Event Exhibits and Tours 100 Years of Edward Gorey

Date and Location

  • When: Thursday, January 16, 2025

    10:00 am - 8:00 pm EST

  • Where: Thomas Jefferson Building - Great Hall South Gallery

    10 1st Street SE, Washington, DC 20540

Part of Live at the Library

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American writer, poet, illustrator, and set designer Edward Gorey is best known for his macabre illustrations. This small, curated display celebrates the one-hundredth anniversary of his birth with selections from the Library’s two major Edward Gorey collections: the Glen Emil Gorey Collection and the Edward Bradford Gorey Collection.

Visitors to the Thomas Jefferson Building during its regular visitor hours must reserve free timed-entry passes.