We’re powering up our time machine
Hello! Thanks for visiting. The Arts + Industries Building is currently CLOSED to the public, but big things are coming.
We’re busy preparing the FUTURES for you-the Smithsonian’s first part-festival, part-exhibition exploration of the future, coming Summer 2021 to the National Mall. Bring your curiosity and questions to this first-of-its-kind space where you can participate virtually in future worlds through immersive experiences and create new possibilities for what’s next with the help of emerging innovations. We’ll invite you to think more flexibly, to hope more forcefully. Leap forward and choose your own adventure, only at FUTURES. LEARN MORE
Eat, drink, listen and talk the FUTURES
FUTURES Forum is our hearth and home, a unique space in the Arts + Industries Building specially designed for recharging and idea-sharing. Grab a bite from a micro-café, order from coffee robots, and browse future-forward gift shop.
A full slate of workshops, talks, and events will be announced in 2021
Events at AIB promise just one thing: the unexpected
Events at AIB promise just one thing: the unexpected. From dance parties to deep talks to dinosaurs, we’ll ask you to expand your thinking. Bring friends and connect with strangers. Use all your senses, and then some.
After lying dormant for nearly two decades, AIB reopened in 2016 for a select series of cutting-edge programs and pop-ups. Scroll through our favorites and check back often for new announcements. The FUTURES will be here sooner than you think.
