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September 1, 2018
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Fun House
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| Get tickets to Fun House, Snarkitecture's latest installation in the Great Hall. |
| July 4, 2018 - September 3, 2018 |
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am and 12:30 pm |
| September 1, 2018 11:30 AM |
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September 2, 2018
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Fun House
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| Get tickets to Fun House, Snarkitecture's latest installation in the Great Hall. |
| July 4, 2018 - September 3, 2018 |
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September 3, 2018
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Fun House
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| Get tickets to Fun House, Snarkitecture's latest installation in the Great Hall. |
| July 4, 2018 - September 3, 2018 |
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 1:30 pm |
| September 3, 2018 11:30 AM |
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September 4, 2018
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm |
| September 4, 2018 11:30 AM |
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September 5, 2018
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm |
| September 5, 2018 11:30 AM |
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September 6, 2018
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm |
| September 6, 2018 11:30 AM |
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Talk: Missing Middle Housing
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| Hear Daniel Parolek, AIA, principal, Opticos Design discuss the firm's concept of Missing Middle Housing and how this approach can help communities bridge the gap between single family homes and apartment buildings. |
| September 6, 2018 6:30 PM |
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September 9, 2018
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Today's Tours
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Historic Building Tours at 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm
Arches and Trusses Discovery Carts at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm |
| September 9, 2018 12:00 PM |
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September 10, 2018
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tour at 1:30 pm |
| September 10, 2018 1:30 PM |
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Talk and Book Signing: Palace of State
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| Go inside the stories of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, one of Washington's most prominent government buildings of the Gilded Age (1870s- 1900) including its elaborate design, occupants, and the saga of decline and rehabilitation. |
| September 10, 2018 6:30 PM |
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September 11, 2018
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tour at 11:30 am |
| September 11, 2018 11:30 AM |
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September 12, 2018
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 1:30 pm |
| September 12, 2018 11:30 AM |
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Urban Salon: Olmsted Woods at Washington National Cathedral
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| Explore Olmsted Woods, the last vestige of an extensive oak and beech forest on the grounds of Washington National Cathedral, get an exclusive look at copies of historic documents from the National Building Museum's National Cathedral collection. |
| September 12, 2018 6:00 PM |
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September 13, 2018
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm |
| September 13, 2018 11:30 AM |
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Talk and Book Signing: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
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| How can we address the eviction crisis in America? Author and Eviction Lab founder Matthew Desmond transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of America's most devastating problems. |
| September 13, 2018 6:30 PM |
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September 14, 2018
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tour at 1:30 pm |
| September 14, 2018 1:30 PM |
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September 15, 2018
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Exhibition Tour Team-Up: Shaping Neighborhoods through Community Engagement
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| Tour three exhibitions at two museums in one afternoon. |
| September 15, 2018 1:00 PM |
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September 16, 2018
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Interschool Design Competition
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| The ISDC convenes teams of students from the D.C. area's six collegiate architecture programs to participate in a design challenge in which they are tasked with producing a creative solution that addresses real world architecture. |
| September 16, 2018 9:00 AM |
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Community Day: Home, Health, and Finance for Renters
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| Stabilize your housing situation during National Month for Renters by connecting with community organizations. |
| September 16, 2018 11:00 AM |
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tour at 1:30 pm |
| September 16, 2018 1:30 PM |
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September 17, 2018
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Today's Tours
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Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 1:30 pm
Secret Cities tour at 11:00 am
Evicted tour at 2:00 pm |
| September 17, 2018 11:00 AM |
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Interschool Design Competition: Awards Ceremony
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| Come see the results of the design charrette that was held previously at the Museum on September 16. |
| September 17, 2018 5:00 PM |
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Spotlight on Design: Perkins + Will
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| Learn how the architecture firm Perkins + Will is helping to position the architecture profession at the epicenter of social and economic challenges confronting communities across the world. |
| September 17, 2018 6:30 PM |
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September 18, 2018
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tour at 12:30 pm |
| September 18, 2018 12:30 PM |
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September 19, 2018
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm |
| September 19, 2018 11:30 AM |
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September 20, 2018
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Today's Tours
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Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm
Secret Cities tour at 1:00 pm |
| September 20, 2018 11:30 AM |
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September 21, 2018
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 1:30 pm |
| September 21, 2018 11:30 AM |
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September 22, 2018
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am and 12:30 pm |
| September 22, 2018 11:30 AM |
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Family Workshop: LEGO ® Build
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| Discover how to make strong, tall towers with Play-Well Teknologies. Celebrate the engineering feats of skyscrapers and design buildings that you think should be added to our nation's capital. |
| September 22, 2018 2:00 PM |
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September 23, 2018
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Canceled - Asana & Architecture: Yoga in the Great Hall
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| Rise and shine at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Join a mellow, all-level yoga class under the colossal, 75-foot-tall Corinthian columns. |
| September 23, 2018 10:00 AM |
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 1:30 pm |
| September 23, 2018 11:30 AM |
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September 24, 2018
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 1:30 pm |
| September 24, 2018 11:30 AM |
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September 25, 2018
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm |
| September 25, 2018 11:30 AM |
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September 26, 2018
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We : DC Fest
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| WeDC Innovation Marketplace showcases and celebrates the region's most innovative companies and their products. |
| September 26, 2018 - September 28, 2018 |
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tour at 1:30 pm |
| September 26, 2018 1:30 PM |
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Talk: Design in Crisis: Providing Humanity in Disaster
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| Explore how design and humanitarian efforts can work together to provide innovative and long-term solutions to crisis response efforts around the world. |
| September 26, 2018 6:30 PM |
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September 27, 2018
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We : DC Fest
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| WeDC Innovation Marketplace showcases and celebrates the region's most innovative companies and their products. |
| September 26, 2018 - September 28, 2018 |
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Today's Tours
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Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am, 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm
Secret Cities tour at 1:00 pm |
| September 27, 2018 11:30 AM |
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September 28, 2018
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We : DC Fest
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| WeDC Innovation Marketplace showcases and celebrates the region's most innovative companies and their products. |
| September 26, 2018 - September 28, 2018 |
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 1:30 pm |
| September 28, 2018 11:30 AM |
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September 29, 2018
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tour at 11:30 am |
| September 29, 2018 11:30 AM |
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2018 Escape the Museum and Ghost Stories
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Angry spirits. Mysteries and lies. Can you find the truth in time? A 30 - 45 minute escape room followed by ghostly tales of the museum.
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| September 29, 2018 7:00 PM |
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2018 Escape the Museum and Ghost Stories
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National Building Museum
Angry spirits. Mysteries and lies. Can you find the truth in time? Join the escape room followed by ghostly tales of the museum.
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| September 29, 2018 8:30 PM |
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September 30, 2018
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World Architecture Day
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| Celebrate architecture with activities at two iconic D.C. buildings: the National Building Museum and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Drop into either or both museums for tours, talks, activities, and more. |
| September 30, 2018 11:00 AM |
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Today's Tours
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| Historic Building Tours at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm |
| September 30, 2018 11:30 AM |
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September 2018
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