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  Location within Central Washington, D.C.  Arts and Industries Building (the District of Columbia)  Arts and Industries Building (the United States) | |
Former name | United States National Museum |
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| Established | 1879 |
| Location | 900 Jefferson Drive SW, Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°53′18″N 77°1′28″W / 38.88833°N 77.02444°W |
| Director | Rachel Goslins |
| Website | aib |
Arts and Industries Building | |
| Built | 1881 |
| Architect | Cluss & Schulze; Meigs, Montgomery |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000994 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 11, 1971[1] |
| Designated NHL | November 11, 1971[2] |
| Designated DCIHS | November 8, 1964 |
The Arts and Industries Building is the second oldest (after The Castle) of the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Initially named the National Museum, it was built to provide the Smithsonian with its first proper facility for public display of its growing collections.[3] The building, designed by architects Adolf Cluss and Paul Schulze, opened in 1881, hosting an inaugural ball for President James A. Garfield. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971.[2] After being closed since 2004 for repair and renovation, the building reopened in 2021 with a special exhibition, Futures.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Arts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Institution". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
- ^ "Baird's Dream: History of the Arts and Industries Building" Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archive]