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One of the most famous paintings in the National Gallery, Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne illustrates a story told by the classical authors Ovid and Catullus. The Cretan princess Ariadne has been abandoned on the Greek island of Naxos by Theseus, whose ship sails away in the distance.
Facts you might not know from the National Gallery's history A painting was nearly damaged when a football broke a Gallery window. We once employed a guard dog called Rex. Our first education centre was called the 'schoolroom' ... Our collection went on tour – then underground – during World War II.
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 creativity.
The building has been closed since February 28, 2022, to accommodate the final stages of replacing its Atrium skylight. “The modern and contemporary works shown in the East Building are beloved and an important part of any visit,” said Kaywin Feldman, director of the National Gallery of Art.
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 creativity.
Bringing people and paintings together Our objectives are to care for the collection, to enhance it for future generations, and to study it. We aim to be a resource on art for the whole world, to inspire present and future generations.
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 creativity.
The National Gallery of Art, one of the world's preeminent museums, was created for the people of the United States of America by a joint resolution of Congress accepting the gift of financier, public servant, and art collector Andrew W. Mellon in 1937, the year of his death.
National Gallery Singapore is a leading visual arts museum which oversees the world's largest public collection of Singapore and Southeast Asian modern art.
The nearest Metrorail stops are Judiciary Square on the Red Line, Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter on the Yellow/Green Lines, and Smithsonian on the Blue/Orange Lines. Metrobus stops are located on 4th Street and 7th Street NW.
