# Packard Campus Gift Ushers in New Era for Audio-Visual Conservation

David Woodley Packard, president of the Packard Humanities Institute (PHI), officially transfered the new Packard Campus -- Audio-Visual Conservation, a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to the preservation of the nation's moving images and recorded sound heritage, at a signing ceremony on Capitol Hill. The program for the conveyance of the largest-ever private gift to the U.S. legislative branch of government included top congressional leaders, the Librarian of Congress and the Architect of the Capitol. Internationally acclaimed baritone and scholar Thomas Hampson, who, in his performances, encourages Americans of all ages to explore the vast music collections of the Library, performed at the celebration.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2007
- By: Library Of Congress. National Audio-visual Conservation Center
- Genres: Education, Science, History, Music
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687872/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2021687872?play=1)