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The leading museum in the US about architecture & design in a historic building.
Washington, DC
Joined February 2009
Saw several kids on Capitol Hill last night dressed up with the construction vests that the National Building Museum was handing out on Big Build Day. I salute you parents.
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Congratulations! 🎉 @BuildingMuseum’s Cathy Crane Frankel is in the #blooloop50 Museum Influencer list for 2025. https://t.co/mXLELuoLiH Thanks to all of our judges and our friends at BeWunder 🏛️
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Architecture students convened at the National Building Museum for the 2025 Interschool Design Competition, tasked with envisioning a community-focused, accessible space for Pennsylvania Avenue. Discover more about the event at https://t.co/02uBnrtrNn
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@BuildingMuseum announced that renowned architectural historian and former Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) curator, Barry Bergdoll, has been selected as the 27th recipient of the Vincent Scully Prize. https://t.co/aB79QwMHSy
#architecture #awards #design
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Big award news from the National Building Museum today: Barry Bergdoll, architectural historian + former MoMA curator, has been named the 27th recipient of the Vincent Scully Prize, honored for bridging scholarship with public engagement. @BuildingMuseum
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Big award news from the National Building Museum today: Barry Bergdoll, architectural historian and former MoMA curator, was named as the 27th recipient of the Vincent Scully Prize. Established in...
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Our weekend picks for July 18-20 in #WashingtonDC! 🙌 🎪 Final weekend of 'Duel Reality' at @ShakespeareinDC 🏃♂️ Final weekend of 'Momentum Park(our)' at @BuildingMuseum And more! #Only1DC 🔗: https://t.co/nq9uF6zueM 📸: themetallurgist_x / IG
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As part of their Cornerstone curriculum, students from 12 DCPS high schools painted murals on the "Power of Connection." Stop by the @BuildingMuseum this summer to see what our student artists created! 🎨🖌️
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Join us this Friday for @BuildingMuseum Future Friday to hear Kent Larson in conversation with Tyler Svitak and James Ball, sharing insights on “Cities as Hubs of Innovation.” https://t.co/dgtfYeUjut
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We had the pleasure of speaking with Aileen Fuchs, President & Executive Director at @BuildingMuseum, about the museum's mission to celebrate the built environment and drive meaningful conversations in the construction industry. Learn about the museum’s rich history, impactful
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Step into a night of raw storytelling with The Moth: StorySLAM! 🎤🔥 Sign up to tell your story or just enjoy the show! 🎭 💰Cost: $15 📅 Feb 19 | 6-9 PM 📍Location: National Building Museum - @BuildingMuseum 🚇Nearest Metro: Judiciary Square #TheMoth #StorySLAM #DowntownDC
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The best #CapsRedLine segments are the ones with @alexalandestoy on the ice ⛸️ Watch her pay a visit to the @BuildingMuseum to test out the new synthetic rink on a brand new episode! 📺: https://t.co/NS1YnbHyQv
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Get an exclusive look inside the 500,000-item vault at D.C.’s National @BuildingMuseum in this week's episode of "Matt About Town" with Matt Kaufax.
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As part of an exclusive, the National Building Museum gave WTOP a look at never-before-seen gems from their storage space, in an exhibit called “Visible Vault.”
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The @BuildingMuseum has opened VISIBLE VAULT: Open Collections Storage, a new permanent exhibition funded in-part by an IMLS Museums for America grant. (1/7) #Museums #Architecture #MuseumMagic #ArchitecturalWonders #HistoryUnveiled
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We took to the indoors for our first #RockTheRink of the season last night! Great times were had with #ALLCAPS fans and @PeterBondra12 at the @BuildingMuseum celebrating what continues to be a golden start on and off the ice to our 50th season.
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The DowntownDC Holiday Skate Spectacular is happening NOW until Jan 4, it is FREE and inside the Great Hall at the National Building Museum! Open 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Closed Tue & Wed) @BuildingMuseum @TheEventsDC
#DowntownDC #BeDowntownfortheHolidays
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❄️⛸️ The DowntownDC Holiday Skate Spectacular is here! Glide into the season with festive fun: 📚Storytimes 🛍️Holiday Shopping ⏰Extended Hours 🎶Dancing & More! Swing by Thursday - Monday at the @BuildingMuseum ! #BeDowntown #SkateSpectacular #DCHolidayFun
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‘Capital Brutalism’ Review: Washington, District of Concrete @BuildingMuseum
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An architecture exhibition at the National Building Museum focuses on the stolid, monumental government buildings from Brutalism’s heyday, reminding us of their history and imagining how they might...
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We had an amazing time at The Big Build @BuildingMuseum! 🏗️ Kids & adults explored construction, used real tools, and even climbed inside a crane! 🚜 It was a fun-filled day of hands-on learning and discovery!
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Get spooky at a museum party tomorrow night with @BuildingMuseum. Come in your best costume and if you see a cute cowgirl make sure to say howdy 😭😭😭 @boKnowsDJING on the 1’s and 2’s and @littlebaconbear is hosting the costume contest. https://t.co/Syhynut3B4
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Did you catch the big announcement from our Executive Director Aileen Fuchs + @MayorBowser this morning? ⛸❄️ We’re thrilled to bring ice skating to our Great Hall! We can’t wait to welcome you to skate + experience the magic of the holidays at the National Building Museum. 💙
An indoor ice-skating rink is coming to Downtown DC! ⛸️❄️ From Dec 16 through Jan 4, bring the whole family to the National Building Museum for the DowntownDC Holiday Skate Spectacular.
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