THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.

Life is better at the BEACH—and with a beer!

Includes:

• Entrance to one-of-a-kind summer exhibit
• 3 twelve-ounce beers
• Music with Taylor Carson
• Port City Brewing Company Pint Glass + National Building Museum Koozie
• Cheese tasting with District Cheese
• Food available to purchase from Dirty South Deli and the Union Kitchen Snack Bar, operated through a partnership with the D.C.-based food incubator.

Tickets are limited.

The BEACH

The National Building Museum presents a one-of-a-kind destination for visitors: an interactive architectural installation that brings the quintessential summer experience of going to the beach to downtown Washington, D.C. Spanning across the Museum’s Great Hall, The BEACH, created in partnership with Snarkitecture, will cover 10,000 square feet and include an “ocean” of nearly one million recyclable translucent balls.

The BEACH is contained within an enclosure and built out of construction materials such as scaffolding, wooden panels, and perforated mesh, all clad in stark white. Monochromatic beach chairs and umbrellas sprinkle the 50-foot wide “shoreline,” and the “ocean” culminates in a mirrored wall that creates a seemingly infinite reflected expanse. Visitors are welcome to “swim” in the ocean, or can spend an afternoon at the “shore’s” edge reading a good book, play beach-related activities such as paddleball, grab a refreshing drink at the snack bar, or dangle their feet in the ocean off the pier.

Entrances at F St and 5th St. Metro accessible via the Red Line (Judiciary Square) and the Yellow/Green Line (Chinatown/Gallery Place).