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Oct 05, 2021

Smithsonian’s Arts And Industries Building To Reopen With Future-Facing Exhibit This November

In November, the museum will reopen with an autonomous flying taxi, tech-infused art installations, and a video game you can play with your retinas.

Aug 15, 2016

An Empty Smithsonian Building On The Mall Gets A Director, And An Innovation-Focused Future

The Arts and Industries building “is this extraordinary piece of architecture—part Victorian castle, part Moorish castle, part fishmarket,” says Rachel Goslins, who is now tasked with figuring out what to do with it.

May 17, 2016

With CrossLines, Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building Opens To The Public After 12 Years

A two-day event promises to be a cacophonous, colorful, interactive exploration of intersectionality.

Nov 16, 2011

Arts and Industries Building Could Become Latino Museum

The Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Bulding on the National Mall may soon have a new use: the location for the Smithsonian American Latino Museum.

 
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