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Sculpture Garden Ice Rink

  Image: Julius Caesar Ibbetson Skaters on the Serpentine in Hyde Park, 1786 Gift of Paul Mellon 1987.82.1   Image: Hendrick Avercamp, A Scene on the Ice, c. 1625, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1967.3.1   Image: John Toole Skating Scene, c. 1835 Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch 1958.9.6   Image: Gilbert Stuart, The Skater (Portrait of William Grant), 1782, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1950.18.1   Image: Frances Flora Bond Palmer and Nathaniel Currier (publisher), American Winter Scenes: Morning, published 1854, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1985.64.158   Image: after Winslow Homer, Christmas Belles, published 1869, Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection), 1958.3.23   Image: George Du Maurier Two Children in the Snow, Gift of William B. O'Neal 1995.52.46

The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink is closed for the season.
If you would like to make inquiries prior to the rink re-opening
in November, please e-mail us at ngaicerink@guestservices.com

Admission Ice Rink Rules and Regulations
Skate and Locker Rentals Calendar of Events
Hours Sculpture Garden Information
Group and Private Lessons Holiday Festivities
Location and Access Press Materials
Pavilion Café  

The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink is open mid-November through mid-March, weather permitting. View magnificent works of sculpture while skating in the open air and enjoying music from the state-of-the-art sound system.

Admission
(two-hour sessions, beginning on the hour)
$7.00 adults
$6.00 seniors (age 50 and over)
$6.00 students (with valid ID)
$6.00 children (age 12 and under)
$195.00 season pass

Skate and Locker Rentals
Skate rental: $3.00 (ID required)
Locker rental: $0.50 ($5.00 deposit required)

Ice Rink Hours
The ice-skating rink is closed for the season.

Group and Private Lessons
Guest Services, Inc., offers both group and private skating lessons at the ice rink in the Sculpture Garden. Certified by the United States Figure Skating Association, instructor Alice Shelley teaches skaters of all ages and experience levels. Please call the ice rink office at (202) 216-9397 or click here for rates and additional information.

Location and Access
The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink is located on the National Mall at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. During the evening, when the Gallery and Sculpture Garden are closed to the public, access to the ice rink and Pavilion Café is restricted to the entrances at Constitution Avenue and Madison Drive near 9th Street.

Pavilion Café
With a panoramic view of the Sculpture Garden, the Pavilion Café serves freshly made wraps, sandwiches, gourmet pizzas, and salads. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, wine, and beer are also available.

Please note: During the evening ice-skating hours, when the National Gallery of Art is closed to the public, the surrounding Sculpture Garden is also closed. Access to the ice-skating rink and Pavilion Café during these times is restricted to the Constitution Avenue and Madison Drive entrances at 9th Street.

For questions or comments about the ice rink or Pavilion Café, please e-mail ngaicerink@guestservices.com or call (202) 216-9397.

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