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Current Exhibitions

Searching for the Seventies:
The DOCUMERICA Photography Project
 Open through September 8 in the Lawrence F. O'Brien Gallery at the National Archives Building, Washington, DC

Coming Soon
Upcoming Exhibit: Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage
October 11, 2013 – January 5, 2014, Lawrence F. O’Brien Gallery
The exhibit details the dramatic recovery of historic materials relating to the Jewish community in Iraq from a flooded basement in Saddam Hussein’s intelligence headquarters, and the National Archives’ ongoing work in support of U.S. Government efforts to preserve these materials.

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