The Arts and Industries Building (AIB) is the Smithsonian’s second oldest building and a national hub for creative exchange between ideas and objects from our past and our future. AIB opened in 1881 ...

One of the Smithsonian Institution’s most famous exhibits—The First Ladies — first found a home in the Arts and Industries Building. The First Ladies Hall, shown here in 1955, first ...

The offices then were located in the Arts and Industries Building, or the A&I, our affectionate acronym for that grand, red-bricked 19th-century exhibition palace. I climbed the wrought-iron steps ...

The Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building (AIB for short), vacant for nearly 20 years due to major structural concerns, is about to reopen to the public this fall – just in time for the ...

Save for one standout: the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building, which, until this summer, had been chained shut for years. With its colorful facade, arched windows, spires and rotunda ...

For the Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary, the long-closed Arts and Industries Building reopens for a glimpse of the future. By Laura van Straaten This article is part of our latest Fine Arts ...

The Arts and Industries Building originally opened in 1881 as the country’s first U.S. National Museum. It remained in use until 2004, when it was closed because of structural concerns.

The Smithsonian hopes to reopen its historic Arts and Industries Building next fall for short-term exhibitions and programs, Acting Secretary Albert Horvath said Monday. “We want to get life bac ...

The historical Arts and Industries Building, on Jefferson Drive SW next to the Smithsonian administration building known as the Castle, is the sole site with a structure and the only one under the ...

If you're feeling competitive, then the Arts and Industries Building will have arcade games until 11 p.m. Whether you want to dance or engage in conversation, the Smithsonian has many free events ...

Forget utopia. The Smithsonian wants you to design something just a bit more realistic Part of the new Futures exhibit, the Smithsonian uses an AI design assistant to show how urban planning ...