The exhibition “Vision of a Collector: The Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection,” was installed in Madison Memorial Hall at the Library of Congress. The architecture of the Hall, with its formal arrangement of columns, suggested a case design and placement with a similar formal character. The nature and demands of this space precluded a fixed linear circulation path. We developed a design concept that allowed each of the one hundred illustrated books to stand on its own as a beautiful object, identified and placed in context through its freestanding label, enabling the visitor to explore the exhibition stopping at random yet still retaining a sense of the overall themes. The visual richness of the books on display was reinforced by the colors and materials of the custom designed cases that protected and presented them.