Beginning in February 2013, the murals in the Senate Reception Area of the Brumidi Corridors will be under restoration for at least eight months. Scaffolding will be in place for the work on the ceiling, but the space will remain accessible. The ceiling and lunettes in this area will be restored through a combination of conservation and of replication in areas where it is not feasible to remove the overpaint without losing the original. The vertical wall panels will be conserved to reveal the original layer and the remaining walls will be restored through replication.  

In June 1860, casting of the Statue of Freedom began. The first step was to disassemble the plaster model of the statue into its five main sections in order to move it from the Capitol to the foundry. African American slave, Philip Reid, would play a critical role in the construction of this icon of democracy.  more

AOC General Counsel Jason Baltimore is not used to wearing a suit and tie - he has been serving his country in uniform since college - but he is now adjusting to serving in a suit and tie. more