First Look at ‘FUTURES’

IF THERE WAS EVER A TIME TO reimagine what lies ahead, it’s today as we envision our post-pandemic world. In every crisis there’s opportunity, and for the 175th anniversary of the world’s largest museum and research complex, the Smithsonian is celebrating innovations created out of disruption. For the first time in nearly two decades, the historic Arts + Industries Building (AIB)—America’s first National Museum—will be temporarily opened for its first major building-wide exploration of the future.

“Now, more than ever, we need a way to think about the future with hopefulness and flexibility,” Rachel Goslins, director of the Smithsonian’s AIB,“To be able to imagine the future we want, not just the future we fear.”