Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library : Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1972. Renovation by OTJ Architects and Mecanoo. Docomomo DC is pleased to invite members, friends, and all supporters of Modern architecture to our General Member Meeting  on Tuesday, December 9th  from 4:30–6:00 PM . The meeting will take place at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library  in the 401-G Conference Room . This gathering is an opportunity to learn about our current work and the pl

On a crisp Saturday morning, October 11, 2025, architecture lovers, preservationists, and curious neighbors gathered at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC for the Docomomo DC Tour Day. Under the theme “Places of Worship,”  this year’s tour offered a deep dive into one of Washington's DC most striking mid-century modern sacred spaces.  Opening: Setting the Stage The event opened with an illuminating talk by Diane Stewart , recently retired Facilities Director o

Guided tour at The Kreeger Museum in Washington, DC, designed by Philip Johnson and Richard Foster. Last month, July 2025, Docomomo DC...

Join Docomomo DC for an in-person guided tour of the Kreeger Museum , one of Washington, DC’s most celebrated examples of mid-century...

Docomomo DC Tour Day 2024 at the NIST Gaithersburg Campus Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Docomomo DC tour of the National...

Lighting designer Claude Engle joined historian Zachary Schrag for a presentation on lighting DC's Metro on August 18, 2020, providing...

Beyer Blinder Belle kicks off a series of virtual conversations on Postmodernism on Wednesday, December 9. This three-part panel...

Join Docomomo DC and Claude Engle for a talk on the DC Metro Lighting Renovation Project Presenters: Claude Engle, Lighting Designer &...

© Neil Forrest On January 16, arts venue Hillyer co-hosts CultureBlast: Mies’s MLK Library, a conversation on Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's...

Finding the Bauhaus in the Public Library: Opening Reception and Panel Discussion Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, 5:30 p.m. As part of DC...