Calendar of Events

Join us as we celebrate the hard-working women in industry during World War II.  

Join Artist Marissa Baez in creating cyanotypes using NMIH's historic blueprint machine. In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to print two of your photos or images using a Continuous Electric Printing Machine over 100 years old.

Join us March 21 & March 22, from 11am – 4 pm as we bring history to life with demonstrations and interactive activities for all ages. See many of our artifacts in operation including our 115-ton Corliss Steam Engine, try your hand at powering the maypole cord braiding machine, or make coasters on a 19th […]

The Circular Sock Machine Knitters of the MARS (Mid-Atlantic Region) will host a special Crank-In event at the National Museum of Industrial History. Knitters from across the country will gather at NMIH, bringing their own circular sock knitting machines to create socks throughout the day. The museum will remain open to the public, and visitors […]

Join us March 21 & March 22, from 11am – 4 pm as we bring history to life with demonstrations and interactive activities for all ages. See many of our artifacts in operation including our 115-ton Corliss Steam Engine, try your hand at powering the maypole cord braiding machine, or make coasters on a 19th […]

The Circular Sock Machine Knitters of the MARS (Mid-Atlantic Region) will host a special Crank-In event at the National Museum of Industrial History. Knitters from across the country will gather at NMIH, bringing their own circular sock knitting machines to create socks throughout the day. The museum will remain open to the public, and visitors are invited to observe […]

Professor John Smith from Lehigh University is coming to the National Museum of Industrial History on March 28 at 1:00 PM. Invasion of the Microchips is all about the tiny microchips quietly powering almost everything around us. Over the last 50 years, these miniature devices have become faster, smaller, and more powerful, driving the technologies […]