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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

  • Event | lectures and symposia
    2018 Kissinger Lecture, Christine Lagarde Tuesday
    December 4, 2018
    6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST     This year the Library has invited Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to deliver the Kissinger lecture. Mme. Lagarde will be interviewed by Margaret Brennan of Face the Nation on CBS News after her keynote.
    This event will be livestreamed on Facebook External and YouTube External.
    Online Only
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I Tuesday
    December 4, 2018
    8:30 am - 4:30 pm EST     The stories of Americans in World War I -- General John J. Pershing, soldiers, nurses and Red Cross volunteers -- will come to light in this major exhibition. "Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I" will mark the 100th anniversary of the United States' entry into the Great War, on April 6, 1917, when Congress formally declared war on the... Southwest Gallery
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Mapping a Growing Nation: From Independence to Statehood Tuesday
    December 4, 2018
    8:30 am - 4:30 pm EST     Abel Buell’s New and Correct Map of the United States of North America is the first map of the newly independent United States compiled, printed, and published in America by an American. This important early American map is known to exist in only seven copies. Philanthropist David M. Rubenstein has generously placed his copy of the map at the Library. Great Hall North Gallery
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Hope for America: Performers, Politics and Pop Culture Tuesday
    December 4, 2018
    8:30 am - 4:30 pm EST     Politicians and entertainers have dominated public life in America for much of the twentieth century. Members of both professions have found their worlds increasingly entangled. The exhibition explores some of these entanglements, focusing on the careers of Bob Hope and other entertainers who were involved in the political climate of their times. Explore artifacts that represent an array of viewpoints on the interplay of... Bob Hope Gallery of American Entertainment
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Thomas Jefferson's Library Tuesday
    December 4, 2018
    8:30 am - 4:30 pm EST     Take a self-guided 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. Southwest Gallery
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Herblock Gallery Tuesday
    December 4, 2018
    8:30 am - 4:30 pm EST     The Herblock Gallery celebrates the work of editorial cartoonist Herbert L. Block—better known as "Herblock"—with an ongoing display of ten original drawings, to change every six months, drawn from the Library's extensive Herbert L. Block Collection. Graphic Arts Gallery
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin Tuesday
    December 4, 2018
    8:30 am - 4:30 pm EST     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 materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, personal and business correspondence, photographs, paintings, and drawings, all from the Gershwin Collection in... George and Ira Gershwin Room
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Baseball Americana Tuesday
    December 4, 2018
    8:30 am - 5:00 pm EST     The major "Baseball Americana" exhibition celebrates baseball as community, including the people, from amateur players to professionals, baseball diamonds from city lots to rural fields, and places across the globe from Mexico to Japan that have embraced the game. “Baseball Americana” will explore baseball’s gritty roots, its changing traditions and the game today. South Gallery
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Stephen A. Geppi Collection of Comics and Graphic Arts Tuesday
    December 4, 2018
    8:30 am - 4:30 pm EST     This multimillion-dollar gift includes comic books, original art, photos, posters, newspapers, buttons, pins, badges and related materials. Great Hall
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Touch History: A Verbal Description Tour of The Thomas Jefferson Building Tuesday
    December 4, 2018
    9:30 am - 10:30 am EST     Visitors with visual impairments are invited to experience a walking tour of the Thomas Jefferson Building. The Touch History tour is led by a specially trained docent, who uses vivid language to describe the building. Ground Floor Information Desk
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Whittall Open House Tuesday
    December 4, 2018
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST     Periodically, the Library opens the Music Division's Whittall Pavilion for public viewing. A volunteer from the Office of Visitor Engagement is on hand to describe and answer questions about the Whittall's Stradivari string instruments, flute collection and artwork. Visitors are invited to take advantage of these opportunities to experience this beautiful and intimate space. Whittall Pavilion (LJ-G45E)
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Public Tours of the Thomas Jefferson Building Tuesday
    December 4, 2018
    10:30 am - 11:30 am EST
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    2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST
    3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EST     Take a free one-hour walking tour of the historic Thomas Jefferson building to learn about its symbolic art and architecture. Volunteer docents tell the story of the Library, America's oldest cultural institution: its history, collections, and services for Congress and the nation. Ground Floor Information Desk
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    Tour: Echoes of the Great War Exhibition Tuesday
    December 4, 2018
    1:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST     View highlights of the exhibition Echoes of the Great War and discover arguments about America's involvement in World War I, experiences of the war over here and over there, and the world the war created in this 30-minute tour. Meet at the entrance to the exhibition to join the tour. Southwest Gallery
  • Event | exhibits and tours
    visitas guiadas en español Tuesday
    December 4, 2018
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST     Centro para Visitantes de la Biblioteca del Congreso ofrecerá visitas guiadas en español del edificio Thomas Jefferson. Ground Floor Information Desk

Wednesday, December 5, 2018