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Friday July 26, 2024
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Event | film and video screenings
Modern Times (United Artists, 1936)
Friday
July 26, 2024
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm EDT Packard Campus TheaterCharlie Chaplin writes, directs, produces, and stars in his final performance as the Tramp, a character beloved for his mischievous antics and signature walk. With the help of an orphaned girl (Paulette Goddard), he faces the challenges of a changing, industrialized world. This iconic part-talkie was one of the first 25 titles selected for the National Film Registry. Black & white, 87 min. (35mm)
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Event | exhibits and tours
2024 Summer Olympics
Friday
July 26, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)This small, curated display showcases some of the Library’s collections related to the modern Summer Olympic Games. It includes items documenting the 1924 Summer Olympics—the last time Paris hosted the games.
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Event | exhibits and tours
Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
Friday
July 26, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Northwest GalleryThe Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. "Collecting Memories" marks the ways and the...
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Event | exhibits and tours
Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
Friday
July 26, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT George and Ira Gershwin RoomExperience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,...
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Event | exhibits and tours
"Not an Ostrich" and Other Images from America's Library
Friday
July 26, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Southwest GalleryA major exhibition organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photo collections of the Library of Congress, "Not an Ostrich" presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million images. Photos reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary...
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Event | exhibits and tours
Thomas Jefferson's Library
Friday
July 26, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Southwest PavilionTake a trip through this major exhibition, 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.
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Event | exhibits and tours
Experience the Main Reading Room
Friday
July 26, 2024
10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT Main Reading RoomThe Library of Congress welcomes visitors to experience its grand Main Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building. Usually reserved for credentialed researchers, this access will offer visitors a glimpse inside one of Washington’s most beautiful spaces.
Saturday July 27, 2024
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Event | film and video screenings
The Nutty Professor (Paramount, 1963)
Saturday
July 27, 2024
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT Packard Campus TheaterDr. Julius Kelp is a nerdy klutz who creates an elixir that turns him into the suave playboy, Buddy Love. Unfortunately, Buddy can't control when he'll change back into Julius, and the personality split leads to hilarious side effects. The Library of Congress is the proud home of Jerry Lewis’s personal film collection, donated by the comedian himself. Color, 107 min. (Digital)
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Event | film and video screenings
Hundreds of Beavers (SRH, 2022)
Saturday
July 27, 2024
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm EDT Packard Campus TheaterA 19th century applejack salesman battles hundreds of diabolical beavers in order to win the hand of a merchant's daughter. Inspired by silent comedies like Modern Times, this indie cult classic was hailed as “a marvel of slapstick invention that puts most big-screen comedies to shame.” Director Mike Cheslik and producer Kurt Ravenwood are scheduled to appear in person! Black & white, 108 min....
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Event | exhibits and tours
2024 Summer Olympics
Saturday
July 27, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)This small, curated display showcases some of the Library’s collections related to the modern Summer Olympic Games. It includes items documenting the 1924 Summer Olympics—the last time Paris hosted the games.
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Event | exhibits and tours
Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
Saturday
July 27, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Northwest GalleryThe Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. "Collecting Memories" marks the ways and the...
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Event | exhibits and tours
Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
Saturday
July 27, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT George and Ira Gershwin RoomExperience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,...
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Event | exhibits and tours
"Not an Ostrich" and Other Images from America's Library
Saturday
July 27, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Southwest GalleryA major exhibition organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photo collections of the Library of Congress, "Not an Ostrich" presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million images. Photos reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary...
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Event | exhibits and tours
Thomas Jefferson's Library
Saturday
July 27, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Southwest PavilionTake a trip through this major exhibition, 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.
Tuesday July 30, 2024
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Event | film and video screenings
Harold and the Purple Crayon with Zachary Levi and Zooey Deschanel
Tuesday
July 30, 2024
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)Harold and the Purple Crayon is the first film adaptation of the beloved children’s classic that has captivated young readers for decades. Catch a sneak peek of movie clips and a conversation with stars Zachary Levi and Zooey Deschanel.
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Event | exhibits and tours
2024 Summer Olympics
Tuesday
July 30, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)This small, curated display showcases some of the Library’s collections related to the modern Summer Olympic Games. It includes items documenting the 1924 Summer Olympics—the last time Paris hosted the games.
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Event | exhibits and tours
Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
Tuesday
July 30, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Northwest GalleryThe Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. "Collecting Memories" marks the ways and the...
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Event | exhibits and tours
Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
Tuesday
July 30, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT George and Ira Gershwin RoomExperience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,...
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Event | exhibits and tours
"Not an Ostrich" and Other Images from America's Library
Tuesday
July 30, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Southwest GalleryA major exhibition organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photo collections of the Library of Congress, "Not an Ostrich" presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million images. Photos reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary...
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Event | exhibits and tours
Thomas Jefferson's Library
Tuesday
July 30, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Southwest PavilionTake a trip through this major exhibition, 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.
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Event | exhibits and tours
Experience the Main Reading Room
Tuesday
July 30, 2024
10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT Main Reading RoomThe Library of Congress welcomes visitors to experience its grand Main Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building. Usually reserved for credentialed researchers, this access will offer visitors a glimpse inside one of Washington’s most beautiful spaces.
Wednesday July 31, 2024
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Event | concerts and performances
Swanky Kitchen Band: Traditional Fiddle Music of the Cayman Islands
Wednesday
July 31, 2024
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)Swanky Kitchen Band is on an essential quest to revive the traditional music of the Cayman Islands. Set amidst the crystal blue waters of the Caribbean Sea, the three tiny islands are home to Kitchen Dance Music, an infectiously danceable fiddle-driven style. The Kitchen Dance sound, created through a crossroads of European and African influences, might have disappeared save for the efforts of Swanky...
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Event | exhibits and tours
2024 Summer Olympics
Wednesday
July 31, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)This small, curated display showcases some of the Library’s collections related to the modern Summer Olympic Games. It includes items documenting the 1924 Summer Olympics—the last time Paris hosted the games.
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Event | exhibits and tours
Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
Wednesday
July 31, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Northwest GalleryThe Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. "Collecting Memories" marks the ways and the...
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Event | exhibits and tours
Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
Wednesday
July 31, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT George and Ira Gershwin RoomExperience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,...