the Municipal Art Society of New York City; Progressive Architecture Awards; and awards from the National Trust for Historic Preservation\, the National Park Service\, and the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada. \nAbout Gullivar Shepard \nGullivar is recognized for his skill in navigating programmatic requirements\, regulatory and jurisdictional hurdles\, and problematic site conditions to create rich public spaces. With a background in architecture\, his expertise ranges from the fine details of building landscapes to planning and managing the firm’s large\, complex urban projects. These qualities bring an expanded interdisciplinary perspective to MVVA’s leadership. Since he joined the firm in 1999\, he has applied his integrated design approach to challenges such as ecological restoration\, flood control\, transportation planning\, and choreographing connections to parks and waterfronts. \nGullivar received a Master of Architecture from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design\, where he was awarded the Araldo A. Cossutta Annual Prize for Design Excellence. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis. \nSpotlight on Design is presented by the Anthony and Keiko Greenberg Foundation.\nAdditional support provided by The American Institute of Architects. \nImage courtesy Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Inc.\, photo by\nEtienne Frossard.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/spotlight-on-design-michael-van-valkenburgh-associates/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Spotlight on Design
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T210000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20251006T160326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T160326Z
UID:10001129-1759780800-1759784400@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Spooky History Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore the haunting legends of the National Building Museum through stories collected over the decades. Hear tales of the historic site which defy easy explanation\, while exploring the hidden features of the breathtaking structure. Recommended for ages 13+ 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/spooky-history-tour/2025-10-06/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T140000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250912T192630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T160742Z
UID:10001096-1759658400-1759672800@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Just Drop In: Jeanne Walker Harvey
DESCRIPTION:Join author Jeanne Walker Harvey as she celebrates the release of her newest book\, The Glass Pyramid: The Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M. Pei with a presentation and crafts! Hear Jeanne read her book and share the legacy of architect I.M. Pei. Then\, build your own paper pyramid and more activities inspired by The Glass Pyramid!\n\nDon’t forget to purchase The Glass Pyramid in the Museum Shop\, and get your book signed by the author.\n\nPre-registration is recommended but not required. \nNote: Program tickets are $7 per participating child and $10 per adult\, which includes admission to the Museum’s exhibitions. \n\nProgram Schedule:\n\nDoors open: 10am\n\nBuild and craft: 10am-2pm\n\nPresentation with Jeanne Walker Harvey: 10:30am-11am\n\nBook signing and crafting with Jeanne Walker Harvey: 11am-11:30am\n\nAbout Jeanne Walker Harvey:\n\nJeanne Walker Harvey is the author of many picture books\, including Boats on the Bay\, as well as the well-received picture book biographies Else B. in the Sea: The Woman Who Painted the Wonders of the Deep (a NSTA 2025 Best STEM K-12 Book); Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas (winner of the 2022 Northern California Book Awards – Children’s Literature Younger Readers and Jane Addams Children’s Book Award finalist); Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head; and Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines (a NSTA Best STEM Book of the Year). She lives in Sonoma\, California. For free downloadable activities and more\, visit her website\, jeanneharvey.com.\n\nAbout Just Drop In! \nHeld on the first Sunday and fourth Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.\, these workshops offer the perfect opportunity to engage in a variety of building and craft activities inspired by the world we design and build.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/just-drop-in-jeanne-harvey-walker/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T120000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250915T142318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T142318Z
UID:10001115-1759658400-1759665600@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Girl Scouts- Designing for Disaster
DESCRIPTION:Juniors will learn how to use the Design Thinking Process to solve problems through hands-on activities and discussion. First\, they will design an emergency shelter in response to a natural disaster of their choice. Second\, they will adapt their shelter to survive an earthquake\, testing their final structures on a shake table! \nAfter participating in this two-hour workshop\, Juniors will have completed all requirements for the Think Like an Engineer Badge 2&3: Emergency Shelter and Earthquake Resistant Building (badge NOT included).
