Events at the Library of Congress
Tuesday July 8, 2025
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Event | exhibits and tours Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
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Tuesday,
July 08, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Northwest Gallery
The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. -
Tuesday,
July 08, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
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Tuesday,
July 08, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, 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. -
Tuesday,
July 08, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours A National Treasure: The Library of Congress
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Tuesday,
July 08, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
This small, curated display celebrates the history of the Thomas Jefferson Building, which opened to the public on November 1, 1897. Designed in an Italian Renaissance style, this building features the works of more than 40 American sculptors and painters. It was also the first building in Washington, D.C., designed with electric lighting. The state-of-the-art facility was built to accommodate the Library of Congress’s… -
Tuesday,
July 08, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Thomas Jefferson’s Library
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Tuesday,
July 08, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southeast Pavilion
Take a trip through this major exhibition, 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. -
Tuesday,
July 08, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution
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Tuesday,
July 08, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
Our understanding of George Washington and King George III of Britain is clouded by myths that have accumulated over centuries. This exhibition explores the lives and legacies of the two adversaries during America’s war for independence. The Library of Congress brings their papers together for the first time to reveal the real men behind the myths. -
Tuesday,
July 08, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
Wednesday July 9, 2025
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Event | exhibits and tours Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
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Wednesday,
July 09, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Northwest Gallery
The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. -
Wednesday,
July 09, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
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Wednesday,
July 09, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, 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. -
Wednesday,
July 09, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours A National Treasure: The Library of Congress
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Wednesday,
July 09, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
This small, curated display celebrates the history of the Thomas Jefferson Building, which opened to the public on November 1, 1897. Designed in an Italian Renaissance style, this building features the works of more than 40 American sculptors and painters. It was also the first building in Washington, D.C., designed with electric lighting. The state-of-the-art facility was built to accommodate the Library of Congress’s… -
Wednesday,
July 09, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Thomas Jefferson’s Library
-
Wednesday,
July 09, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southeast Pavilion
Take a trip through this major exhibition, 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. -
Wednesday,
July 09, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution
-
Wednesday,
July 09, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
Our understanding of George Washington and King George III of Britain is clouded by myths that have accumulated over centuries. This exhibition explores the lives and legacies of the two adversaries during America’s war for independence. The Library of Congress brings their papers together for the first time to reveal the real men behind the myths. -
Wednesday,
July 09, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
Thursday July 10, 2025
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Event | exhibits and tours Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
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Thursday,
July 10, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Northwest Gallery
The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. -
Thursday,
July 10, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
-
Thursday,
July 10, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, 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. -
Thursday,
July 10, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours A National Treasure: The Library of Congress
-
Thursday,
July 10, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
This small, curated display celebrates the history of the Thomas Jefferson Building, which opened to the public on November 1, 1897. Designed in an Italian Renaissance style, this building features the works of more than 40 American sculptors and painters. It was also the first building in Washington, D.C., designed with electric lighting. The state-of-the-art facility was built to accommodate the Library of Congress’s… -
Thursday,
July 10, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Thomas Jefferson’s Library
-
Thursday,
July 10, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southeast Pavilion
Take a trip through this major exhibition, 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,
July 10, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
-
Event | exhibits and tours The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution
-
Thursday,
July 10, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
Our understanding of George Washington and King George III of Britain is clouded by myths that have accumulated over centuries. This exhibition explores the lives and legacies of the two adversaries during America’s war for independence. The Library of Congress brings their papers together for the first time to reveal the real men behind the myths. -
Thursday,
July 10, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
Friday July 11, 2025
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Event | exhibits and tours Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
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Friday,
July 11, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Northwest Gallery
The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. -
Friday,
July 11, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
-
Friday,
July 11, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, 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. -
Friday,
July 11, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours A National Treasure: The Library of Congress
-
Friday,
July 11, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
This small, curated display celebrates the history of the Thomas Jefferson Building, which opened to the public on November 1, 1897. Designed in an Italian Renaissance style, this building features the works of more than 40 American sculptors and painters. It was also the first building in Washington, D.C., designed with electric lighting. The state-of-the-art facility was built to accommodate the Library of Congress’s… -
Friday,
July 11, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
-
Event | exhibits and tours Thomas Jefferson’s Library
-
Friday,
July 11, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southeast Pavilion
Take a trip through this major exhibition, 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. -
Friday,
July 11, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
-
Event | exhibits and tours The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution
-
Friday,
July 11, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
Our understanding of George Washington and King George III of Britain is clouded by myths that have accumulated over centuries. This exhibition explores the lives and legacies of the two adversaries during America’s war for independence. The Library of Congress brings their papers together for the first time to reveal the real men behind the myths. -
Friday,
July 11, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
Saturday July 12, 2025
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Event | exhibits and tours Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
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Saturday,
July 12, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Northwest Gallery
The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. -
Saturday,
July 12, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
-
Saturday,
July 12, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, 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. -
Saturday,
July 12, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours A National Treasure: The Library of Congress
-
Saturday,
July 12, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
This small, curated display celebrates the history of the Thomas Jefferson Building, which opened to the public on November 1, 1897. Designed in an Italian Renaissance style, this building features the works of more than 40 American sculptors and painters. It was also the first building in Washington, D.C., designed with electric lighting. The state-of-the-art facility was built to accommodate the Library of Congress’s… -
Saturday,
July 12, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
-
Event | exhibits and tours Thomas Jefferson’s Library
-
Saturday,
July 12, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southeast Pavilion
Take a trip through this major exhibition, 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. -
Saturday,
July 12, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
-
Event | exhibits and tours The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution
-
Saturday,
July 12, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
Our understanding of George Washington and King George III of Britain is clouded by myths that have accumulated over centuries. This exhibition explores the lives and legacies of the two adversaries during America’s war for independence. The Library of Congress brings their papers together for the first time to reveal the real men behind the myths. -
Saturday,
July 12, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT