National Building Museum

The National Building Museum will create a comprehensive visitor center and orientation experience for museum guests to improve way-finding, streamline ticketing, explain its mission as the nation's building museum, and set visitors on their way toward a positive learning experience. The new center will comprise three distinct areas: admissions and information, an object-based exhibition, and an immersive multi-media experience. The visitor center will be moved from the large Great Hall to an enclosed area where admission desks and information kiosks will be located. The orientation experience will give visitors an overview of the exhibitions and educational programs before learning more about architecture, engineering, construction, urban planning, historic preservation, design and landscape architecture. Together, the visitor center and orientation experience will create a more visitor-centric museum environment.