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The Capitol Visitor Center is closed today. 

Create a Capitol craft project. Young visitors and their accompanying adults meet in the Democracy Lab.

Create a Capitol craft project. Young visitors and their accompanying adults meet in the Democracy Lab.

Learn about Amelia Earhart’s high-flying life and her statue given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Kansas in 2022.

The American Revolution is depicted in several pieces of art displayed in the Capitol. Learn about John Trumbull's paintings, statues of figures connected to the war, and other pieces of art in the Capitol that commemorate our nation's fight for independence.

Learn about the first four Architects of the Capitol and their contributions to the construction of the U.S. Capitol.

Since 2000, Congress has allowed the states to replace their statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection. This program will discuss the 13 statues that have been replaced as of March 2024. 

Travel through time and experience the Watergate scandal -- from a burglary in June 1972 to the laws Congress passed in response. Track the essential steps of a Congressional investigation: spark, authorization, hearings, report, and legislation.

A gavel can get your attention in a noisy room or make a special moment more memorable. Make your own keepsake gavel in the Democracy Lab! 

Join a Curator to explore the Watergate-related artifacts on display in our special exhibition “Congressional Investigations.”