Arts and Industries Building

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.

Celebrate Summer With Smithsonian “Solstice Saturday”

Many Museums Open Until Midnight
- June 18, 2018
- Air and Space Museum
- American Art Museum
- American History Museum
- American Indian Museum
- Arts and Industries
- Hirshhorn Museum
- Natural History Museum
- Portrait Gallery
Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building Serves as Headquarters for By the People Festival

The Building Will Host Art Installations and Programming
- June 11, 2018
- Arts and Industries
- Public Programs
Smithsonian Launches Pilot Program of “Pepper” Robots

Softbank Robotics Donates Robots as Part of Significant Gift
- April 24, 2018
- African American Museum
- African Art Museum
- Arts and Industries
- Hirshhorn Museum
- Smithsonian Castle
- Environmental Research Center
Smithsonian Hosts Experimental Program, “The Long Conversation”

Program Will Be Held Friday, Dec. 1, in the Arts and Industries Building
- December 1, 2017
- Arts and Industries
- Public Programs
Smithsonian Names Rachel Goslins Director of the Arts and Industries Building
- August 11, 2016
- Arts and Industries
- Administrative News
Smithsonian Debuts “CrossLines: A Culture Lab”

“Pop-up” Market Is First Public Program in the Arts and Industries Building
- May 17, 2016
- Asian Pacific American Center
- Arts and Industries
- Public Programs
Statement on Status of the Arts and Industries Building
- January 27, 2014
- Arts and Industries
The Future of Innovation Comes to the Smithsonian Dec. 8

How Does Innovation Affect Daily Life?
- December 4, 2013
- Arts and Industries
- Public Programs
Celebrate Innovation Explorations Family Day at the Smithsonian Nov. 16

Sound Will Be Explored through the Stars, Music, Inventions…and Frogs?
- November 12, 2013
- American Indian Museum
- Arts and Industries
- Public Programs
Smithsonian Names Architect for South Mall Museums Master Plan

Danish Architects BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group Wins Design Contract
- March 12, 2013
- African Art Museum
- Arts and Industries
- Asian Art Museum
- Hirshhorn Museum
- Smithsonian Castle
- Administrative News
Smithsonian Reopens Historic Arts and Industries Building with New Innovation Pavilion

Smithsonian and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Collaborate on Pavilion
- January 16, 2013
- Arts and Industries