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Coming Together is free through April 30 — visit now.
The world we design & build.
Open Thursday - Monday, 10am - 5pm
401 F Street NW, Washington, DC
Metro: Judiciary Square
Plan Your Visit
On View
View All Exhibitions
Building Stories
Building Stories brings kids and adults alike on an immersive exploration of the world of architecture, engineering, construction, and design found in the pages of children’s books.
Brick City
Brick City celebrates iconic architecture from cities around the world through carefully recreated constructions made from LEGO® bricks by U.K.-based artist Warren Elsmore.
Mini Memories
Mini Memories presents selections from a one-of-a-kind collection of souvenir buildings, on display to the public for the first time.
House & Home
House & Home is a kaleidoscopic array of photographs, objects, models, and films that take us on a tour of houses both familiar and surprising, through past and present, challenging our ideas about what it means to be at home in America.
Visible Vault: Open Collections Storage
Visible Vault: Open Collections Storage showcases a broad range of artifacts from the Museum’s permanent collection, highlighting America’s architectural and design heritage.
A SOUTH FORTY: Contemporary Architecture and Design in the American South
A South Forty, an exhibition organized and curated by The Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, University of Arkansas, is devoted to the vibrant, distinctive contemporary architecture and design practices of the American South.
Coming Together
Coming Together explores how American cities are reshaping their downtowns in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic through reimagining how we live, work, play, eat, worship, learn, and heal as we turn a new page in the history of the American city.
The Tuskegee Chapel: Paul Rudolph X Fry
The Tuskegee Chapel: Paul Rudolph X Fry & Welch is a deep dive into the iconic chapel on the campus of Tuskegee University in Alabama. Explore the design process from start to finish and learn about the unique collaboration between Paul Rudolph and Fry & Welch.
A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America
A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America tells the largely unknown story of the early twentieth-century partnership between Julius Rosenwald, a Jewish businessman and philanthropist, and Booker T. Washington, a Black educator, author, and reformer, which led to the construction of thousands of schoolhouses across fifteen states in the segregated South. The Rosenwald Schools provided classrooms and were places where learning, community, and civic pride flourished, designed to expand opportunity and address systemic inequities for Black children.
Programs & Events
View Calendar
Apr
23
Storytime
April 23 @ 10:30 am
-
11:15 am
Apr
25
Just Drop In!
April 25 @ 10:00 am
-
2:00 pm
Apr
26
Girl Scouts: Gardens and Green Roofs
April 26 @ 11:00 am
-
12:30 pm
Apr
27
Homeschool Day
April 27 @ 10:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Apr
29
Spotlight on Design: TERREMOTO
April 29 @ 6:30 pm
-
8:00 pm
Apr
30
Storytime
April 30 @ 10:30 am
-
11:15 am
May
01
Future Friday: Detroit (VIRTUAL)
May 1 @ 12:00 pm
-
1:00 pm
May
02
Little Builder’s Club
May 2 @ 10:30 am
-
11:30 am
May
05
Book Talk: A Better Life for Their Children
May 5 @ 5:30 pm
-
8:30 pm
May
07
Storytime
May 7 @ 10:30 am
-
11:15 am
Recent News
View All News
Stories That Shape Us: Building Stories Reflections
Landscape Architecture Month Q&A with TERREMOTO
AUTODESK IS THE 2026 RECIPIENT OF THE NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM HONOR AWARD
Support the Museum
The National Building Museum is a nonprofit organization that relies on individual donors like you. Your gifts and memberships support our innovative education programs and thought-provoking exhibitions.
Become a Member
Make a Gift
Shop
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Skip to content
Coming Together is free through April 30 — visit now.
The world we design & build.
Open Thursday - Monday, 10am - 5pm
401 F Street NW, Washington, DC
Metro: Judiciary Square
Plan Your Visit
On View
View All Exhibitions
Building Stories
Building Stories brings kids and adults alike on an immersive exploration of the world of architecture, engineering, construction, and design found in the pages of children’s books.
Brick City
Brick City celebrates iconic architecture from cities around the world through carefully recreated constructions made from LEGO® bricks by U.K.-based artist Warren Elsmore.
Mini Memories
Mini Memories presents selections from a one-of-a-kind collection of souvenir buildings, on display to the public for the first time.
House & Home
House & Home is a kaleidoscopic array of photographs, objects, models, and films that take us on a tour of houses both familiar and surprising, through past and present, challenging our ideas about what it means to be at home in America.
Visible Vault: Open Collections Storage
Visible Vault: Open Collections Storage showcases a broad range of artifacts from the Museum’s permanent collection, highlighting America’s architectural and design heritage.
A SOUTH FORTY: Contemporary Architecture and Design in the American South
A South Forty, an exhibition organized and curated by The Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, University of Arkansas, is devoted to the vibrant, distinctive contemporary architecture and design practices of the American South.
Coming Together
Coming Together explores how American cities are reshaping their downtowns in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic through reimagining how we live, work, play, eat, worship, learn, and heal as we turn a new page in the history of the American city.
The Tuskegee Chapel: Paul Rudolph X Fry
The Tuskegee Chapel: Paul Rudolph X Fry & Welch is a deep dive into the iconic chapel on the campus of Tuskegee University in Alabama. Explore the design process from start to finish and learn about the unique collaboration between Paul Rudolph and Fry & Welch.
A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America
A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America tells the largely unknown story of the early twentieth-century partnership between Julius Rosenwald, a Jewish businessman and philanthropist, and Booker T. Washington, a Black educator, author, and reformer, which led to the construction of thousands of schoolhouses across fifteen states in the segregated South. The Rosenwald Schools provided classrooms and were places where learning, community, and civic pride flourished, designed to expand opportunity and address systemic inequities for Black children.
Programs & Events
View Calendar
Apr
23
Storytime
April 23 @ 10:30 am
-
11:15 am
Apr
25
Just Drop In!
April 25 @ 10:00 am
-
2:00 pm
Apr
26
Girl Scouts: Gardens and Green Roofs
April 26 @ 11:00 am
-
12:30 pm
Apr
27
Homeschool Day
April 27 @ 10:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Apr
29
Spotlight on Design: TERREMOTO
April 29 @ 6:30 pm
-
8:00 pm
Apr
30
Storytime
April 30 @ 10:30 am
-
11:15 am
May
01
Future Friday: Detroit (VIRTUAL)
May 1 @ 12:00 pm
-
1:00 pm
May
02
Little Builder’s Club
May 2 @ 10:30 am
-
11:30 am
May
05
Book Talk: A Better Life for Their Children
May 5 @ 5:30 pm
-
8:30 pm
May
07
Storytime
May 7 @ 10:30 am
-
11:15 am
Recent News
View All News
Stories That Shape Us: Building Stories Reflections
Landscape Architecture Month Q&A with TERREMOTO
AUTODESK IS THE 2026 RECIPIENT OF THE NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM HONOR AWARD
Support the Museum
The National Building Museum is a nonprofit organization that relies on individual donors like you. Your gifts and memberships support our innovative education programs and thought-provoking exhibitions.
Become a Member
Make a Gift
Shop
Scroll To Top