On May 15, 1800, President John Adams directed the federal government to begin moving to its new home, Washington, D.C. This program will trace the earliest beginnings of Washington, from the passage of the Residence Act of 1790 through the completion of the Capitol in 1826.

We will discuss John Trumbull, the artist behind the four Revolutionary War paintings in the Capitol Rotunda, as well as his painting of the presentation of the Declaration of Independence.

Due to a special event, the Capitol Visitor Center is closed today.

It’s National Park Week! Learn about Congress' role in the creation of the National Park Service, from the Yellowstone Act of 1872 to the Organic Act of 1916.

Curator for the Architect of the Capitol Michele Cohen will discuss the evolution of the National Mall and its monuments and the role of the Grant Memorial in this symbolic landscape.

Due to a special event, the Capitol Visitor Center will open at 2 p.m.

Curator for the Architect of the Capitol Michele Cohen will provide an overview of many of the statues and busts of women in the U.S. Capitol, including recent additions Amelia Earhart, Mary McLeod Bethune and Willa Cather.

The Portrait Monument in the Capitol Rotunda commemorates three pioneers of women’s suffrage: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia Mott. Join us to learn more about these women and the artwork commemorating their struggle for women’s suffrage.

The Suffrage Parade of 1913 attracted thousands of people to Washington, D.C. The parade began at the Capitol and included suffragist Jeannette Rankin of Montana, the first woman elected to serve in Congress.