Gift
of
The
Xerox
Foundation
World
Treasures
of
the
Library
of
Congress
In
the
spring
of
the
year
2000,
the
Library
of
Congress
will
mount
a
major
exhibition
of
top
treasures
from
its
international
collections.
Beautiful
and
historic
manuscripts,
maps,
music,
prints,
films
and
drawings
from
all
over
the
world
and
spanning
3000
years
of
history
will
come
together
in
a
stunning
overview
of
human
creativity
and
the
rich
and
diverse
cultures
that
have
found
a
place
in
America.
This
will
be
the
first
“top
treasures”exhibition
based
on
the
Library’s
incomparable
foreign
collections
which
account
for
nearly
seventy
percent
of
the
Library’s
115
million
items.
World
Treasures
of
the
Library
of
Congress
will
be
mounted
in
the
newly
restored
exhibition
gallery
of
historic
Jefferson
Building
on
Capitol
Hill
where
currently
the
American
Treasures
exhibition
is
on
display.
It
is
the
natural
sequel
to
this
successful
exhibit,
funded
by
the
Xerox
Foundation,
which
has
attracted
more
than
a
million
visitors
and
is
the
basis
for
the
popular
and
permanent
on-line
Treasures
exhibition.
As
one
of
the
key
events
of
the
Library’s
Bicentennial
in
the
year
2000,
World
Treasures
of
the
Library
of
Congress
will
be
featured
in
all
publicity
and
media
events
surrounding
this
historic
occasion.
A
variety
of
related
programs
will
enhance
the
visitor’s
experience
and
extend
the
reach
of
the
exhibition
to
the
broadest
possible
audience.
Programs
will
include
a
series
of
rare
foreign
film
presentations,
concerts
of
world
music
in
the
Library’s
newly
restored
“acoustically
perfect”
Coolidge
Auditorium,
family
programs
in
the
summer
months
that
help
visitors
find
their
cultural
roots
in
the
exhibition
and
in
the
Library’s
collections,
and
special
programs
coordinated
with
cultural
and
diplomatic
events
throughout
the
Washington
area
and
beyond.
World
Treasures
of
the
Library
of
Congress
will
also
be
permanently
accessible
in
electronic
form
on
the
Library’s
website
on
the
Internet.
