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National Building Museum

401 F Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA, 20001
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Venue Details

Standing capacity2,000
Seating capacity1,500
Built1885
Renovated1985
Venue typeGallery or museum

Amenities

Facilities

  • Furniture (Bring your own)
  • Internet access
  • Lighting
  • Lighting (Bring your own)
  • Other decor (Bring your own)
  • Space (private)
  • Table linens (Bring your own)
  • Wheelchair accessible

Equipment

  • Dance floor
  • Loading dock
  • Staging area

Alcohol and catering

  • Alcohol (Bring your own)
  • Alcohol (Preferred vendors)
  • Alcohol allowed
  • Onsite catering
  • Onsite kitchen
  • Outside caterers allowed

Meeting rooms

Total meeting space
77,000 sq. ft.
Largest room
36,656 sq. ft.
Meeting rooms
5
Second largest room
1 sq. ft.
Standing capacity
2,000
Seating capacity
1,500
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Venue Costs

General pricing structure for National Building Museum in Washington

  • Venue Costs
  • Room Rental Fee
    USD 16000 - USD 30000
    Not negotiable

Meeting space

Name
Room size
Maximum capacity
Banquet rounds
Cocktail rounds
Theater
Boardroom
Great Hall
36,656 sq. ft.
316 x 116 sq. ft.
2000
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Pension Commissioner's Suite (Second Floor)
1 sq. ft.
-
200
110
200
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The Auditorium (Ground Floor)
1 sq. ft.
-
150
100
-
150
-
Beverly Willis Library (Fourth Floor)
1 sq. ft.
-
20
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20
Corinthian Lounge (Third Floor)
1 sq. ft.
-
6
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Location

Getting Here

Distance from airport 4.5 mi
Parking in the area
Paid parking
Street parking

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Additional details

Facilities include an ample caterer's kitchen with an adjacent loading dock and the capacity to handle large-scale stagings, involving film, video, music, lighting and laser shows. All this is available at one of Washington's most accessible locations-only minutes from the Convention Center and downtown hotels.

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National Building Museum Frequently Asked Questions

Explore frequently asked questions from the National Building Museum regarding Health and Safety, Sustainability, and Diversity and Inclusion

Sustainable Practices

Please provide comments or a link to any publicly communicated National Building Museum's sustainability or social impact goals/strategy.
No response.
Does National Building Museum have a strategy that focuses on the elimination and diversion of waste (i.e. plastics, papers, cardboard, etc.)? If yes, please elaborate on your strategy of elimination and diversion of waste.
No response.

Diversity and Inclusion

For US hotels only, is National Building Museum and/or parent company certified as a 51% diverse owned business enterprise (BE)? If yes, please indicate which one of the following you are certified as:
No response.
If applicable, could you please provide a link to National Building Museum's public report on their commitments and initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion?
No response.

Health and Safety

Were practices at National Building Museum developed based on health service recommendations from public governmental entities or private organizations? If Yes, please list which organizations were used to develop these practices.
No response.
Does National Building Museum clean and sanitize public areas and publicly accessible facilities (i.e. meeting rooms, restaurants, elevator banks, etc.)? If yes, describe any new measures that are taken.
No response.
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