Upcoming Programs
Click on the programs below to find a description and registration or ticketing information.
Learn more about the National Building Museum's programs and lectures.
August 2017
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| July 30, 2017 11:00 AM | |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| July 30, 2017 11:00 AM | |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| July 31, 2017 10:00 AM | |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| July 31, 2017 11:00 AM | |
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| Hive Ward Day: Wards 2 & 4 | |
| As part of the Washington, D.C. community, the National Building Museum invites members of each D.C. Ward to visit the Hive installation. |
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| August 1, 2017 9:00 AM | |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 1, 2017 10:00 AM | |
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| Little Builders Storytime | |
| Join us on the first Tuesday of each month for an interactive read-aloud in the Building Zone's book nook. | |
| August 1, 2017 10:30 AM | |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 1, 2017 11:00 AM | |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 1, 2017 11:00 AM | |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 2, 2017 10:00 AM | |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 2, 2017 11:00 AM | |
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| Hive Late Night | |
| Great Hall Visit the Hive after hours. |
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| August 2, 2017 6:00 PM | |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 3, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 3, 2017 11:00 AM | |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 4, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 4, 2017 11:00 AM | |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 5, 2017 10:00 AM | |
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| Exhibition Opening: District of Culture | |
| Join us at the exhibition opening to learn about their views of Washington, D.C. through photographs, writing, and artwork. | |
| August 5, 2017 1:00 PM | |
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| Hive Yoga: SOLD OUT | |
| Enjoy a one hour, all-level yoga practice INSIDE the Hive in the Great Hall! Space is limited. |
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| August 6, 2017 10:00 AM | |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 6, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 6, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 7, 2017 10:00 AM | |
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| Copy of Today's Tours 1 | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 7, 2017 11:00 AM | |
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| Hive Ward Day: Wards 5 & 7 | |
| As part of the Washington, D.C. community, the National Building Museum invites members of each D.C. Ward to visit the Hive installation. | |
| August 8, 2017 9:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 8, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 8, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 9, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 9, 2017 11:00 AM | |
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| Hive Late Night | |
| Great Hall Visit the Hive after hours. |
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| August 9, 2017 6:00 PM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 10, 2017 10:00 AM | |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 10, 2017 11:00 AM | |
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| Teen Night | |
| At this exclusive event, teens experience the museum, including Hive, after hours while dancing to a DJ, relaxing with friends, or trying out a design challenge. | |
| August 10, 2017 6:00 PM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 11, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 11, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 12, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 12, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 13, 2017 11:00 AM | |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 13, 2017 11:00 AM | |
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| Free Summer Concert Series - Summer Steps with Step Afrika! | |
| Join us for the culmination Summer Steps with Step Afrika! step show performance for family, friends and the public. |
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| August 13, 2017 2:00 PM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 14, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 15, 2017 10:00 AM | |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 15, 2017 11:00 AM | |
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| Talk: What's All the Buzz About Bees? | |
| Compare the Hive installation to an actual observation hive (buzzing with live bees!) and investigate the design evolution of modern man-made beehives. | |
| August 15, 2017 6:30 PM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 16, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 16, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Late Night | |
| Great Hall Visit the Hive after hours. |
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| August 16, 2017 6:00 PM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 17, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 17, 2017 11:00 AM | |
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| DISCOVERED! The Amazing Untold Stories of Catenarians | |
| The National Building Museum's installation of Hive unknowingly formed a portal to Catenaria, a previously unknown world. Hear how the catenary arch, the shape of the domes in Hive itself, figures prominently in their architecture and culture. | |
| August 17, 2017 3:00 PM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 18, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 18, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 19, 2017 10:00 AM | |
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| Professore Giuseppe, Master Concatenator! | |
| As you move through the Museum's historic architecture with Professore Giuseppe you'll compare the sounds and vibrations of the different spaces through sychronized group drumming and vocals. | |
| August 19, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 19, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Yoga: SOLD OUT | |
| Enjoy a one hour, all-level yoga practice INSIDE the Hive in the Great Hall! Space is limited. |
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| August 20, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 20, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 20, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Free Summer Concert Series - Grupo Gato | |
| Grupo Gato features Cuban Rumba songs and drumming. Using the Oricha Bata-drum and vocal traditions, an intensive call-and-response interaction abounds in the songs and the drumming. | |
| August 20, 2017 2:00 PM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Free Summer Concert Series - Grupo Gato | |
| Grupo Gato features Cuban Rumba songs and drumming. Using the Oricha Bata-drum and vocal traditions, an intensive call-and-response interaction abounds in the songs and the drumming. | |
| August 20, 2017 2:00 PM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 21, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 21, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 22, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 22, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 23, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 23, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Late Night | |
| Great Hall Visit the Hive after hours. |
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| August 23, 2017 6:00 PM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 24, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 24, 2017 11:00 AM | |
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| DC Burger Battle | |
| Enjoy all you can eat samples from DC's best burger spots and vote for your favorite. Live music from Justin Trawick and The Common Good . Proceeds benefit SOME (So Others Might Eat). | |
| August 24, 2017 6:00 PM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 25, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 25, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 26, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Professore Giuseppe, Master Concatenator! | |
| As you move through the Museum's historic architecture with Professore Giuseppe you'll compare the sounds and vibrations of the different spaces through sychronized group drumming and vocals. | |
| August 26, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 26, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 27, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 27, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 28, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 28, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 29, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 29, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 30, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 30, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Late Night | |
| Great Hall Final Hive late night. |
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| August 30, 2017 6:00 PM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| August 31, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| August 31, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| DISCOVERED! The Amazing Untold Stories of Catenarians | |
| The National Building Museum's installation of Hive unknowingly formed a portal to Catenaria, a previously unknown world. Hear how the catenary arch, the shape of the domes in Hive itself, figures prominently in their architecture and culture. | |
| August 31, 2017 3:00 PM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| September 1, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| September 1, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Hive Admission | |
| Great Hall Visit Hive in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Part of the Museum's annual Summer Block Party series, it features musical tubes and food and beverages from Hill Country's Backyard Barbecue. |
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| September 2, 2017 10:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Professore Giuseppe, Master Concatenator! | |
| As you move through the Museum's historic architecture with Professore Giuseppe you'll compare the sounds and vibrations of the different spaces through sychronized group drumming and vocals. | |
| September 2, 2017 11:00 AM | |
| Event Detail |
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| Today's Tours | |
| Take a tour at the National Building Museum. | |
| September 2, 2017 11:00 AM | |
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