D.C. in the National Gallery

One of the most visited museums in the world

American and European paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, prints, drawings, photographs--all can be viewed at the National Gallery of Art, one of the most visited museums in the world.

Founder Andrew W. Mellon envisioned a national museum for the people of the United States located in the nation's capital and built on the National Mall.
 

How does the National Gallery connect to the District of Columbia?

In many ways, it turns out, especially ever since the National Gallery assumed stewardship of the collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, following the latter's closing in 2014.
 

Moments in D.C. history illustrated

Join this interior tour of the Gallery's West and East buildings and see works by renowned artists such as Gilbert Stuart and Augustus St. Gaudens that touch on moments in D.C. history.

Discover a surprising number of artists who called Washington, D.C. home, including Alma Thomas, Sam Gilliam, and Anne Truitt.

Like the museum where their work is on display, they connected D.C. to the national art scene.

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