Often we start a new quarter with a quick trip to the National Building Museum, the main attraction being a more or less permanent exhibition on the history of the capital called Washington: Symbol and City. The building itself, also known as the Pension Building, and the other exhibits always reward a close look, also.
This fall, a particularly good case can be made for visiting the Pension Building, thanks to a special exhibition called Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey, featuring drawings and models of buildings designed by the great Renaissance scholar and architect, Andrea Palladio (1508-1580). Palladio was revered by Jefferson, who, through works such as the Virginia State House, did much to popularize Palladio's distinctive version of classical design.
A nice write-up of the exhibition appeared in today's Roll Call under the by-line of Kaitlin Kovach. We'll be visiting the exhibition next Monday afternoon with the Autumn 2010 class of Glenn Fellows.
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