URL:https://nbm.org/event/girl-scouts-designing-for-disaster/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T113000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250916T213642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T213642Z
UID:10001117-1759572000-1759577400@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Building Tour: Travis Price's Modern Tree House
DESCRIPTION:On this exclusive building tour\, step inside the “Tree House\,” a 3\,500-square-foot residence designed by architect Travis Price\, FAIA\, of Travis Price Architects. Perched on a cliff high above Rock Creek Park and supported by two underground steel columns\, the home appears to float above the forest. Price will lead the tour\, sharing insights into its passive solar features\, myth-inspired design\, and his firm’s vision rooted in ecology\, mythology\, and technology. \nSchedule: \n9:45am: Check-in & light refreshments (Travis Price Architects 2805 Chesterfield PL NW Washington\, DC 20008) \n10:00am: Welcome/Introduction \n10:15am: Tour \n11:15am: Q&A \n11:30am: Tour Concludes \nAbout Travis Price \nTravis Price is a celebrated architect\, environmental pioneer\, author\, educator\, and philosopher has developed over the past four decades\, a modern architecture that works hand in hand with ecology and mythology restoring the spirit of place to modern design. His vision is grounded in real-life success with large-scale AIA award-winning private and public works\, including the world’s largest solar building for the Tennessee Valley Authority. He has planned new towns and designed an array of unique individual residences\, commercial properties\, and institutional monuments. He coined the term “passive solar” with his early green architectural works in New Mexico. He installed the first wind machine in Manhattan which initiated the Public Utilities Regulation Policy Act allowing co-generation of wind and solar energy with public utilities. Since 1975\, he has a litany of Design Awards within the US and abroad. In concert with The Catholic University of America as adjunct professor\, Travis Price founded and directs the non-profit Spirit of Place – Spirit of Design. Travis is featured in numerous films\, radio\, and TV programs\, and international publications. Travis Price’s education\, like his work\, spans philosophy and architecture. He holds both a B.A. in Western Philosophy from St. John’s College and a combined Masters of Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology and The University of New Mexico. Travis Price is a registered architect with NCARB practicing and lecturing throughout the United States and abroad. He has been awarded the covetous Fellow of the American Institute of Architecture Title for his unique contributions to the field of Architecture. Travis is a contributing Editor to National Geographic Traveler Magazine. Travis lectures to audiences at the Smithsonian Institution\, Apple Headquarters\, AIA\, and the National Geographic Society amongst others. His lectures inspire architectural societies\, universities\, and conferences. Travis is well known for his internationally published works in numerous books and journals on design and architecture. Travis appeared on HGTV at his home declared as one of the Greenest Homes of the World and more recently in a documentary\, “The Tale of the Tongs”\, filmed in County Mayo Ireland. \nTravis has also contributed chapters to a plethora of design books and personally authored three recent books: The Archaeology of Tomorrow: Architecture & the Spirit of Place\, The Mythic Modern: Architectural Expeditions into the Spirit of Place\, Travis Price Architects : 2007-2013\, and a documentary film\, Tale of the Tongs. \nAbout Travis Price Architects \nTravis Price Architects is an award-winning architecture firm widely applauded for its innovative discoveries\, theories and visionary aesthetics. Based in Washington\, DC\, Travis Price Architects shapes architecture informed by ecology\, mythology and technology; restoring the spirit of place to modern design. Each work speaks to the heart of the built environment’s natural and human stewardship. Guided by a humanities-based perspective with a passion for sustaining nature and culture\, Travis Price Architects’ quest for the mythic modern inspires a reinvigorated architecture of the 21st Century. TPA seeks to create an enduring archaeology for tomorrow. Travis Price Architects’ award-winning buildings range from residential projects to large commercial and institutional architecture with projects in the United States\, Asia\, Europe\, and the Americas. TPA demonstrates that green design and culturally diverse inspirations comprise the leading determinants in today’s architecture. TPA seeks to inspire and redefine the heritage and the cultural potential of modern global architecture. Travis Price Architects strives to shape your story in authentic forms that will endure and perpetually inform the world. \nImage courtesy Ken Wyner: Photographer
URL:https://nbm.org/event/building-tour-travis-prices-modern-tree-house/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250221T213458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T183715Z
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SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2025-10-02/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T113000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250915T142122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T142122Z
UID:10001114-1759053600-1759059000@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Girl Scouts- Nice Neighbors
DESCRIPTION:Daisy Girl Scouts can earn their Good Neighbor Badge by discussing what it means to belong to a community and then exploring their own communities with the National Building Museum in one of our signature city design activities! After participating in this workshop\, Daisies will have completed all requirements for the Good Neighbor Badge (badge NOT included).
