Public Art for a Modern Museum

Historical marker location:

1300 Constitution Avenue Northwest, The National Mall, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Kenneth E. Behring Center

The District was the site of a major earthquake in 2011: On August 23, 2011, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the East Coast of the United States, with its epicenter located in Mineral, Virginia. The quake was felt strongly in Washington, D.C., causing damage to several buildings, including the Washington Monument and the National Cathedral.