This season, the National Building Museum Shop has something for everyone on your list, from the budding builder to the design devotee. Our Holiday Gift Guide celebrates unique and thoughtful gifts ...
The Tuskegee Chapel: Paul Rudolph x Fry & Welch examines the design, construction, and cultural significance of a landmark building at the heart of Tuskegee University. Designed by Paul Rudolph in ...
As the world marks 100 years since the 1925 Paris Exposition that gave rise to Art Deco, the National Building Museum spoke with Steve Knight from the Art Deco Society of Washington to explore the ...
Historic preservation is more than saving old buildings: it’s about honoring the stories, materials, and memories that shape our communities. In this Q&A, architect, preservationist, and urban planner ...
National Building Museum (NBM): Introduce yourself! Who is Terremoto? Terremoto: Terremoto is a landscape architecture office based in Los Angeles and Berkeley, California, co-founded by David ...
The Great Hall. Photo by Kevin Allen. WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Friday, April 9, 2021, the National Building Museum will reopen after a 16-month closure due to restoration work and the COVID-19 pandemic. In ...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—August 31, 2022—The National Building Museum will bring leading Black voices in design, art, and architecture to the Museum for INTERSECTIONS: Where Diversity, Equity and Design Meet, ...
WASHINGTON, D.C.–September 16, 2025—The National Building Museum is pleased to announce that renowned architectural historian and former Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) curator, Barry Bergdoll, has been ...
Robert C. Lautman (1923-2009) was a renowned architectural photographer born in Montana. He discovered his passion for photography in high school while working on the yearbook staff. During World War ...
In 2007, architectural photographer Robert C. Lautman donated his life’s work to the National Building Museum, comprised of approximately 70,000 photographic prints, transparencies, negatives, slides, ...
The Collections Department at the National Building Museum preserves our artifacts so they can be researched, exhibited, and appreciated for generations to come. Most of our preservation work involves ...
Football game days mean everything to fans. Whether you’re showing up to cheer on your favorite team or rally after another tough loss, the experience starts long before kickoff. From tailgates in the ...
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