Designing Tomorrow: Americas Worlds Fairs of the 1930s
02.10.2010 - 10.07.2011
401 F Street, National Building Museum, NW Washington, DC 20001, USA
The fairs popularized modern design for the American public and promoted the idea of science and consumerism as salvation from the Great Depression. Participating architects, eager for new projects at a time when few new buildings were being financed, populated the fairgrounds with an eclectic modern architecture. Pavilions housed innovative and dynamic exhibitions that paid tribute to factory production, technology, and speed. Exhibits forecasted the houses and cities of tomorrow and presented streamlined trains, modern furnishings, television, and talking robots. DesigningGeneral Motors Building, New York World s Fair, 1940Courtesy Albert Kahn Family of Companies.A first of its kind exhibition, Designing Tomorrow features nearly 200 never before assembled artifacts including building models, architectural remnants, drawings, paintings, prints, furniture, an original RCA TRK 12 television, Elektro the Moto Man robot, and period film footage. The artifacts are drawn from the featured expositions: Chicago, IL/A Century of Progress International Exposition (1933/34), San Diego, CA/California Pacific International Exposition (1935/36), Dallas, TX/Texas Centennial Exposition (1936), Cleveland, OH/Great Lakes Exposition (1936/37), San Francisco, CA/Golden Gate International Exposition (1939/40), and New York, NY/New York Worlds Fair (1939/40). |
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Opening Hours:
Mon / Sat :10:00 am / 5:00 pm
Sun 11:00 am / 5:00 pm
Admission:
Free
A donation of 5 dollars per person is suggested.
How to Get There:
The National Building Museum is located at 401 F Street NW, between 4th and 5th Streets, across the street from the Judiciary Square Metro (Red Line). Wheelchair access is available through the G Street entrance.
By Metro:
The National Building Museum is located across the street from Judiciary Square station on Metros red line.Alternatively, take the yellow or green lines to Gallery Place/Chinatown. Use the Galleries/Arena exit to F Street, at the top of the last escalator (F Street), turn left and walk a short 2 blocks to the Museum.
By Car:
http://www.nbm.org/plan-visit/accessibility-directions/#I-66
Accessibility:
Wheelchair and stroller access is located at the G Street entrance. For after hours lectures, and public programs, please use the 4th Street entrance. If you are in need of a wheelchair upon arrival, during normal business hours, please visit the Information Desk, as the Museum has wheelchairs available.
Parking:
http://www.nbm.org/plan-visit/accessibility-directions/#Parking
Contact:
Call 202.272.2448.
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