Search

Walk through Emancipation Hall with a Visitor Guide to learn about the women who set the stage for equality, fought for suffrage and advocated for the rights of the generations that followed. See Information Desks on Lower Level. 

Walk through Emancipation Hall with a Visitor Guide to learn about the women who set the stage for equality, fought for suffrage and advocated for the rights of the generations that followed. See Information Desks on Lower Level. 

Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass and Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner fought for an end to slavery and for the equality and freedom of all Americans. Hear about their extraordinary lives and how they shaped the path from slavery to civil rights. See Information Desks on Lower Level. 

Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass and Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner fought for an end to slavery and for the equality and freedom of all Americans. Hear about their extraordinary lives and how they shaped the path from slavery to civil rights. See Information Desks on Lower Level. 

On September 4, 1957, the Little Rock Nine began their first day of class at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas, spearheaded by Daisy Bates. Learn about the life and career of the civil rights leader and Arkansas’ newest statue.

Staff from the Architect of the Capitol Curator’s Office discuss the history and design elements of two clocks visible during public tours of the Capitol.

On September 10, 1813, the United States won a major naval victory at the Battle of Lake Erie, which is depicted in a painting near the Senate Chamber, but this isn’t the only connection between the Capitol and the War of 1812. Learn more about how the War of 1812 affected Congress, the Capitol and Washington, D.C.

In 1904, the U.S. Naval Academy gifted a bust of Captain John Paul Jones to the Senate. Learn about the life and career of one of the most influential naval pioneers and how the bust ended up in the Capitol.

Architect of the Capitol Preservation Architect Jayashree Shamanna will discuss the process of plaster and paint repair and showcase examples of previous, ongoing, and planned work in Capitol spaces.

Listen to stories about acts of heroism and the battles that took place during the War of 1812.  Explore maps of Washington, D.C., and the United States. No reservation necessary. Join us in the Democracy Lab!