Events at the Library of Congress

Tuesday May 24, 2022

Wednesday May 25, 2022

  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Exploring the Early Americas Wednesday
    May 25, 2022
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Northwest Gallery     Exploring the Early Americas features selections from the more than 3,000 rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that make up the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress. The exhibition includes two extraordinary maps by Martin Waldseemüller created in 1507 and 1516, which depict a world enlarged by the presence of the Western Hemisphere.
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Geppi Gems Wednesday
    May 25, 2022
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Graphic Arts Gallery     Showcases a selection of Stephen A. Geppi’s generous donation to the Library of comic art. The exhibition represents themes from the Geppi's former museum, including Walt Disney’s iconic characters, westerns, superheroes, science fiction, horror, sports music and entertainment.
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Wednesday
    May 25, 2022
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Northwest Curtain, Second Floor     The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song celebrates the work of an artist whose career reflects lifetime achievement in promoting song as a vehicle of musical expression and cultural understanding. This display includes material from the Library’s collections that highlights the work of each of the past Gershwin prize recipients as well as the 2022 recipient, pop music icon Lionel Richie.
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin Wednesday
    May 25, 2022
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     George and Ira Gershwin Room     Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, 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, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,...
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Mapping a Growing Nation: From Independence to Statehood Wednesday
    May 25, 2022
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Northwest Gallery     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. The exhibition comprises maps of the northeastern and southeastern regions of the United States.
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    "Not an Ostrich" and Other Images from America's Library Wednesday
    May 25, 2022
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Southwest Gallery     Organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photo collections of the Library of Congress, this exhibition presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million images. Photos reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary digital technology.
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Olmsted Bicentennial Wednesday
    May 25, 2022
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Great Hall East Gallery     The Library of Congress marks the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted — the landscape architect and writer who designed the U.S. Capitol grounds and many public parks and university campuses — with a special five-case exhibit charting Olmsted’s life experience, philosophy and legacy in promoting the benefits of access to the natural world, parks for recreation and revitalization, and shared public...
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words Wednesday
    May 25, 2022
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     South Gallery     This exhibition showcases rarely seen materials that offer an intimate view of Rosa Parks and documents her life and activism—creating a rich opportunity for viewers to discover new dimensions to their understanding of this seminal figure.
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Thomas Jefferson's Library Wednesday
    May 25, 2022
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Southwest Pavilion     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.

Thursday May 26, 2022

  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Exploring the Early Americas Thursday
    May 26, 2022
    10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Northwest Gallery     Exploring the Early Americas features selections from the more than 3,000 rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that make up the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress. The exhibition includes two extraordinary maps by Martin Waldseemüller created in 1507 and 1516, which depict a world enlarged by the presence of the Western Hemisphere.
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Geppi Gems Thursday
    May 26, 2022
    10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Graphic Arts Gallery     Showcases a selection of Stephen A. Geppi’s generous donation to the Library of comic art. The exhibition represents themes from the Geppi's former museum, including Walt Disney’s iconic characters, westerns, superheroes, science fiction, horror, sports music and entertainment.
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Thursday
    May 26, 2022
    10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Northwest Curtain, Second Floor     The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song celebrates the work of an artist whose career reflects lifetime achievement in promoting song as a vehicle of musical expression and cultural understanding. This display includes material from the Library’s collections that highlights the work of each of the past Gershwin prize recipients as well as the 2022 recipient, pop music icon Lionel Richie.
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin Thursday
    May 26, 2022
    10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     George and Ira Gershwin Room     Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, 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, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,...
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Mapping a Growing Nation: From Independence to Statehood Thursday
    May 26, 2022
    10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Northwest Gallery     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. The exhibition comprises maps of the northeastern and southeastern regions of the United States.
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    "Not an Ostrich" and Other Images from America's Library Thursday
    May 26, 2022
    10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Southwest Gallery     Organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photo collections of the Library of Congress, this exhibition presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million images. Photos reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary digital technology.
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Olmsted Bicentennial Thursday
    May 26, 2022
    10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Great Hall East Gallery     The Library of Congress marks the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted — the landscape architect and writer who designed the U.S. Capitol grounds and many public parks and university campuses — with a special five-case exhibit charting Olmsted’s life experience, philosophy and legacy in promoting the benefits of access to the natural world, parks for recreation and revitalization, and shared public...