Building Our Future
Tickets to the Museum of Exploration are available now!
Unlock your inner explorer and spark a lifetime of wonder.
Help shape a brighter future for our planet and its people.
The Home of the Explorer
As the Society launches a new era of exploration, we are taking steps to expand our global impact by reimagining our headquarters in Washington, D.C. The most significant expansion in our history will transform Base Camp into a dynamic hub for collaboration and convening, and create a powerful new platform to amplify our Explorers’ work.
At its core, Base Camp is and will always be the Home of the Explorer — a place for changemakers to return from the field, share what they have learned, and connect with each other and the wider public. Our new campus will supercharge their efforts to illuminate and protect our world and foster an even stronger, more collaborative Explorer community.
An experience to inspire the Explorer in everyone
Base Camp will activate the National Geographic Society’s history and mission with a must-see public destination called the Museum of Exploration. Through cutting-edge technology and powerful storytelling, visitors will be transported all over the world and witness our commitment to understanding and caring for the planet. Students will see themselves as the Explorers and solution-seekers of tomorrow with exciting interactives and learning opportunities. This unique attraction will provide incredible new ways to introduce our Explorers to a wider audience, amplifying their achievements and rallying the public to support their mission — and ours.
See the possibilities at
The Museum of Exploration
A space to convene the changemakers of our time
Base Camp will also be a global convening space, bringing together experts in science, conservation, and policy to seek innovative solutions for our planet. In the nation’s capital, we will connect Explorers with key leaders from all over the world, advancing our goals and driving meaningful change for the planet.
Thank you to our Base Camp Founding Donors
Base Camp Cornerstone Gifts
Rolex
Lilly Endowment Inc.
Base Camp Founding Donors
Anonymous
The Bill and Donna Marriott Foundation
Katherine and David Bradley
Spencer, Carter and Adam Bradley
The Brendan & Helen Bechtel Foundation
Bonnie and Jere Broh-Kahn
Jean and Steve Case
Cengage
Jack and Laura Dangermond | Esri
EPAM
Evan and Mariana Greenberg
Margaret Jacobs
The Honorable Richard Terrance Kennedy and Heidi E. Morgan
Deborah M. Lehr and John F. W. Rogers
Lilly Endowment Inc.
Lyda Hill Philanthropies
Polly and Kevin Maroni
Strive and Tsitsi Masiyiwa
Inna and Mark Moore
Panasonic Projector & Display Americas LLC
Nancy E. Pfund and Phillip L. Polakoff
Josh and Danyelle Resnick
Rolex
The Roski Family
Jill Tiefenthaler and Kevin Rask
Trebek Family Foundation
Join us
The Museum of Exploration will drive a new era of global impact for the National Geographic Society. Help us advance our mission exponentially and bring the Home of the Explorer to life!
To learn more about the museum, including how you can support the project and available naming opportunities, please contact givinginfo@ngs.org.
Photo credits (from top of page): Mark Thiessen, Leigh Vogel, 2024 National Geographic Society