Summer 2026

John Trumbull’s magisterial painting Declaration of Independence was hung in the rotunda of the Capitol in November 1826. The declaration itself was 50 years and 4 months old when the painting was installed. Trumbull had worked on it for almost as long — 40 years — a process that involved Thomas Jefferson, the document’s draftsman.

William Stone created the image most Americans know.

The new archaeology center reveals how and
why archaeologists work.

A traditional summertime treat that can be enjoyed many ways