The recurring, yet sometimes overlooked role of the built environment in children’s literature is being showcased in Building Stories, a new long-term exhibit at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
Designed for a multigenerational audience, it offers an immersive exploration of architecture, engineering and construction found in the pages of children’s books and encourages interaction with familiar classics and new favorites through hands-on activities, media installations, sketching, reading and building stories of their own.