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Research Center Prints and Photographs Reading Room

Exhibits

The Prints & Photographs Division currently has items on display in the following exhibitions.

  • Not an Ostrich: & Other Images from America's Library

    Opened March 23, 2022
    Southwest Gallery, Thomas Jefferson Building

    Organized 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 Building

    America 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.

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Location

Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, SE
James Madison Building, LM 337
Washington, DC 20540-4650
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Hours

Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Closed Saturdays & Sundays & Federal Holidays

Reader Registration (Rm. LM 133)
Monday through Saturday
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.