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Tag Archives: Capitol Visitor Center
Justin Bieber’s Museum Visit
Teen pop star/heartthrob Justin Bieber recently visited the Anne Frank House – the building where Frank hid during World War II and kept a diary, now turned into a museum – and left this bit of profundity in the guest … Continue reading
Posted in Articles and Books, Capitol Visitor Center, Lists of Museums
Tagged Anne Frank House, Arlington National Cemetery, article, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Capitol Visitor Center, DC, historic house museum, Justin Bieber, King Memorial, Library of Congress, Maryland Historical Society, MD, Meridian Hill Park, museum, National Portrait Gallery, Netherlands, Sewall-Belmont House, Smithsonian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, VA
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Museum Objects Celebrating Religious Freedom
You know those “Coexist” bumper stickers? They are objects of our time, but the idea is an old (and woefully under-realized) one. Yesterday I visited the Sackler Gallery, so that I could gawk like a fangirl at the Cyrus Cylinder, … Continue reading
Posted in Capitol Visitor Center, Museum Visits (Other), Photos
Tagged British Museum, Capitol Visitor Center, DC, Freer/Sackler, museum, Smithsonian
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Favorite Museum Photos: Bugs!
Some six-legged creatures found on museum grounds: * October’s blog theme is Children and Museums.
Imagination, Memory, and Reason
When I first read about Thomas Jefferson’s Library at the National Book Festival last year, I learned that he categorized his book collection into three main sections: Imagination, Memory, and Reason. I understood the three sections to correspond to art, … Continue reading
Posted in Capitol Visitor Center, Museum Visits (Other)
Tagged CA, Capitol Visitor Center, DC, Exploratorium, Library of Congress, MD, museum, Museum of Jurassic Technology, National Electronics Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Renwick, Smithsonian, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Castle, Walters Art Museum
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July Underway
Happy July! Like many others in my region, I entered the month of July with no electricity. A derecho took lives, in addition to knocking down trees and power lines. This huge beech at the United States Capitol fell: Luckily, … Continue reading
Favorite Museum Photos: On the Ceiling
When visiting museums, don’t forget to look up! Do you have a favorite museum ceiling? * June’s blog theme is Learning from Objects: Primary and Secondary Sources.
Cherry Blossom Festival
We are experiencing the end of the time of year that Washington, DC loves to hate: when tourists stand on the left of escalators and pollen saturates the air. But do we really hate the Cherry Blossom Festival? Can we … Continue reading
Posted in Articles and Books, Capitol Visitor Center, Museums and Holidays, Photos
Tagged American University Museum, Capitol Visitor Center, Cherry Blossom Festival, DC, Freer/Sackler, Library of Congress, museum, National Gallery of Art, National Geographic Museum, Smithsonian, Tidal Basin, United States National Arboretum
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Lessons Learned at the CVC
During my second-to-last week of work at the Capitol Visitor Center, I found myself delighting in the relatively low numbers: only 3,000 or 4,000 visitors per day, compared with 9,000 or 10,000 at our peak in the spring! The decrease … Continue reading
Posted in Capitol Visitor Center, Photos
Tagged article, Capitol Visitor Center, DC, parents
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Remaining Stamptues
My temporary position at the Capitol Visitor Center has ended (I will write more about what I learned at the CVC, and what adventures will come next, in a later post). My projects of finding and photographing the 100 statues … Continue reading
Stamptuary Hall: Daniel Webster
Art honoring Daniel Webster can be found in the Capitol beyond just his statue (from New Hampshire, located in Statuary Hall), and for good reason. He served as a Representative and a Senator, and he argued on behalf of Dartmouth … Continue reading
