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Wednesday, June 20, 2018
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Event | exhibits and toursEchoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I Wednesday
June 20, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT The stories of Americans in World War I -- General John J. Pershing, soldiers, nurses and Red Cross volunteers -- will come to light in this major exhibition. "Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I" will mark the 100th anniversary of the United States' entry into the Great War, on April 6, 1917, when Congress formally declared war on the... Southwest Gallery -
Event | exhibits and toursDrawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists Wednesday
June 20, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT This exhibition brings to light remarkable but little-known contributions made by North American women to the art forms of illustration and cartooning. Spanning the late 1800s to the present, the exhibition highlights the gradual broadening in both the private and public spheres, of women’s roles and interests, and demonstrates that women once constrained by social conditions and convention, have gained immense new opportunities for... Graphic Arts Gallery -
Event | exhibits and toursMapping a Growing Nation: From Independence to Statehood Wednesday
June 20, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT Abel Buell’s New and Correct Map of the United States of North America is the first map of the newly independent United States compiled, printed, and published in America by an American. This important early American map is known to exist in only seven copies. Philanthropist David M. Rubenstein has generously placed his copy of the map at the Library. Great Hall North Gallery -
Event | exhibits and toursHope for America: Performers, Politics and Pop Culture Wednesday
June 20, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT Politicians and entertainers have dominated public life in America for much of the twentieth century. Members of both professions have found their worlds increasingly entangled. The exhibition explores some of these entanglements, focusing on the careers of Bob Hope and other entertainers who were involved in the political climate of their times. Explore artifacts that represent an array of viewpoints on the interplay of... Bob Hope Gallery of American Entertainment -
Event | exhibits and toursThomas Jefferson's Library Wednesday
June 20, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT Take a self-guided 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. Southwest Gallery -
Event | exhibits and toursHerblock Gallery Wednesday
June 20, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT The Herblock Gallery celebrates the work of editorial cartoonist Herbert L. Block—better known as "Herblock"—with an ongoing display of ten original drawings, to change every six months, drawn from the Library's extensive Herbert L. Block Collection. Graphic Arts Gallery -
Event | exhibits and toursHere to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin Wednesday
June 20, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to the brothers who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, personal and business correspondence, photographs, paintings, and drawings, all from the Gershwin Collection in... George and Ira Gershwin Room -
Event | exhibits and toursPublic Tours of the Thomas Jefferson Building Wednesday
June 20, 2018
10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT
11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT Take a free one-hour walking tour of the historic Thomas Jefferson building to learn about its symbolic art and architecture. Volunteer docents tell the story of the Library, America's oldest cultural institution: its history, collections, and services for Congress and the nation. Ground Floor Information Desk -
Event | exhibits and toursTour: Exploring the Early Americas Exhibition Wednesday
June 20, 2018
11:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT This tour examines indigenous cultures, the drama of the encounters between Maya, Aztec, and Inca cultures and European explorers and settlers, and the changes caused by the meeting of the two worlds. It features selections from the Jay I. Kislak Collection as well as the Waldseemüller Maps, created in 1507 and 1516. Northwest Gallery
Thursday, June 21, 2018
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Event | film and video screenings"Eight Men Out" (Sanford/Pillsbury Productions / Orion Pictures, 1988) 120 min. Thursday
June 21, 2018
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT A dramatization of one of the most infamous scandals in baseball’s history when the talented but underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Redlegs. Pickford Theater (LM-302) -
Event | exhibits and toursEchoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I Thursday
June 21, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT The stories of Americans in World War I -- General John J. Pershing, soldiers, nurses and Red Cross volunteers -- will come to light in this major exhibition. "Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I" will mark the 100th anniversary of the United States' entry into the Great War, on April 6, 1917, when Congress formally declared war on the... Southwest Gallery -
Event | exhibits and toursDrawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists Thursday
June 21, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT This exhibition brings to light remarkable but little-known contributions made by North American women to the art forms of illustration and cartooning. Spanning the late 1800s to the present, the exhibition highlights the gradual broadening in both the private and public spheres, of women’s roles and interests, and demonstrates that women once constrained by social conditions and convention, have gained immense new opportunities for... Graphic Arts Gallery -
