The National Building Museum stands in solidarity with all who protest peacefully, and with righteous anger, in America’s cities. We condemn this nation’s history of pervasive racial injustice and join in mourning George Floyd and the countless others who preceded him. The world we design...
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By Sarah Leavitt Part of an occasional series on previous and future Museum exhibitions by Sarah, a curator now working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. Just a few weeks after the country shut down due to COVID-19 in early April, I was disheartened to read...
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By Sarah Leavitt Part of an occasional series on previous and future Museum exhibitions by Sarah, a curator now working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. We are going to need a memorial when this is over. Whether that’s next year or—let’s not think about this—even...
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By Sarah Leavitt Part of an occasional series on previous and future Museum exhibitions by Sarah, a curator now working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. Today is the day an exhibition should have opened. Today, Museum staff should have been mildly panicked, preparing for a...
Read MoreAlan Karchmer: The Architects’ Photographer is a new exhibition the Museum was planning to debut when our doors reopened in March. Unfortunately, it will be a while before you can visit us to see an incredible array of photos from this master of the craft....
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