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The Arts and Industries Building is currently closed for refurbishing. It was originally constructed to exhibit pieces acquired from the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Some of these works are still on display. They include carriages, steam engines, a printing press, and a locomotive.
Today, the Arts and Industries Building is a museum in transition. It houses pieces from the National Museum of Natural History in an exhibit titled "Museums at the Smithsonian: 150 Years of Collecting". It also has changing exhibits from the Anacostia Museum and the Center for African American History and Culture.
Located in the National Mall, the building is built with red brick and Ohio sandstone and was designed in a High Victorian style by the Washington architectural firm of Cluss and Schulze. It opened in 1881.
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