Above: The beauty of Botanica Magnifica was on display during the event Below: Guests enjoy a rare opportunity to view an Audubon On June 10, around 70 guests gathered for more »
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To celebrate the current Smithsonian Libraries exhibition Picturing Words: The Power of Book Illustration, Helena Wright, Curator of Graphic Arts at the National Museum of American History, will present “Book more »
H. Wright Smith, "Benjamin Franklin." June 15 is traditionally considered the date of Benjamin Franklin's experiment with a kite to prove that lightning was electrical in nature. The Libraries has more »
Twenty seven students and two instructors from Catholic University Library School’s Art and Museum Librarianship Institute were hosted by the Smithsonian's two libraries in Suitland, Md. on May 21st. The more »
On March 24, the Libraries welcomed eighteen Kent State University MLIS graduate students for a one-day tour. After receiving an overview from Assistant Director Martin Kalfatovic, the students broke into more »
The Libraries' exhibition, Picturing Words: The Power of Book Illustration is currently on view in the National Museum of American History. One of the items featured in the exhibition is more »
The Fisheries of Gloucester from the first catch by the English in 1623, to the centennial year, 1876, [1876], Print advertisement for John Pew & Son, dealers in fish and more »