The Octagon Museum

We hope to see you soon! 👋🏼 Check out our linktree for a virtual tour if interested.
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Here’s what we have going on in June — make sure you get your tickets to visit us, as we’ll be closed in July!

🪄 Creative Resilience: Carbon + Complexity is on view
📖 Going for Zero: Decarbonizing the Built Environment on the Path to Our Urban Future event with Carl Elefante, FAIA
🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️ The Octagon will be closed in July, run to get your tickets for June!
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Our Communities by Design team spent last week in beautiful Bakersville, NC—a community working to recover from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene. Over a third of the town’s population participated directly in the public process. Led by Cheryl Morgan, FAIA, the team developed a recovery strategy that will improve future resilience. As one town resident wrote, “I am so excited by all you presented. I have been waking up thinking about it. I can’t thank you enough for helping our little town. You all brought the vision and expertise that we desperately needed.”

A full report with recommendations will be available by the end of July! 📋
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Happy !

Today we celebrate the power of museums to educate, inspire, and connect us.

At The Octagon—one of D.C.’s oldest homes and the site where the Treaty of Ghent was signed—we honor the past while engaging the future through architecture, design, and history.

Come visit us and explore where history and design meet!

May fun!
🎂 Celebrate Dolley Madison’s birthday with SpyHer @ The Octagon: The Art of Building Relationships — a program highlighting the components of relationship building
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Bring the whole family for Family Day — enjoy hands-on activities and interactive fun for all ages!
🏛️ May is ! Join Manager Amanda Ferrario for special behind-the-scenes, preservation-focused tours — included with ticket admission on the following dates: May 9, May 16, May 30

Tickets for all events available in our linktree!
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continues!

Can you lead your community through disaster? Strategize, collaborate, and build resilience as you face wild events and tough decisions.

🎲 Think you’ve got what it takes to become the Ultimate Disaster Master?

👉 Grab your copy now — it’s on our Linktree in bio!
 
Check out our linktree to learn more about 🔗



Architects Foundation, the philanthropic partner of the American Institute of Architects, announced the appointment of Jennifer Calvert Hall as its new Executive Director. Calvert Hall was identified following a highly competitive national search and brings extensive experience in fundraising and nonprofit management. Read more at the link in bio.

is here! 🎉

🌱 Celebrate Architecture Week with a fun at-home activity! Swipe for instructions on creating your own biophilic design.

🏛️ Don’t forget to come see the newest exhibit Creative Resilience: Carbon + Complexity at The Octagon—explore more about biophilic design and how it’s shaping the future of architecture! Tickets in our linktree in bio

How are you celebrating ? Let us know in the comments! ⬇️

Check out what’s going on in April! You won’t want to miss the saxophone quartet performance 🎻🎶 It’s a great chance to enjoy live music at The Octagon. Grab your tickets now – link in bio!
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