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Watch videos highlighting fascinating artifacts from our treasured collections as presented by Library of Congress curators.
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Exhibitions

  • The Civil War in America

    The Civil War in America
    The Library's unmatched Civil War collections featured in this exhibition chronicle the sacrifices and accomplishments of those in both the North and South whose lives were lost or affected by the events of 1861–1865.
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  • The Gibson Girl’s America: Drawings by Charles Dana Gibson

    The Gibson Girl’s America: Drawings by Charles Dana Gibson
    Celebrates the work of Charles Dana Gibson and traces the art of the artist's career, highlighting the rise of the Gibson Girl from the 1890s through the first two decades of the twentieth century.
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  • Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine: Two Kids from Brooklyn

    Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine: Two Kids from Brooklyn
    Explores the many talents of the powerful entertainment duo Danny Kaye (1911–1987) and Sylvia Fine (1913–1991), both raised in Brooklyn, New York.
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  • Thomas Jefferson's Library

    Thomas Jefferson's Library
    Take a trip through a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books.
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Did You Know?
“The Library's Archive of Folk Culture in the American Folklife Center (AFC) administers The Veterans History Project, which was established by Congress in 2000 to preserve the reminiscences of the nation's war veterans. To date, more than 55,000 submissions have been collected, including many from members of Congress.The oldest original newspaper in the Library's Serial and Government Publications Division original newspaper collection is Mercurius Publicas Comprising the Sum of Forraign Intelligence, December 29, 1659.With a staff of more than 4,000, the Library serves about one million readers and visitors annually. Children as well as adults are welcome on escorted Library tours.The construction of the Jefferson building was based on a design, submitted in competition, by architects John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz. The building cost almost $6.5 million, $150,000 less than expected.”

Calendar of Events

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Knowledge Quest

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