Exhibits
The Prints & Photographs Division currently has items on display in the following exhibitions.
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Not an Ostrich: & Other Images from America's Library
Opened March 23, 2022
Southwest Gallery, Thomas Jefferson BuildingOrganized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photography collections of the Library of Congress, presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million photographs. The images reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary digital technology.
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JOIN IN: Voluntary Associations in America
December 16, 2022–July 6, 2024
South Gallery, Thomas Jefferson BuildingAmerica has been called “a nation of joiners.” In their daily lives, in their communities, and in their work and play, Americans have long joined voluntary associations to connect with others, pursue shared goals, and spur social change. Join In: Voluntary Associations in America explores this impulse to join together for a common purpose through a selection of items from the Library of Congress collections representing organizations from across the nation and across time.