National Building Museum

Image 6 of 18 from gallery of BIG Maze Opens at National Building Museum. Photograph by Matthew Carbone, www.matthewcarbone.com

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Getting lost in a museum is easy, and aimlessly wandering from wing to wing is a nice, relaxing, not-at-all-claustrophobic way to spend an afternoon. Alternatively you could venture into The BIG Maze at DC's National Building Museum, an on-site installation filled with winding paths, dead-ends, and a cool reveal at…

Image 4 of 11 from gallery of National Railway Museum Central Hall Competition Reveals 5 Final Design Concepts. Feilden Fowles. Image © Malcolm Reading Consultants and the respective teams

THE FRONT OF THE MUSEUM The East Building of the National Gallery of Art features one of the most uniquely shaped exteriors of any building in DC. The facade remains just as stunning as when the museum opened in 1978.