National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art, and its attached Sculpture Garden, is a national art museum in Washington, D.C., located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free
| Address Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565, USA |
| Contacts 202.737.4215 |
Basic Info
| Collection size 75,000 prints |
| Coordinates 38°53′29″N 77°1′12″W / 38.89139°N 77.02000°W / 38.89139; -77.02000 |
| Established 1937; 88 years ago (1937) |
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Visit
The National Gallery of Art is free to all visitors and is open seven days a week and is located between 3rd Street and 9th Street on Constitution Avenue, NW.
About the National Gallery
The National Gallery of Art, founded as a gift to the nation, serves as a center of visual art, education, and culture. Our collection of more than 150,000 paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photographs, prints, and drawings spans the history of Western art and showcases some of the triumphs of human
National Gallery History
Establishing the Museum The National Gallery of Art was conceived and given to the people of the United States by Andrew W. Mellon, a financier and art collector who served as secretary of the treasury under four presidents from 1921 to 1932. During his years as a public servant, Mellon came to believe
