Editing National Academy of Sciences (section)

==Facilities==
[[File:Beckman Conference Center, National Academies (USA).JPG|thumb|The National Academies' Beckman Conference Center in [[Irvine, California]]]]

The National Academy of Sciences maintains multiple buildings around the United States. The [[National Academy of Sciences Building]] is located at 2101 [[Constitution Avenue]], in northwest [[Washington, D.C.]]; it sits on the [[National Mall]], adjacent to the [[Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building]] and in front of the [[Harry S Truman Building|headquarters]] of the [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]]. The building has a [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] architectural style and was built by architect [[Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue]]. The building was dedicated in 1924<ref>{{cite web | author = National Academy of Sciences | title = The NAS Building ... a Temple of Science | url = http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ABOUT_building | access-date = October 12, 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101229155642/http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ABOUT_building | archive-date = December 29, 2010 }}</ref> and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Goodhue engaged a team of artists and architectural sculptors including [[Albert Herter]], [[Lee Lawrie]], and [[Hildreth Meière]] to design interior embellishments celebrating the history and significance of science.<ref>{{Cite book|title = A Home for Science in America|url = http://www.nasonline.org/about-nas/visiting-nas/nas-building/a-home-for-science-in-america.html|website = www.nasonline.org| date=2013 | doi=10.17226/26398 | isbn=978-0-309-27372-5 |access-date = July 27, 2015|archive-date = July 19, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150719171247/http://www.nasonline.org/about-nas/visiting-nas/nas-building/a-home-for-science-in-america.html|url-status = live}}</ref> The building is used for lectures, symposia, exhibitions, and concerts, in addition to annual meetings of the NAS, NAE, and NAM. Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences hosts exhibitions exploring intersections of art, science, and culture such as [[Mathemalchemy]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220520185810/http://www.cpnas.org/press/mathemalchemy_announcement.pdf Mathemalchemy to Open at NAS] Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences, January 12, 2022</ref> The 2012 Presidential Award for Math and Science Teaching ceremony was held here on March 5, 2014. Approximately 150 staff members work at the NAS Building. In June 2012, it reopened to visitors after a major two-year restoration project which restored and improved the building's historic spaces, increased accessibility, and brought the building's aging infrastructure and facilities up to date.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cpnas.org/visit/nas-building-restoration.html |title=Restoration of Historic National Academy of Sciences Building |year=2013 |website=CPNAS |publisher=National Academy of Sciences |access-date=August 12, 2013}}</ref>

More than 1,000 National Academies staff members work at The Keck Center of the National Academies at 500 Fifth Street in northwest Washington, D.C. The Keck Center provides meeting space and houses the National Academies Press Bookstore.<ref name=NASbuildings>{{cite web | author = National Academy of Sciences | title = Visiting Our Buildings | url = http://www.nationalacademies.org/about/contact | access-date = October 12, 2010 | archive-date = April 23, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110423085509/http://www.nationalacademies.org/about/contact/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The [[Marian Koshland Science Museum]] of the National Academy of Sciences – formerly located at 525 E St., N.W. – hosted visits from the public, school field trips, and permanent science exhibits.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences |url=http://www.koshland-science-museum.org |access-date=October 12, 2010}}</ref>

NAS also maintains conference centers in California and Massachusetts.<ref name=NASbuildings/> The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center is located on 100 Academy Drive in [[Irvine, California]], near the campus of the [[University of California, Irvine]]; it offers a conference center and houses several NAS programs. The J. Erik Jonsson Conference Center, located at 314 Quissett Avenue in [[Woods Hole, Massachusetts]], is an NAS conference facility.{{cn|date=March 2025}}