True to Nature Virtual Tour
Tour the latest virtual exhibition, True to Nature: Open-Air Painting in Europe, 1780–1870, featuring oil sketches made outdoors across Europe which illustrate the origins of the open-air painting tradition.
The West Building, Ground Floor galleries are open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To facilitate a safe experience for those returning to our campus, free, timed passes are required and released every Monday at 10:00 a.m. for the following week. The Sculpture Garden remains open, with limitations.
Take in the natural beauty of the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden with freshly made food and a variety of drinks from the Pavilion Café, available onsite or to go.
Recently thousands gathered virtually to honor the legacy of the late David C. Driskell, one of the world's leading authorities on African American art. Special presentations from his students and friends, poetry from Writing Salon participants, a recording of the artist conversation, and more features are now available.
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Featured at the celebrated Punto de Vista festival in Spain, four artists of the moving image—Ute Aurand, Helga Fanderl, Jeannette Mu?oz, and Renate Sami—have built an informal community of practice, support, and friendship through cinema.
Have one of your favorite Gallery paintings reproduced for you to hang on your wall. Prints can be customized with different formats, sizes, and frames from a wide range of images from the Gallery’s permanent collection and from special exhibitions.
Join your National Gallery of Art for as little as $50 and enjoy an array of benefits that bring you closer to the art than ever before.