URL:https://nbm.org/event/girl-scouts-nice-neighbors/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003235
CREATED:20250912T193843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T193844Z
UID:10000758-1758796200-1758798900@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Join the National Building Museum for Italian storytime! Learn Italian words to describe cities and colors through stories\, song\, and activities.    \nStorytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5-8/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T210000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003236
CREATED:20250902T145404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T145404Z
UID:10001088-1758564000-1758574800@nbm.org
SUMMARY:NBM Presents...The Moth StorySLAM
DESCRIPTION:The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true\, personal\, 5-minute story on the night’s theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is CHANGE MAKERS. \nCHANGE MAKERS prepare five-minute story of change. The power of rebellion\, renewal\, or ridding a system of evil. Either macro or micro\, tell us about a moment of complete transformation\, progression\, regression. A call to arms or a call to action\, share a story of change\, courage\, and the power of resistance. \nWe want to hear about the times you stood up\, showed up\, or spoke out for your city\, your neighborhood\, or community. Whether you rallied neighbors to save a park\, canvassed for a cause\, or spoke up at a tense town hall meeting. Organizing\, protesting\, volunteering\, or simply refusing to stay silent\, tell us about the times where you discovered you had the power to make change. \nThis is about the heart of the city and the heart it takes to change it. Share moments of resilience\, rebellion\, and everyday heroism: participating in a demonstration\, planting a tree\, saving a historic landmark\, reimagining a block\, rebuilding after disaster\, or rallying a community to demand change. We want to hear about the courage\, grit\, and persistence that shape the future of our built environment. \nProgram Schedule\nDoors Open at 6pm\nShow Starts at 7pm \nExhibitions on the first floor will be open from 6 to 7pm. \nHow it Works  \nWhen the doors open\, storyteller hopefuls put their names in The Moth “hat.” A half hour later\, names are picked\, and one by one\, storytellers take the stage. The ten featured stories are scored by teams of judges selected from the audience. Each StorySLAM generates a StorySLAM winner. After ten SLAMs\, the winners face off in a GrandSLAM Championship. Come sign up to tell a story or just enjoy the show!  \nSeating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. We will not be selling any tickets at the door. \nA special thank you to our sponsors Amazon\, Room & Board\, and Capital One.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/nbm-presents-the-moth-storyslam-2/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003236
CREATED:20250221T213458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T183715Z
UID:10000757-1758191400-1758194100@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2025-09-18/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T203000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003236
CREATED:20250902T153952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T151425Z
UID:10001089-1758133800-1758141000@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Spotlight on Design: Nader Tehrani
DESCRIPTION:Architect Nader Tehrani\, Founding Principal of NADAAA\, will present the inaugural Edward A. Feiner Lecture for Public Architecture. An award-winning interdisciplinary practice\, NADAAA’s work spans infrastructure\, urbanism\, architecture\, and installations—operating at scales from city planning to fabrication. Known for projects that reshape their contexts and carve out spaces for social engagement\, Tehrani’s designs balance material craft\, disciplined tectonics\, and inventive detailing to create work that is both visually compelling and experientially rich. \nProgram Schedule \nDoors open at 6 pm\nProgram starts at 6:30 pm\nLight reception from 8 to 8:30 pm \nThis program has applied for 1.5 HSW LU (AIA) \nAbout Nader Tehrani \nTehrani received The American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize\, the highest form of recognition of artistic merit in the United States\, for his “contributions to architecture as an art.” With nineteen Progressive Architecture Awards\, he is also an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, the National Academy of Design\, and recipient of the Design Visionary Award from the Cooper Hewitt\, Smithsonian Design Museum. The former Head of the Department of Architecture at MIT (2010-14)\, Tehrani was also Dean of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union (2015-22). His work is featured in the permanent collections of the CCA and the Nasher Sculpture Center\, and NADAAA has been widely exhibited at MoMA\, LA MoCA and the Venice Biennale. \nSpotlight on Design is presented by the Anthony and Keiko Greenberg Foundation. \nAdditional support provided by the Edward A. Feiner Fund for Public Architecture and the American Institute of Architects. \nThank you to the generous supporters of the Edward A. Feiner Fund for Public Architecture: \nPerkins&Will\nAngela Miller\nAmy Blonder\nThom Mayne & Blythe Alison-Mayne\nCasey Jones & Reed Kroloff\nChris Morrison\nCraig Hartman\nGrunley Construction Company\nLeers Weinzapfel Associates\nLSM\nLindsey Peckinpaugh\nMargaret McCurry\nMarilyn Farley\nMeg Brown\nRalph Johnson\nRay Huff\nRobert A.M. Stern Architecture\nRon Stelmarski\nRoss Barney Architects\nSafdie Architects\nSnow Kreilich Architects\nSteven Davis\nTenBerke\nThomas Grooms\nToshiko Mori \nImage courtesy NADAAA\, photo by Jeremy Son.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/spotlight-on-design-nader-tehrani/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Spotlight on Design
