Closed in preparation
for renovation
900 Jefferson Drive, SW
Washington, D.C. Metro Station:
Smithsonian (Mall exit)
The Arts and Industries Building has a special
role among Smithsonian buildings—as the original home of
the National Museum. Designed in a High Victorian style by the
Washington architectural firm of Cluss and Schulze, it opened
in 1881 in time for the inaugural ball of President James A.
Garfield. The building's exhibition halls are currently closed
in preparation for renovation.
A working carousel
is located on the Mall outside of the building.
