The Library of Congress in Washington, DC, is a cathedral of books. Founded in 1800, it is the world’s largest library. The Thomas Jefferson Building opened in 1897, and Thomas Jefferson’s personal library is on exhibit there. The Great Hall and the Main Reading Room are below. A list of public events can be accessed here.
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The roses are in bloom at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. The Cranford Rose Garden opened in 1928 and holds one of the largest collections of roses in North America, with over 1000 species. The bronze statue by American sculpturer Harriet Whitney Frishmuth is called the Roses of Yesterday and is also known as the Rose Maiden.
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The theme of this year’s PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is Holland: Flowering the World. The show includes 6,000 flowers hanging upside down and 30,000 tulips at the entrance, plus an Ecodome. The large dome displays the Netherlands’ green techniques including solar power, recycled concrete, converting rainwater into drinking water, bio-based furniture and other sustainability efforts. The Dutch are the number one exporter of flowers in the world, producing four billion tulip bulbs each year. The show runs from March 11th – 19th, 2017.
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The “CHIHULY’S Venetians: The George R. Stroemple Collection” glass exhibit is on display at the Reading Public Museum from November 5th, 2016 to January 8th, 2017. Dale Chihuly was inspired by Italian Art Deco glass on a trip to Venice in 1998. You can read more about the exhibit on BCTV’s website here.
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The Long’s Park Art Festival in Lancaster, PA held its 38th annual fine art show over Labor Day weekend. There were more than 200 artists from over 30 states exhibiting their artwork around Long’s Park scenic lake. Live music and art activities for kids using recycled materials were provided, while food from local restaurants was available. Sculptures below include Bird In Hand, American Dog, and Retro Trees by Massachusetts metal sculptor Dale Rogers whose work can be viewed in public spaces all over the country.
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The High Line in New York City is a park built on an old elevated train track on the West Side of Manhattan. Below are views from an August evening.
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The 67th Kutztown Folk Festival in Kutztown, PA, runs from July 2nd to July 10th, 2016.
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Happy July 4th!
The theme of this year’s PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is Explore America, 100 Years of the National Park Service. The exhibits are inspired by different national parks, including Yellowstone National Park, Acadia National Park, the Cape Cod National Seashore, Arches National Park, and others. Children can become Junior Rangers by completing the Philadelphia Flower Show Explorer’s Journal and taking the Park Ranger oath at the Ranger Station where they earn a Junior Ranger Badge. The show runs from March 5th to March 13th, 2016.
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The Whitney Museum of American Art moved downtown near High Line Park and Chelsea Market.
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Frank Stella: A Retrospective is currently on exhibition.
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The Whitney Kids Frank Stella Activity Guides
are available at the front desk.
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The outdoor sculpture terrace…
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The outdoor stairs…
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View of the Hudson River…
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The “Alligator” by sculptor Tom Otterness
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at MetroTech Commons park.
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Paul Sisko’s red sculpture “Balanced Cylinders”
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at MetroTech Center.
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Pedestrian walkway on the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Pier 1 at the Brooklyn Bridge Park.
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Modified Social Bench NY #05 by Jeppe Hein.
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A scavenger hunt for the 18 sculptures in
Jeppe Hein’s Please Touch The Art exhibit
(through April 17, 2016) is available here.
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