National Building Museum

Happy Flag Day! The Museum Shop is proud to carry a variety of...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:45:00 -0400

Happy Flag Day!
The Museum Shop is proud to carry a variety of products designed and produced in the US: http://ow.ly/m39SX

Part of @natgeo’s impressive set up from their 125th bash...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:32:08 -0400

Part of @natgeo’s impressive set up from their 125th bash in the Great Hall last night. Blew our mind guys!

Latergram from Tuesday’s #HonorAward celebrating...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:25:05 -0400

Latergram from Tuesday’s #HonorAward celebrating #TurnerConstruction.

Getting ready for our first LATE NIGHT! Live band, BBQ, and Mini...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:33:58 -0400

Getting ready for our first LATE NIGHT! Live band, BBQ, and Mini Golf. Open til 9 pm. @twbelievers #hillcountrybbq

This Memorial Day we are reminded that our building is not only...

Mon, 27 May 2013 10:00:26 -0400

This Memorial Day we are reminded that our building is not only beautiful, but a monument to those who fought and sacrificed their lives in the Civil War: http://www.nbm.org/about-us/about-the-museum/civil-war-anniversary.html

Our reflection in the Metro building.

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:38:51 -0400

Our reflection in the Metro building.

Heading to Hill Country’s Backyard BBQ for a late night...

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:26:09 -0400

Heading to Hill Country’s Backyard BBQ for a late night snack. (Open til 11!) http://www.nbm.org/exhibitions-collections/related-exhibition-resources/hill-countrys-backyard-bbq.html

Early morning at the Museum.

Sat, 04 May 2013 07:05:10 -0400

Early morning at the Museum.

Visit the Museum for FREE

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:30:35 -0400

Visit the Museum for FREE

NPR: How One Family Built America's Public Palaces

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:47:07 -0400

NPR: How One Family Built America's Public Palaces

Happy Earth Day! Today we’re celebrating Green...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:39:14 -0400

Happy Earth Day! Today we’re celebrating Green Schools:

Ever wanted to create a worm compost or learn about ways to clean and be green? Check out our list of Green Schools resources.

Learn about all of the green features in Sprout Space.

See some of the greenest schools in the country.

Photo by Sam Kittner/kittner.com

Find Building, Get Lunch

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:07:00 -0400

John Ochsendorf, the MacArthur Fellow who masterminded our current exhibition on Rafael Guastavino, is looking to inspire more “Guastafarians.” That is, those who come to appreciate the importance of the Guastavino family’s influence on building technology and their work on some of the most iconic buildings in the U.S., such as the Supreme Court, the National Museum of Natural History, Grand Central Station’s Oyster Bar, and many more. So many more, in fact, that Ochsendorf and his colleagues are constantly finding hitherto undocumented Guastavino projects around the nation. They keep track of them at the Guastavino Project web site. And at a recent talk on the subject by Ochsendorf, he promised to buy lunch for anyone that identifies a bona fide Guastavino building that he didn’t already know about. Tips for finding a Guastavino tile vault? Look up! The herringbone tile patterns are often a giveaway.

We’re only $800 away from sending 8 kids to Summer Camp....

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:57:10 -0400

We’re only $800 away from sending 8 kids to Summer Camp. Just a few days left to reach our goal. Please consider making a donation.

Design Show jurors announced

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:09:23 -0400

Design Show jurors announced:

Richard Kaplan, AIA, architect and trustee, J. M. Kaplan Fund
Julie Smith-Clementi, principal, Rios Clementi Hale Studios
Marc Hacker, thinker, Rockwell Group

Apply through April 30.

Good morning!

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:26:45 -0400

Good morning!

Calling all designers, artists, and craftsmen of unique, high-design.

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:41:00 -0400

Calling all designers, artists, and craftsmen of unique, high-design.:

Apply to be in the Museum’s juried DESIGN SHOW.

Setting up @CherryBlossFest

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:11:37 -0400

Setting up @CherryBlossFest

#SproutSpace

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:02:11 -0400

#SproutSpace

Lunch below the columns.

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:33:40 -0500

Lunch below the columns.

Green Schools got a visit from the New York Times’ Dot...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:29:18 -0500

Green Schools got a visit from the New York Times’ Dot Earth blog the other day.