National Gallery of Art

Release Date: October 20, 2004

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
ADDS FOREIGN LANGUAGE TOURS IN CHINESE AND KOREAN

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Washington, DC--Responding to the needs of Chinese- and Korean- speaking visitors, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, has introduced guided tours in Chinese and Korean. Visitors will be briefed on the collections, history, and architecture of the Gallery. Foreign language tours currently offered by the Gallery include Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Russian, German, and French. Some tours are scheduled on weekends as well as weekdays.

One-hour tours in Chinese take place once a month on Wednesdays. One-hour tours in Korean take place twice a month on Saturdays. Tours of the West Building begin at 12 noon in the West Building Rotunda and tours of the East Building begin at 2:00 p.m. at the East Building art information desk. In addition to the above schedules, the Gallery also offers foreign language tours on a by-appointment-only basis. To reserve space for groups of twenty or more, call (202) 842-6247 three weeks in advance.

For additional information, consult the Gallery’s Calendar of Events at the information desks, call (202) 842-6247, or visit www.nga.gov/programs/tours.htm. To receive a free bimonthly Calendar of Events by mail, call (202) 842-6662 or send an e-mail to calendar@nga.gov.

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General Information

The National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Garden are at all times free to the public. They are located on the National Mall between 3rd and 9th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, and are open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on December 25 and January 1. For information call (202) 737-4215 or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (202) 842-6176, or visit the Gallery's Web site at www.nga.gov. Follow the Gallery on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NationalGalleryofArt and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ngadc.

Visitors will be asked to present all carried items for inspection upon entering. Checkrooms are free of charge and located at each entrance. Luggage and other oversized bags must be presented at the 4th Street entrances to the East or West Building to permit x-ray screening and must be deposited in the checkrooms at those entrances. For the safety of visitors and the works of art, nothing may be carried into the Gallery on a visitor's back. Any bag or other items that cannot be carried reasonably and safely in some other manner must be left in the checkrooms. Items larger than 17 by 26 inches cannot be accepted by the Gallery or its checkrooms.

For additional press information please call or send inquiries to:

Press Office
National Gallery of Art
2000B South Club Drive
Landover, MD 20785
phone: (202) 842-6353 e-mail: pressinfo@nga.gov

Deborah Ziska
Chief of Press and Public Information
(202) 842-6353
ds-ziska@nga.gov

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