Object Spotlight – Olmsted
Object Spotlight – Olmsted
Discover the living legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted and the Capitol Grounds expansion project from the late 1800s.
Capitol Conversation - Allyn Cox & the Frieze of American History
Capitol Conversation - Allyn Cox & the Frieze of American History
In 1952, Congress asked American artist Allyn Cox to complete the final 30 feet of Constantino Brumidi’s Frieze of American History. Learn about Cox’s contributions to one of the most notable pieces in the Capitol Rotunda.
Capitol Conversation - Benjamin Franklin in Capitol Art
Capitol Conversation - Benjamin Franklin in Capitol Art
Learn about the life and legacy of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin and the artwork honoring him in the U.S. Capitol.
Capitol Conversation - Flora in the U.S. Capitol
Capitol Conversation - Flora in the U.S. Capitol
Discover the meaning behind the many different plants featured in the U.S. Capitol.
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Object Spotlight - Cherry Blossom Trees
Object Spotlight - Cherry Blossom Trees
Cherry Blossom trees are flowering at the U.S. Capitol! Discover the history and current location of the cherry trees scattered throughout the Capitol Grounds while inspecting a model of Capitol Hill circa 1913. Learn more about cherry tree care practices from Capitol arborists. No reservations necessary. Please join us!
Capitol Conversation - A Place of Their Own: The Lindy Claiborne Boggs Congressional Women’s Reading Room
Capitol Conversation - A Place of Their Own: The Lindy Claiborne Boggs Congressional Women’s Reading Room
Women in Congress have not only changed the course of history but also the physical blueprint of the Capitol. Learn about the Lindy Claiborne Boggs Congressional Women’s Reading Room, established in 1962.
Capitol Conversation - We Can Do It: Women in Congress in World War II
Capitol Conversation - We Can Do It: Women in Congress in World War II
In an age when women across America served in wartime industries and took on new responsibilities, women were also elected to Congress. This program will highlight the women who served in Congress in the World War II era and their impact on history.
Capitol Conversation - Adelaide Johnson: Sculptor of Suffrage
Capitol Conversation - Adelaide Johnson: Sculptor of Suffrage
One of the most recognizable sculptures in the Rotunda today, the Portrait Monument celebrates three of the founding figures of the women’s suffrage movement: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia Mott. But what about the artist who made it? Adelaide Johnson was, like her subjects, larger than life—a woman who devoted her career to memorializing the fight for equality.