Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the nation's semiquincentennial, and experience the spirit of July 4, 1776, like never before! Join us for our special exhibit, "Spirit of '76" to discover how Congress and the nation have marked these milestone anniversaries!

Spirit of '76 Onsite Programs

• Family Programs Mondays and Saturdays, 11 a.m.
• Curator Talk Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.
• Object Spotlight Wednesdays, 1 p.m.
• Seen On Screen Thursdays, 1 p.m.
• Mapping Histories Fridays, 11 a.m.
• Civic Learning Week March 9-13
• Special Guest March 27, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Author Elizabeth M. Reese examines how Marquis de Lafayette's tour anticipated the nation's 50th birthday and shaped American identity. 

Specialty Tours are offered Monday-Friday year-round!

Same-day passes are available at the North Information Desk.

These 45-minute tours begin in Emancipation Hall.

• Halls of the Senate 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
• Votes for Women 12 p.m.
• Indigenous Peoples in Capitol Art 1 p.m.
• Heroes of Civil Rights 3 p.m.

Capitol Conversations

Join the conversation online Wednesdays at 2 p.m.

• March 4: Stories in the Old Senate: Belva Lockwood Goes to Court
• March 11: Washington, D.C. Before and After: L'Enfant and the McMillan Plan
• March 18: Remember the Ladies: Women in the American Revolution 
• March 26: The Longest Case in History: Myra Clark Gaines and the Supreme Court 

Accessibility

You may request wheelchairs at the North Coat Check. A non-passport photo ID is required. The Coat Check closes at 4 p.m. The Orientation Theater film has open captioning in English. Brochures are available in Braille, large print and HTML formats at the South Information Desk. For more information, please contact the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services at 202.224.4048. 

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