National Building Museum

National Building Museum is a street art installation in Marrakech. This place has 2882 reviews and an average rating of 4.3 of 5. This is a very good rating.

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This museum is a gem! The spectacular main hall alone is worth a visit. It is unlike anything else in DC and the best special events space, hands down. Their exhibits are always interesting, and kids LOVE the family programs. (Parents love having a large indoor area kids can run around in.) It is also extremely easy to get to by the red, green, or yellow Metro lines.

I hope the pics I uploaded say more than a thousand words. This was my second visit to the museum and my first to see an installation of this kind. Hive installation by Studio Gang of the National Building Museum. My time there was well spent. The building itself is elegant and pristine. You should visit the next time you visit DC.

The National Building Museum is located at 401 F Street NW in Washington, D.C. It is a museum of "architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning". It was created by an act of Congress in 1980, and is a private non-profit institution; it is adjacent to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and the Judiciary Square Metro station. The museum hosts various temporary exhibits in galleries around the spacious Great Hall. The building, completed in 1887, served as the Pension Building, housing the United States Pension Bureau, and hosted several presidential inaugural balls. It is an important early large-scale example of Renaissance Revival architecture, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985. The building was used for federal government offices until the 1960s when it had fallen into a state of disrepair and was considered for demolition. After pressure from conservationists, the government commissioned a report by architect Chloethiel Woodard Smith of possible other uses for the building. Her 1967 report suggested a museum dedicated to the building arts. The building was then listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. At that time, the building was still in use as the local draft bureau office. In 1980, Congress created the National Building Museum as a private, non-profit institution. The building itself was formally renamed the National Building Museum in 1997. Every year, the annual Christmas in Washington program was filmed at the museum, with the President and First Lady until the show's cancellation in 2015.

Gone a couple times in my life and each time I enjoyed it

Lots to see and learn. If you aren't interested in architecture before this, you will be after. Seeing all the cool histories behind the art of buildings will have you looking at them differently once you leave the museum.

Rating: 4.3 of 5 (2882 reviews)

Address: 401 F St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States

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