Building Stories at National Building Museum

Sun Jan 21, 2024 - Sun Dec 21, 2025
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Repeating every week — Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through December 21, 2025
Except November 27, 2025.
10:00am to 4:00pm ET
Age: All Ages
Price: Adult $10, Senior (60+) $7; Child (3-17) $7, (under 3) Free
Location:
National Building Museum
202.272.2448
401 F St NW, Washington, DC, 20001
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Building Stories brings visitors into an immersive exploration of the world of architecture, engineering, construction, and design found in the pages of children’s books. The exhibit is geared toward an intergenerational audience, with special attention paid to children in grades K-3 and their parents and caregivers.

Curated by the nation’s leading expert on children’s literature, Leonard Marcus, Building Stories is the first national exhibition to call attention to the built environment’s role as an important, and often overlooked, character in children’s literature. 

The exhibition encourages visitors to interact with familiar classics and new favorites through hands-on activities, media installations, sketching, reading, and building stories of their own. 

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.