09/30/2026
October is here, and things are getting spooky, busy, and very much worth leaving the house for. 🍁
From thought-provoking conversations and design talks to Halloween nights and fall fun, a LOT is happening at the Museum this month.
Swipe through for your October game plan here at the National Building Museum. ➡️
Adult programs have the spotlight this month.
🗓️ On October 6, we’re partnering with March On! and Capital Jewish Museum for a special program about the Rosenwald Schools. Explore the powerful partnership behind the Rosenwald Schools and its lasting legacy of collective action.
📐Then on October 7, Spotlight on Design is back! Join urban planner and designer Toni L. Griffin for the 2026 Edward A. Feiner Public Realm Lecture, followed by a conversation with The New York Times journalist Emily Badger.
❗️Followed by our Belonging In Place event on October 13. What does it mean to truly belong in a place? Artists, community leaders, and cultural practitioners come together for an interdisciplinary conversation on place, identity, and connection.
⏭️ And looking ahead... on November 10, Black Modernism explores the interconnected history of Black architects, educators, institutions, and ideas through the story of the Tuskegee Chapel.
🧱 Little Builders is back October 3! Kids can explore, build, and get creative with hands-on activities designed just for our youngest visitors. (SOLD OUT!)
📚 Homeschool Day returns October 9 with Build Your Story, exploring the connections between storytelling, illustration, architecture, and design through our Building Stories exhibition.
🧠 On October 10, Girl Scouts can put their problem-solving skills to work with Designing for Disaster, using the Design Thinking Process to tackle real-world challenges.
🏗️ School’s Out Workshops are happening October 12, giving kids a hands-on way to explore architecture and design while they’re out of school.
🛠️ And on October 25, Daisy and Brownie Girl Scouts can Craft and Tinker, exploring how designers and builders create spaces and objects for different users.
October = lots of ways to keep little minds (and hands) busy.
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