Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
The inaugural exhibition of the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery brings together voice and video recordings, scrolls, diaries, manuscripts, art, photographs, maps, books, and more.
The Library of Congress gathers and preserves our collective memories and shares them with you. The inaugural exhibition of the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery brings together voice and video recordings, scrolls, diaries, manuscripts, art, photographs, maps, books, and more.
Exhibition Curator
Library of Congress
03.2025 - 03.2026
The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution
Get to know George Washington and King George III in their own words in this exhibition, which brings together their papers from the Library of Congress and the Royal Archives for the first time.
The Library of Congress gathers and preserves our collective memories and shares them with you.
Exhibition Curator
Library of Congress
04.2008 - Current
Thomas Jefferson's Library
Take a trip through a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress gathers and preserves our collective memories and shares them with you.
Exhibition Curator
Library of Congress
12.2008 - Current
Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
The exhibition celebrates the lives and work of George and Ira Gershwin through music manuscripts and other documents from the Gershwin collection.
The Library of Congress gathers and preserves our collective memories and shares them with you.
Exhibitions
Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress, 06/14/24, 12/31/25, David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery, Second Floor, Thomas Jefferson Building, The Library of Congress gathers and preserves our collective memories and shares them with you. The inaugural exhibition of the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery brings together voice and video recordings, scrolls, diaries, manuscripts, art, photographs, maps, books, and more. This collection inspires us to consider our stories, collective memories, and recorded history. What do they have in common? How do they differ?
The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution, 03/28/25, 03/21/26, Southwest Exhibition Gallery, Second Floor, Thomas Jefferson Building, Get to know George Washington and King George III in their own words in this exhibition, which brings together their papers from the Library of Congress and the Royal Archives for the first time. Explore their parallel lives, from their early years through the revolution that brought them into conflict to their overlapping years as president and king.
Thomas Jefferson's Library, 04/11/08, Ongoing, Southwest Pavilion, Second Floor, Thomas Jefferson Building, 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.
Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin, 12/11/08, Ongoing, Gershwin Gallery, Ground Floor, Thomas Jefferson Building, The exhibition celebrates the lives and work of George and Ira Gershwin through music manuscripts and other documents from the Gershwin collection that chronicle their lives and careers. The display includes George’s piano and desk, Ira’s typing table and typewriter, and self-portraits in oil by each brother.
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