NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM
Programs
Exhibitions on Built Environment
EXHIBITIONS:IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM PRESENTED EIGHT EXHIBITIONS THAT EXAMINED AND INTERPRETED THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.HOUSE AND HOME IS A LONG-TERM EXHIBITION PRESENTATION THAT TAKES VISITORS ON A TOUR OF HOUSES BOTH FAMILIAR AND SURPRISING, THROUGH PAST AND PRESENT, CHALLENGING OUR IDEAS ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE AT HOME IN AMERICA.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. VISITORS WILL TAKE A WORLD TOUR DISCOVERING NEW DESTINATIONS ACROSS ALL SEVEN CONTINENTS THAT INCLUDE: LIVELY STREETSCAPES FROM CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA; MARDI GRAS CELEBRATIONS IN NEW ORLEANS; INTRICATE TEMPLES FROM INDIA TO MEXICO; AND IMAGINATIVE CASTLES FROM MEDIEVAL JAPAN TO MODERN LAS VEGAS.MINI MEMORIES PRESENTS SELECTIONS FROM A ONE-OF-A-KIND COLLECTION OF SOUVENIR BUILDINGS, ON DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME. GENEROUSLY DONATED TO THE NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM BY ARCHITECTS DAVID WEINGARTEN AND LUCIA HOWARD, ALONG WITH MARGARET MAJUA IN 2019, THE COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 3,000 MINIATURE MEMENTOS, THE MOST EXTENSIVE OF ITS TYPE, REPRESENTS A LIFETIME OF CAREFUL CURATION.BUILDING STORIES IS THE FIRST NATIONAL EXHIBITION TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT'S ROLE AS AN IMPORTANT, AND OFTEN OVERLOOKED, CHARACTER IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. BY ACTIVATING THESE STORIES AND THEIR BUILT WORLDS, AND THE EARLY FOUNDATIONS FOR HOW WE BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND OUR SURROUNDINGS, BUILDING STORIES ALLOWS VISITORS TO INVESTIGATE THE ROLE THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT PLAYS IN OUR OWN LIVES AND COMMUNITIESAND HOW WE CAN BE AGENTS OF CHANGE FOR ITS MORE SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE FUTURE.FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA PRESENTS BOTH REALIZED AND UNREALIZED PROJECTS FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DESIGNED FOR THE REGION FROM THE 1930S THROUGH THE 1950S. THE EXHIBITION EXAMINES HOW HIS VISION OF THE FUTURE MIGHT HAVE IMPACTED URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL LANDSCAPES.CAPITAL BRUTALISM EXPLORES THE HISTORY, CURRENT STATE, AND FUTURE OF SEVEN POLARIZING BUILDINGS AND THE WMATA METRO SYSTEM IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE EXHIBITION USES ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS, DRAWINGS, CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPHS, ARCHITECTURAL MODELS, AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHS TO PROVIDE CONTEXT AND SHED LIGHT ON THE BUILDINGS' STORIES. VISIBLE VAULT: OPEN COLLECTIONS STORAGE SHOWCASES A BROAD RANGE OF ARTIFACTS FROM THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION, HIGHLIGHTING AMERICA'S ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN HERITAGE. THE EXHIBITION PROVIDES VISITORS WITH A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL OBJECTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO THEIR SIZE, SCOPE, AND MATERIAL. THIS EXHIBITION IS A TESTAMENT TO THE MUSEUM'S COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING AND SHARING THE FASCINATING NARRATIVES OF THE WORLD WE DESIGN AND BUILD.A SOUTH FORTY: CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH AIMS TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT VITALITY OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH, THROUGH BOTH ILLUSTRATED PROFILES OF BUILDINGS AND PRACTICES AND STATEMENTS OF PRINCIPLES AND OBSERVATIONS BY THOSE IN PRACTICE IN THE REGION.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$4MEducational Programs and Community Engagement
SCHOOL PROGRAMMING:WE OFFERED 325 FORMAL PROGRAMS FOR A TOTAL OF 8,198 STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, WE WELCOMED 3,300 STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THE MUSEUM ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT A FORMAL FACILITATED PROGRAM. OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH (TEENS):THE MUSEUM DID NOT OFFER ANY OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH (TEENS) PROGRAMS IN FY24. OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH (SUMMER CAMP):THE MUSEUM RELAUNCHED SUMMER CAMP FOR YOUTH THIS YEAR. WE WELCOMED 60 OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH SPREAD ACROSS THREE WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: FAMILIES, EARLY LEARNERS, AND ALL-AGES PROGRAMMING: BIG BUILD (5,384 ATTENDEES), GINGERBREAD WORKSHOP IN DECEMBER (265 ATTENDEES), OFFERED MONTHLY GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES, AND CONTINUED MONTHLY STEAM SATURDAY AND WEEKLY STORYTIME THAT ARE BOTH FREE TO THE PUBLIC. WE ALSO OPENED OUR NEW EXHIBITION BUILDING STORIES AND LAUNCHED A SERIES OF FREE COMMUNITY DAYS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE EXHIBITION (OVER 2,600 ATTENDEES). OUR SUMMER INSTALLATION, DESTINATION DOMINO INCLUDED FAMILY WORKSHOPS WHICH SAW 166 IN ATTENDANCE. ADULT PROGRAMMING: THE MUSEUM PRESENTED 27 IN-PERSON PROGRAMS, AND ONE VIRTUAL PROGRAM FOR ADULT AUDIENCES, SERVING A TOTAL OF 3,494 PEOPLE. THE MUSEUM'S HIGH-PROFILE LECTURE SERIES SPOTLIGHT ON DESIGN FEATURED CHRIS CORNELIUS, MARLON BLACKWELL, AND WEISS/MANFREDI AMONG OTHERS. IN OCTOBER, THE MUSEUM'S VINCENT SCULLY PRIZE WAS PRESENTED TO WALTER HOOD AT AN IN-PERSON PROGRAM. WE LAUNCHED A NEW WINTER SERIES CALLED GREAT MOVIES IN THE GREAT HALL, AS WELL AS A LIVE STORYTELLING SERIES. THE ANNUAL DARWINA L. NEAL CULTURAL LANDSCAPES LECTURE FEATURED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT SARA ZEWDE. THE MUSEUM ALSO HOSTED A FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS' FAIR AND A SEMINAR ON ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. THE MUSEUM HOSTED A VIRTUAL PANEL IN SUPPORT OF THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT EXHIBITION, AS WELL AS WALKING TOURS IN SUPPORT OF THE CAPITAL BRUTALIST EXHIBITION. TOTAL AUDIENCES FY24: 26,208GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.1MMarketing and Communications Initiatives
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS:TELLS THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM - EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, COLLECTIONS, ACTIVITIES, THE MUSEUM SHOP, AND MORE - THROUGH WEBSITE AND ONLINE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ADVERTISING, PRINT COLLATERAL AND DIGITAL MARKETING, EMAIL MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$793.1K
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