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    Library of Congress launches new 'Collecting Memories' exhibit in a bid to draw more tourists

    by Ashraf Khalil Jun 10, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

    The Library of Congress is unveiling an eclectic new exhibit drawing on the institution’s vast historical archives and designed to make the library a more popular and accessible destination for visitors and tourists.

    “Collecting Memories” — which opens to the public on June 13 — is an intensely curated exhibit that brings together items as varied as ancient Hebrew religious texts, the contents of President

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