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National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
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Summer Movies on The Lawn Features “Rocky” (1976) and other films from the National Film Registry
Published: July 8, 2026 16:20
Each summer, the Library of Congress brings the magic of cinema to the outdoors and transforms the historic grounds of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building into an open-air cinema under the stars. This summer's schedule features films that capture…
This Thursday (7:00 PM July 9) at the Mary Pickford Theater (Washington, DC)
Published: July 6, 2026 12:57
Announcement for screening of THE SWIMMER (Columbia, 1968) in the Mary Pickford Theater, July 9.
Méliès in Michigan: An Interview with Bill McFarland, the Donor Who Saved a Foundational Lost FIlm
Published: July 2, 2026 13:00
What struck me first when I saw the Toyota Camry arrive in front of the doors of the Packard Campus of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC) on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, was the obvious dedication these donors had to the nitrate film…
This Coming Month at the Packard Campus Theater (July 2026)
Published: July 1, 2026 15:18
July’s Packard Campus Theater Schedule America: 250 Years Through the Lens of the National Film Registry  1776 (1972) Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. This acclaimed adaptation of the hit Broadway musical follows the Second Continental Congress as it…
Film Loans from the Library of Congress — July 2026
https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2026/07/film-loans-from-the-library-of-congress-july-2026/
Published: July 1, 2026 10:28
Every month, the Library of Congress loans out some of its film treasures to theaters, festivals and galleries. See if anything is coming your way.
One Format After Another: VistaVision in the Library’s Collection
Published: June 25, 2026 17:14
With the buzz around recent Oscars winners' use of the unique widescreen format developed in the 1950s, we look at VistaVision items in the moving image collections at the Library of Congress.
This Thursday (7:00 PM June 18) at the Mary Pickford Theater (Washington, DC)
Published: June 15, 2026 13:31
Announcement of a screening of Chunking Express in the Pickford Theater of the Library of Congress on June 18, 2026.
Film Loans from the Library of Congress — June 2026
https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2026/06/film-loans-from-the-library-of-congress-june-2026/
Published: June 1, 2026 10:00
Every month, the Library of Congress loans some of its film treasures to theaters and galleries and festivals worldwide. Take a look here to see if anything is coming your way.
This Coming Month at the Packard Campus Theater (June 2026)
Published: May 29, 2026 14:59
June’s Packard Campus Theater Schedule boasts acclaimed films and a series of series celebrating science fiction and a 100th birthday celebration for Mel Brooks! Black Narcissus (1947) Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. Deborah Kerr and Kathleen Byron…
Don Schlitz and the making of “The Gambler”
https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2026/05/don-schlitz-and-the-making-of-the-gambler/
Published: May 20, 2026 18:25
Last month, acclaimed songwriter Don Schlitz passed away. Over the course of his extraordinary career, he wrote some of country music’s most enduring hits, including the iconic cultural phenomenon "The Gambler." Today, we revisit a 2018 interview with Don,…