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Chosen from the rarest of diamonds, the De Beers Champagne Cocktail Fizz Collection features the extraordinary beauty of the natural-colored diamond in...
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The historic Eastern Market is the sole surviving continious operating fresh food market in Washington DC. Located 7 blooks east of the U. S. Capitol.Serviced...
From over 17,000 entries submitted from the United States and around the world to the Smithsonian magazine for its 6th Annual Photo Contest, 50 finalists were selected. The images selected represent t
Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to the brothers who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of ma
'Exploring the Early Americas' features selections from the more than 3,000 rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that make up the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of
Gain insights into how the nation's founding documents were forged and the role that imagination and vision played in the unprecedented creative act of forming a self-governing country. Participa
Visitors to the Library's historic Thomas Jefferson Building are invited to enter directly in the first floor Great Hall. From there, two orientation galleries flanking the Great Hall present inf
This exhibit, celebrating the birth of political cartoonist Herbert Block, features 82 original cartoon drawings selected from the Library's Herb Block collection.
On display in the Library's Great Hall are two of the institution's greatest treasures, the Giant Bible of Mainz and the Gutenberg Bible. Displayed in separate cases, both have an interactiv
This exhibit features engaging photographs of Bob Hope making the presidents laugh and scores of political jokes from his 89,000-plus-page personal Joke File. Also on display are items from the Bob Ho
This exhibit commemorates the 100th anniversary of Serge Diaghilev's famous ballet company, the Ballets Russes. On display will be items from the music and papers of Diaghilev and Igor Stravinsky
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 insp
The Library of Congress presents 'Maps in Our Lives,' an exhibition in recognition of a thirty-year partnership between the Library's Geography and Map Division and the American Congres
Encaustic monoprints are created with encaustic paint, a medium which dates back to ancient Greece.
Paul Nicklen's photography of icy landscapes, polar bears, walrus, leopard seals, penguins and more, illustrates both his passion for the environment and a deep commitment to conservation.
Take a look at recent research that has been instrumental in unraveling some of the greatest mysteries of the universe.
This exhibition of 228 objects highlights the Sackler Gallery's permanent holdings of Chinese art. On display are jades and bronzes, Buddhist sculpture and wall paintings, glass, lacquerware, fur
Explore the Earth at night by zooming in on your hometown or places far away. Compare images from 1993, 1997 and 2003 to infer changes in population, energy consumption, energy efficiency and economic
The work sculptor Alexander Calder created for the East Building, 'Untitled, 1976,' is by far the largest example of what is called "motorless construction." The 76-foot-long mobil