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T150000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003236
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T195324Z
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SUMMARY:STEAM Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Learn about bridge engineering and design\, then build your own bridge using craft materials. During the building process\, participants will experiment with different design elements to test the stability and strength of their bridge. \nThe second Saturday of each month\, families are invited to join the National Building Museum for STEAM activities related to our Brick City exhibition. \nA special thank you to our sponsor MiTek. 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/steam-saturday-2-5-2/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T120000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003236
CREATED:20250813T000855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T000855Z
UID:10001087-1757755800-1757764800@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Building Tour: Virginia Tech Academic Building One
DESCRIPTION:On this exclusive building tour\, explore Virginia Tech’s Academic Building One\, the first academic facility at the university’s Innovation Campus in Alexandria\, Virginia. Located in the heart of Potomac Yard\, the building brings together graduate programs in engineering and business\, the Institute for Advanced Computing\, University Libraries\, and student services for the Washington\, D.C.\, area.  \nThe tour will be led by Dave Wilder\, senior director of DC building operations at Virginia Tech\, Sven Shockey\, vice president and design director at SmithGroup\, and Patricia Halaby\, senior principal at SmithGroup. Together\, they will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the building’s energy-efficient design\, including rooftop solar panels and building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV)\, as well as its flexible interior spaces\, such as the drone testing cage. Attendees will learn how the building supports research\, instruction\, and collaboration.  \nProgram Schedule  \nCheck-in and light breakfast in the Atrium of 3625 Potomac Ave.\, Alexandria\, VA 22305 at 9:30 am  \nWelcome and Presentation (Lobby) at 10 am   \nExterior Walk Around at 10:15 am   \nBuilding Tour at 10:45 am  \nRooftop at 11:30 am    \nFinal Remarks and Questions at 11:45 am   \nTour Concludes at noon    \nThis program has applied for 2 HSW LU (AIA). 
URL:https://nbm.org/event/building-tour-virginia-tech-academic-building-one/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250912T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250912T170000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003236
CREATED:20250912T193234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T193234Z
UID:10001098-1757664000-1757696400@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Just Drop In: Foundations of Building
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun drop-in craft where kids become designers of a giant collaborative brick wall! Using paper “bricks\,” children will decorate their own brick with colorful patterns\, shapes\, or other designs. \nPre-registration is recommended but not required. \nNote: Program tickets are $7 per participating child and $10 per adult\, which includes admission to the Museum’s exhibitions. \nAbout Just Drop In! \nHeld on the first Sunday and fourth Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.\, these workshops offer the perfect opportunity to engage in a variety of building and craft activities inspired by the world we design and build.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/just-drop-in-foundations-of-building-2/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T200000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003236
CREATED:20250812T235755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T182130Z
UID:10001086-1757615400-1757620800@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Book Talk: Bridges as Structural Art
DESCRIPTION:Bridge designer and architect Miguel Rosales will discuss his new book\, Bridges as Structural Art\, which explores twenty-five transformative bridge projects across the U.S. and abroad. Known for iconic designs such as Boston’s Zakim Bridge\, the Liberty Bridge in Greenville\, South Carolina\, and the Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Washington\, D.C.\, Rosales has shaped urban landscapes through structures that are both visually striking and deeply integrated with their surroundings. His work reflects a commitment to innovation\, community engagement\, and design excellence.  \nFollowing his presentation\, Rosales will be joined in conversation by architectural photographer Alan Karchmer\, whose photographs are featured throughout the book. A book signing will follow the program.  \nProgram Schedule   \nDoors open at 6 pm \nProgram Starts at 6:30 pm \nBook Signing at 7:30 pm \nLight Reception from 7:30 to 8 pm \nBridges as Structural Art\, by Miguel Rosales\, is available for purchase here.    \nAbout Miguel Rosales   \nMiguel Rosales is the president and principal designer of Rosales+\, recognized for redefining bridge design as structural art. With over 38 years of experience\, Rosales has created iconic bridges blending functionality and beauty. He holds a licentiate degree in architecture from Universidad Francisco Marroquín and a master’s from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1987. Rosales has received grants from organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts and MIT. \nAbout Alan Karchmer   \nAlan Karchmer’s life in photography began while studying architecture at Tulane University where he received his Masters in Architecture in 1978. His work draws on the foundation of his education in architecture to understand how to read buildings and tell their stories through photographs that speak with an authoritative sense of form\, space\, texture\, and light\, with images that convey a strong sense of presence and experience. Karchmer’s clients include winners of the Pritzker Prize\, The AIA Gold Medal and Firm Awards\, and the Royal Gold Medal of the RIBA. The archive of his body of work is a promised gift to the National Building Museum which mounted the retrospective exhibition “Alan Karchmer: The Architects’ Photographer” 2021-2023.   \nImage courtesy Miguel Rosales\, photograph by Alan Karchmer.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/book-talk-bridges-as-sculptural-art/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003236
CREATED:20250221T213458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T183715Z
UID:10000756-1757586600-1757589300@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2025-09-11/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250907T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250907T140000
DTSTAMP:20260304T003236
CREATED:20250812T153745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T161418Z
UID:10001085-1757239200-1757253600@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Building Readers Club
DESCRIPTION:Join the National Building Museum for a day of creativity and visual storytelling! Move and create in a Very Hungry Caterpillar workshop from Imagination Stage. Meet celebrated authors Raúl The Third and Gale Galligan\, discover how they bring visual stories to life\, and get your books signed. Craft your own tale with CREATE Arts Center. Plus\, explore the Museum’s exhibits\, including Building Stories!   \nIf you’re not member of the Building Readers Club\, sign up here for free. Building Readers Club programs (and more!) are perks for members of the Building Readers Club.    \nThe Building Readers Club is your guide to explore the world of architecture\, engineering\, construction\, and design found in the pages of children’s books. The primary educational program of the National Building Museum’s exhibition Building Stories\, the Club provides suggested books to read and monthly activities to inspire children to find their place within the world and become active participants in their own neighborhoods and built communities.    \nProgram Schedule:  \nDoors Open: 10 am  \nTabling activities and reading nooks: 10 am to –2 pm  \nMove and create with Imagination Stage (geared toward 7 and under): 10:30 am to 12 pm  \nBuild a visual story with CREATE Arts Center (geared toward 8 and up): 12 to –2 pm  \nHear from authors Raúl The Third and Gale Galligan on their creative processes: 12 to 12:45 pm  \nBook signing: 12:45 to 1:45 pm  \nAbout Raúl the Third  \nRaúl The Third is a four-time Pura Belpre award-winning illustrator\, author\, and artist living in the Boston area with his wife\, colorist Elaine Bay. He is the illustrator of the critically acclaimed Low Riders in Space series and the World of ¡Vamos! books. His work centers around the contemporary Mexican American experience and his memories of growing up in El Paso\, Texas and Ciudad Juarez\, Mexico.   \nAbout Gale Galligan  \nGale Galligan is the creator of the New York Times bestselling Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adaptations of Dawn and the Impossible Three\, Kristy’s Big Day\, Boy-Crazy Stacey\, and Logan Likes Mary Anne! by Ann M. Martin. They are also the creator of Freestyle\, an original graphic novel that they both wrote and illustrated. When they aren’t making comics\, Gale enjoys knitting\, drumming\, and spending time with their family and adorable pet rabbits in Pearl River\, New York. Gale is a founding member of the Comics Advocacy Group\, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that is dedicated to making careers in comics more accessible and sustainable. Visit them online at galesaur.com.  \nAbout Imagination Stage  \nImagination Stage is the largest and most respected multi-disciplinary theatre arts organization for young people in the Mid-Atlantic region. We offer a year-round season of professional shows (adult actors performing for families and classes)\, after-school programs and summer camps for ages 1-18\, and arts-integration professional development training for teachers\, students\, schools\, and families. All of our programs are informed by our core belief in making the arts inclusive and accessible to all children\, regardless of their physical\, cognitive\, or financial status.  \nAbout CREATE Arts Center  \nCREATE Arts Center is a vibrant hub located in downtown Silver Spring for creativity\, offering inspiring art classes\, exciting camps for kids\, and transformative art therapy services for all ages. Whether you’re looking to unleash your inner artist or support someone through therapeutic arts\, there’s something meaningful waiting for you at CREATE!   
URL:https://nbm.org/event/building-readers-club/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T111500
DTSTAMP:20260304T003236
CREATED:20250221T213458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T183715Z
UID:10000755-1756981800-1756984500@nbm.org
SUMMARY:Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading\, songs\, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! \nStory themes vary weekly\, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.
URL:https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2025-09-04/
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth Programs
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