News from The Interior Museum 

 

While the Interior Museum is temporarily closed for this next phase of the modernization of the building, there will still be Museum Programs and Building and Mural Tours. At least once a month the Interior Museum will host a speaker or presentation to be held within the Main Interior building.

 

Discover the art and architecture that made the Main Interior Building a "symbol of a new day" during the Great Depression. The Interior Museum Murals Tour lasts an hour and visits photographic murals by Ansel Adams and many of the over fifty murals by artists including Maynard Dixon, Allan Houser, Gifford Beal, and John Steuart Curry. Appointments can be made by calling 202.208.4743.

 

The Interior Museum presents

America's Dangerous Volcanoes
Wednesday, September 1
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Rachel Carson Room, Main Interior Building
 
It has been thirty years since Mount Saint Helens reawakened, but what other volcanoes pose the threat of lava flows, toxic gases, volcanic ash, and mudflows? Bill Burton of the U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program will discuss the efforts being made by the federal government to monitor volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, and Yellowstone for eruptive activity.

 

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE - For those in need of special assistance (such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired) or inquiries regarding the handicapped entrance, please notify museum staff at 202-208-4743 in advance programs or tours.   For information on museum programs and mural tours, contact the Interior Museum at 202-208-4743.

 

The Department of the Interior Library offers public tours of the resources, architecture, and special features of the library. Included in the tours are descriptions of legal and legislative materials on Deck 4 of the library, including the Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Code, U.S. Statutes at Large, and case reporters. Also included will be a look at the U.S. Congressional Serial Set, dating back to 1789, and the library's rare book collection. This tour will be valuable for anyone intending to do research at the DOI Library.