Welcome to the Smithsonian's Arts + Industries Building
A home for the future-curious

Opening 2021
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We welcome all dreamers, makers, and changers of tomorrow to imagine a more exciting, equitable, and sustainable future.
Late 2021—Summer 2022
National Mall, Washington DC
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Opening 2021
Prepare to be transported to FUTURES–an immersive museum experience like no other. On view for a limited time, explore the ideas, trends, art, and tech shaping our collective tomorrows in the largest future-focused exhibition ever staged on the National Mall.
Leap into the FUTURES
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Discover the future of travel
Be among the first to marvel at Virgin Hyperloop’s Pegasus pod, which made history in November 2020 when its first passengers completed a successful trial run. With speeds of up to 800 miles per hour, hyperloop travel will be the fastest means of land-based travel yet. Distances that once took months to travel, and now take hours, will require just minutes. Buckle up!
Read more about Hyperloop
FUTURES in The Washington Post
““Futures” is a groundbreaking, multidisciplinary exhibition that will blend art, science, design, history and technology in a celebration of the world’s largest museum complex. Part festival, part exposition, part exhibition, “Futures” was created during a worldwide pandemic — but it nonetheless offers a hopeful glimpse of what lies ahead.”
Read more at The Washington Post
Calling all future makers
You ask big questions and love bold ideas. We do, too, and we think a new century requires new ways of thinking. AIB is the nation’s newest hub for experiences that help us explore humanity’s next chapter.
Meet the team at the arts and industries building– Carl Sagan