Events | National Building Museum https://nbm.org Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:26:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Storytime https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=storytime-3-3-2-3-5-2 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:30:00 +0000 https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3/ Join the National Building Museum and author Rebecca Donnelly for a special storytime!

The post Storytime first appeared on National Building Museum.]]> Join the National Building Museum and author Rebecca Donnelly for a special storytime! Listen to Rebecca read her new book What’s That Building?: An Architectural Guessing Game (Phaidon 2025). Participate in related songs and activities. Don’t forget to purchase a copy of What’s That Building?: An Architectural Guessing Game in the Museum Shop and get it signed by the author. 

The post Storytime first appeared on National Building Museum.]]> Girl Scouts- Build Your Story https://nbm.org/event/girl-scouts-build-your-story/2025-11-15/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=girl-scouts-build-your-story Sat, 15 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://nbm.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=8883 Junior Girl Scouts and Cadettes will each create their own book and story, inspired by the exhibition Building Stories.

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Junior Girl Scouts and Cadettes will each create their own book and story, inspired by the exhibition Building Stories. First, participants will explore the creative process behind book design through the one-of-a-kind Building Stories exhibit. After, participants will have a chance to bind, design, and write their own books. At the end of the program, Juniors will have completed the requirement for the Scribe badge and Cadettes will have completed the requirements for the Book Artist badge.

The post Girl Scouts- Build Your Story first appeared on National Building Museum.]]> Girl Scouts- Nice Neighbors https://nbm.org/event/girl-scouts-nice-neighbors-2/2025-11-16/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=girl-scouts-nice-neighbors-2 Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://nbm.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=8879 Daisy Girl Scouts can earn their Good Neighbor Badge by discussing what it means to belong to a community and then exploring their own communities with the National Building Museum in one of our signature city design activities!

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Daisy Girl Scouts can earn their Good Neighbor Badge by discussing what it means to belong to a community and then exploring their own communities with the National Building Museum in one of our signature city design activities! After participating in this workshop, Daisies will have completed all requirements for the Good Neighbor Badge (badge NOT included).

The post Girl Scouts- Nice Neighbors first appeared on National Building Museum.]]> Storytime https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5-11/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=storytime-3-3-2-3-5-11 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:30:00 +0000 https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3/ Join the Embassy of Sweden and the National Building Museum for a special storytime celebrating global legacy of Pippi Longstocking! Listen to the story of Pippi Longstocking in Arabic, and participate in thematic songs and crafts. 

The post Storytime first appeared on National Building Museum.]]> Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading, songs, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills!

Story themes vary weekly, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.

The post Storytime first appeared on National Building Museum.]]> Just Drop In! https://nbm.org/event/just-drop-in/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=just-drop-in Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://nbm.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=8871 Join us for a fun drop-in craft where kids become designers of a giant collaborative brick wall!

The post Just Drop In! first appeared on National Building Museum.]]> Join us for a fun drop-in craft where kids become designers of a giant collaborative brick wall! Using paper “bricks,” children will decorate their own brick with colorful patterns, shapes, or other designs.

Pre-registration is recommended but not required.

Note: Program tickets are $7 per participating child and $10 per adult, which includes admission to the Museum’s exhibitions.

About Just Drop In!

Held on the first Sunday and fourth Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., these workshops offer the perfect opportunity to engage in a variety of building and craft activities inspired by the world we design and build.

The post Just Drop In! first appeared on National Building Museum.]]> Storytime https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2025-11-27/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=storytime-3-3-2-3-5 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:30:00 +0000 https://nbm.org/event/storytime-4/2025-01-23/ Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading, songs, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills!

The post Storytime first appeared on National Building Museum.]]> Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading, songs, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills!

Story themes vary weekly, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.

The post Storytime first appeared on National Building Museum.]]> Storytime https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2025-12-04/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=storytime-3-3-2-3-5 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:30:00 +0000 https://nbm.org/event/storytime-4/2025-01-23/ Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading, songs, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills!

The post Storytime first appeared on National Building Museum.]]> Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading, songs, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills!

Story themes vary weekly, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.

The post Storytime first appeared on National Building Museum.]]> Gingerbread Workshop https://nbm.org/event/gingerbread-workshop/2025-12-07/1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gingerbread-workshop Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://nbm.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=9147 Get into the holiday spirit by constructing your own gingerbread house with family and friends.

The post Gingerbread Workshop first appeared on National Building Museum.]]> Get into the holiday spirit by constructing your own gingerbread house with family and friends. Use gingerbread walls and royal icing to create a delicious masterpiece while enjoying hot chocolate and treats.

Tickets are sold per house (1 ticket = 1 house), and there is a limit of two kits per group to allow as many families and friends as possible to participate in this beloved holiday tradition. Each kit includes one gingerbread house, colorful candy for decoration, and icing.

The post Gingerbread Workshop first appeared on National Building Museum.]]> Gingerbread Workshop https://nbm.org/event/gingerbread-workshop/2025-12-07/2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gingerbread-workshop Sun, 07 Dec 2025 18:30:00 +0000 https://nbm.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=9147 Get into the holiday spirit by constructing your own gingerbread house with family and friends.

The post Gingerbread Workshop first appeared on National Building Museum.]]> Get into the holiday spirit by constructing your own gingerbread house with family and friends. Use gingerbread walls and royal icing to create a delicious masterpiece while enjoying hot chocolate and treats.

Tickets are sold per house (1 ticket = 1 house), and there is a limit of two kits per group to allow as many families and friends as possible to participate in this beloved holiday tradition. Each kit includes one gingerbread house, colorful candy for decoration, and icing.

The post Gingerbread Workshop first appeared on National Building Museum.]]> Storytime https://nbm.org/event/storytime-3-3-2-3-5/2025-12-11/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=storytime-3-3-2-3-5 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:30:00 +0000 https://nbm.org/event/storytime-4/2025-01-23/ Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading, songs, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills!

The post Storytime first appeared on National Building Museum.]]> Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading, songs, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills!

Story themes vary weekly, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.

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