Wide range of gift/art items, publications, and souvenirs for all ages. Some of the general items that you can buy online or from a regular gift shop/bookstore are actually cheaper here. Like this Lego set that weve been keeping an eye on for a while. Theres also lots of interesting brain-feed items that I have only (so far) seen here. In all, an outstanding museum store.

Love this place, went theire on Engineering day and loved it...lots of activities to perform.

The Building Museum Shop is easily one of the better ones in DC. It features a wide selection of books regarding architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, building materials, and history. It also features gifts, postcards, t-shirts, and other appropriate items of interest to those visiting the Museum.

One of the best gift shops in DC. Bring money with you!

The shop has so many mini sized things (from the lack of words) to buy. So their price range starts from a dollar and goes up.

Check out the excellent special events on the weekend.

We were pleasantly surprised by the National Building Museum! It was recommended by a relative and Im glad we took the time to check. It was just my husband and I, so we skipped the additional fee to see the Lawn exhibition, aimed at families with young children. It made me miss my children at that age since they would have loved to run uphill and downhill!We enjoy many of the current unusual exhibits such as Hoops (the collection of photographs by photographer Bill Bamberger representing basketball courts from around the world that show how they build communities), House & Home (historical exhibition on what it means to live at home for different people across the United States), Secret Cities (the architecture and planning of the Manhattan Project), Flickering Treasures (historical look at the world of great cinemas in Baltimore), and more!In addition, the building that houses the National Building Museum itself is quite great and there is something to see. Completed in 1887, it originally housed the United States Pensions Office to serve Civil War veterans and their families. A frieze depicting scenes from the Civil War surrounds the exterior of the building. It also served as the location of several inauguration dances and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985.