National Gallery of Art

Also known as NGA, Mellon Gallery of Art, National Art Gallery (U.S.), United States. National Gallery of Art, National Gallery, National Gallery of Art (U.S.), National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), National Gallery of Art (Washington D.C.)

national art museum in Washington, D.C.

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The National Gallery of Art is a major art museum located in Washington, D.C., that houses an extensive collection of paintings, sculptures, and other artworks spanning from the Middle Ages to the present day. It serves as one of the country's premier cultural institutions, offering free admission to the public and playing a central role in preserving and displaying significant works of art for education and enjoyment.

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Revenue: 315490371
Official website: www.nga.gov
Image: National Gallery of Art - West Building.JPG

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visitors per year: 1704606
Commons category: National Gallery of Art
inception: 1937-03-24
Commons Institution page: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Commons gallery: National Gallery of Art
date of official opening: 1941-03-17
native label: National Gallery of Art
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The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of charge, the museum was privately established in 1937 for the American people by a joint resolution of the United States Congress. Andrew W. Mellon donated a substantial art collection and funds for construction.

The core collection includes major works of art donated by Paul Mellon, Ailsa Mellon Bruce, Lessing J. Rosenwald, Samuel Henry Kress, Rush Harrison Kress, Peter Arrell Browne Widener, Joseph E. Widener, and Chester Dale. The Gallery's collection of paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, medals, and decorative arts traces the development of Western art from the Middle Ages to the present and includes the largest mobile created by Alexander Calder.