National Building Museum announces Aileen Fuchs as new Executive Director Aileen Fuchs. Photo: Michael McWeeney. WASHINGTON, DC .-The National Building Museum announced that Aileen Fuchs has been selected by the Board of Trustees as its new President and Executive Director. Currently the President and CEO of the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Fuchs will be the fifth director of the Museum, which last year celebrated the 40th anniversary of its creation by Congress. Her appointment comes at an opportune time in the institutions history, as it reopens this spring with powerful exhibitions, a new Visitor Center, and plans for an exciting program of summer installations.