Located on the banks of the Potomac River
in Washington, DC, at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue, NW, and
the Rock Creek Parkway. Find out how to reach us by car or Metro.
The Library of Congress Experience provides
innovative access to rare cultural treasures in ways that inspire and engage.
Discover new exhibitions that bring the world’s largest collection of knowledge,
culture, and creativity to life through dynamic displays of artifacts enhanced
by interactivity. Cutting-edge technologies provide dynamic access to the
magnificent Jefferson Building and to the unmatched collections of the Library
of Congress putting you “in-touch” with items on display allowing you to
do such things as:
Turn the pages of books from Jefferson’s
library;
Rotate Maya vessels and explore hieroglyphs;
Examine pages from the Gutenberg Bible;
Investigate edits made in the rough draft
of the Declaration of Independence;
Zoom into details of the 1507 Waldseemüller
map that first named America; and,
Play Knowledge Quest, an interactive game
of discovery for all ages.
The companion Web site,
www.myLOC.gov , provides tools for visitors to plan and
continue a visit to experience the Library of Congress. For those unable
to visit in person, key features of the experience are also available entirely
online. Visit online versions of all current exhibitions; those same unique
interactive stations available in the exhibition galleries are presented
online at myLOC.gov.
The National
Gallery of Art was created in 1937 for the people of the United States of
America by a joint resolution of Congress, accepting the gift of financier
and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. During the 1920s, Mr. Mellon began collecting
with the intention of forming a gallery of art for the nation in Washington.
In 1937, the year of his death, he promised his collection to the United
States. Funds for the construction of the West Building were provided by
The A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust. On March 17, 1941, President
Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted the completed building and the collections
on behalf of the people of the United States of America.
The paintings and works of sculpture given by Andrew Mellon have formed
a nucleus of high quality around which the collections have grown. Mr. Mellon's
hope that the newly created National Gallery would attract gifts from other
collectors was soon realized in the form of major donations of art from
Samuel H. Kress, Rush H. Kress, Joseph Widener, Chester Dale, Ailsa Mellon
Bruce, Lessing J. Rosenwald, and Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
as well as individual gifts from hundreds of other donors.
Located
in North Bethesda, Strathmore provides affordable, accessible, multi-disciplinary
arts programming. Artistic offerings presented by Strathmore in the Music
Center include world-class performances by major national artists of folk,
blues, pop, jazz, show tunes, and classical music. The Music Center is also
the home to five resident artistic partner organizations to present performances
in the Concert Hall and classes in the Education Center. Amenities in the
Music Center at Strathmore include the Prelude Café open for breakfast,
lunch, afternoon snacks and pre-concert meals, and the Music Center at Strathmore
Shop.
The
Music Center at Strathmore 5301 Tuckerman Lane North Bethesda, MD 20852-3385
The Mansion at Strathmore, on its scenic 11-acre
site, is home to more intimate artistic programs presented by Strathmore
in the warm and acoustically superb 100-seat Dorothy M. and Maurice C. Shapiro
Music Room, the Gudelsky Gallery Suite exhibition spaces, the outdoor Gudelsky
Concert Pavilion, and outdoor Sculpture Gardens. The Mansion also features
the Strathmore Tea Room, serving Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and Shop at Strathmore.
The Mansion at Strathmore 10701 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD 20852-3224
Brookside
Gardens is Montgomery County's incomparable, award-winning 50-acre public
display garden situated within Wheaton Regional Park. Included in the gardens
are several distinct areas; azalea garden, rose garden, children's garden,
formal garden, fragrance garden, Japanese style garden and trial garden.
The garden also features two conservatories for year-round enjoyment. A
horticultural reference library is located in the airy Visitors Center.
Admission is free.
Located just north of Washington, D.C. in
arts-rich Montgomery County, Maryland, Olney Theatre Center offers a diverse
array of professional productions year-round that enrich, nurture and challenge
a broad range of artists, audiences and students. One of two state theaters
of Maryland, Olney Theatre Center is situated on 14 acres in the heart of
the beautiful Washington-Baltimore-Frederick "triangle," within easy access
of all three cities.
Rockville
Town Square
Rockville Town Square is excited to host a
dynamic series of outdoor activities and entertainment beginning the week
of
June 1st through August 13th.
