Part 3 of Camilo José Vergara’s Photo and Essay Series on How the Coronavirus Has Impacted Poor, Minority Urban Communities WASHINGTON, D.C.—Since March 2020, when Covid-19 began to radically alter life in the U.S., renowned urban documentarian Camilo José Vergara has been recording in photographs...
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For immediate release: December 3, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C.—On December 12, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed an act of Congress that established a museum with a unique purpose: to inspire curiosity and knowledge about the world we design and build. Four decades later, the National Building...
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Selection of artworks commissioned for plywood-covered storefronts in downtown D.C. will be joined by new murals celebrating 1963 March on Washington leaders For immediate release: August 21, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Building Museum, in partnership with the P.A.I.N.T.S. Institute and the DowntownDC Business Improvement District...
Read MoreBrent D. Glass, former head of the National Museum of American History, to lead institution through early 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Building Museum is pleased to announce that Brent D. Glass, Director Emeritus of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, has joined the institution...
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Online exhibition showcases the second part of Camilo José Vergara’s ongoing documentation of urban spaces and people’s behavior during the pandemic WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Building Museum is proud to present “Documenting Crossroads: The New Normal.” This online-only photography exhibition presents the work of renowned urban...
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