Event | exhibits and toursMapping a Growing Nation: From Independence to Statehood Thursday
June 21, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT Abel Buell’s New and Correct Map of the United States of North America is the first map of the newly independent United States compiled, printed, and published in America by an American. This important early American map is known to exist in only seven copies. Philanthropist David M. Rubenstein has generously placed his copy of the map at the Library. Great Hall North Gallery -
Event | exhibits and toursHope for America: Performers, Politics and Pop Culture Thursday
June 21, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT Politicians and entertainers have dominated public life in America for much of the twentieth century. Members of both professions have found their worlds increasingly entangled. The exhibition explores some of these entanglements, focusing on the careers of Bob Hope and other entertainers who were involved in the political climate of their times. Explore artifacts that represent an array of viewpoints on the interplay of... Bob Hope Gallery of American Entertainment -
Event | exhibits and toursThomas Jefferson's Library Thursday
June 21, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT Take a self-guided 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. Southwest Gallery -
Event | exhibits and toursHerblock Gallery Thursday
June 21, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT The Herblock Gallery celebrates the work of editorial cartoonist Herbert L. Block—better known as "Herblock"—with an ongoing display of ten original drawings, to change every six months, drawn from the Library's extensive Herbert L. Block Collection. Graphic Arts Gallery -
Event | exhibits and toursHere to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin Thursday
June 21, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to the brothers who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, personal and business correspondence, photographs, paintings, and drawings, all from the Gershwin Collection in... George and Ira Gershwin Room -
Event | exhibits and toursPublic Tours of the Thomas Jefferson Building Thursday
June 21, 2018
10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT
11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT Take a free one-hour walking tour of the historic Thomas Jefferson building to learn about its symbolic art and architecture. Volunteer docents tell the story of the Library, America's oldest cultural institution: its history, collections, and services for Congress and the nation. Ground Floor Information Desk -
Event | exhibits and toursTour: Echoes of the Great War Exhibition Thursday
June 21, 2018
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT View highlights of the exhibition Echoes of the Great War and discover arguments about America's involvement in World War I, experiences of the war over here and over there, and the world the war created in this 30-minute tour. Meet at the entrance to the exhibition to join the tour. Southwest Gallery
Friday, June 22, 2018
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Event | film and video screenings"The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia" (2009) Friday
June 22, 2018
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia is a documentary that tells the story of Zhora, 78 years old, and Knyaz, 77 years old, who were once the most celebrated tightrope dancers in Armenia. Pickford Theater (LM-302) -
Event | exhibits and toursEchoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I Friday
June 22, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT The stories of Americans in World War I -- General John J. Pershing, soldiers, nurses and Red Cross volunteers -- will come to light in this major exhibition. "Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I" will mark the 100th anniversary of the United States' entry into the Great War, on April 6, 1917, when Congress formally declared war on the... Southwest Gallery -
Event | exhibits and toursDrawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists Friday
June 22, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT This exhibition brings to light remarkable but little-known contributions made by North American women to the art forms of illustration and cartooning. Spanning the late 1800s to the present, the exhibition highlights the gradual broadening in both the private and public spheres, of women’s roles and interests, and demonstrates that women once constrained by social conditions and convention, have gained immense new opportunities for... Graphic Arts Gallery -
Event | exhibits and toursMapping a Growing Nation: From Independence to Statehood Friday
June 22, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT Abel Buell’s New and Correct Map of the United States of North America is the first map of the newly independent United States compiled, printed, and published in America by an American. This important early American map is known to exist in only seven copies. Philanthropist David M. Rubenstein has generously placed his copy of the map at the Library. Great Hall North Gallery -
Event | exhibits and toursHope for America: Performers, Politics and Pop Culture Friday
June 22, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT Politicians and entertainers have dominated public life in America for much of the twentieth century. Members of both professions have found their worlds increasingly entangled. The exhibition explores some of these entanglements, focusing on the careers of Bob Hope and other entertainers who were involved in the political climate of their times. Explore artifacts that represent an array of viewpoints on the interplay of... Bob Hope Gallery of American Entertainment -
Event | exhibits and toursThomas Jefferson's Library Friday
June 22, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT Take a self-guided 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. Southwest Gallery
