The National Building Museum invites Ward 6 to its popular ICEBERGS installation with FREE ADMISSION on Tuesday, July 19, 9:00 am until 11:00 am. Light refreshments and snacks will be available for purchase at Firehook Bakery on the Museum’s first floor starting at 9 a.m.

I’m ready to visit the Museum, what do I need to know?

-- ICEBERGS and other Museum exhibitions will open early for Ward 6 Day from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

-- All visitors must use the F St. doors between 5th St. and 6th St. The Museum is metro accessible via the Red line (Judiciary Square) and the Green/Yellow line (Gallery Place-Chinatown). Please note that all visitors may be subject to a bag check upon arrival.

-- Ward 6 Day is determined by your zip code, so please bring a valid form of I.D. to present to the admissions desk to confirm your zip code.

- The general public will be admitted into the Museum beginning at 10 a.m.

- All visitors must check in at the Museum’s admissions desk to receive their complimentary entrance and admissions wristband to ICEBERGS and Museum exhibitions.

What is ICEBERGS?

-- ICEBERGS invites visitors to explore a fantastical glacial sea designed by landscape architects, visit an undersea bridge, and slide down an ice chute. Japanese kakigori shaved ice will be provided by the restaurant Daikaya.

-- ICEBERGS is built from re-usable construction materials, such as scaffolding and polycarbonate paneling, a material commonly used in building greenhouses. The 20' high "water line" allows panoramic views from high above the ocean surface and down below among the towering bergs. The tallest “bergy bit,” at 56', reaches to the third story balcony of the Museum. ICEBERGS occupies a total area of 12,540 square feet.