Cultures & History of the Americas
To celebrate the donation of the Jay I. Kislak Collection, the Cultures and History of the Americas exhibition featured fifty highlights from the more than 4,000 rare books, maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that make up the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress.
To celebrate the donation of the Jay I. Kislak Collection, the Cultures and History of the Americas exhibition featured fifty highlights from the more than 4,000 rare books, maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that make up the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress. Like the collection itself, the exhibition focuses on the early Americas from the time of the indigenous people of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean through the period of European contact, exploration, and settlement. Media in the exhibition includes a 3-minute introductory video and an interactive that highlights a Mayan artifact.