The CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY, one of the nation’s leading public library systems, opened its doors on 17 February 1869, under the provisions of an April 1867 act of the Ohio legislature that had been ...
A massive underground vault built into the side of a mountain in Virginia contains some of cinema’s most priceless works of ...
A new book from the Library of Congress,‘Tell Me a Story,’ presents children’s selections from the holdings of the nation’s ...
When I moved to Washington DC from New York, I compared everything — unfavourably — to the Big Apple. The restaurants were inferior, the museums overly cautious, even the tourists seemed less ...
Library, had a clear answer when one of my colleagues asked why she had flown into town for the event. “It’s like asking why ...
The Library of Congress has found and restored a long-lost silent film by Georges Méliès. The famed 19th century French filmmaker is best known for his groundbreaking 1902 science fiction adventure ...
Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access, where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images—right now, without asking. With new platforms and tools, you have easier access to ...
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