Rendering of FUTURES courtesy of Arts and Industries Building.
The Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building has been closed since 2004. But this November, it will temporarily reopen—in honor of the Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary—with an ambitious exhibit it’s calling “FUTURES.”
Rendering of FUTURES courtesy of Arts and Industries Building.
Despite being the second oldest museum in the Smithsonian family, AIB has always been a space that championed experimentation—the red-brick building displayed a moon rock months after the lunar landing, and housed an electric light bulb before Congress or the White House. This latest exhibit will attempt to examine and forecast our road ahead.