National Gallery of Art

Upcoming Exhibitions
For a complete listing of upcoming exhibitions see the
Advance Exhibition Schedule for 2008.

Richard Misrach: On the Beach
May 25–September 1, 2008

Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul
May 25–September 7, 2008

Current Exhibitions

Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints and Illustrated Books
May 4–November 2, 2008

In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet
March 2–June 8, 2008

Exhibitions on Tour

J.M.W. Turner
Dallas Museum of Art, February 10–May 18, 2008
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 24–September 21, 2008

Foto: Modernity in Central Europe
The Milwaukee Art Museum,
February 9–May 4, 2008
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh,
June 7–August 31, 2008

Impressed by Light: British Photographs from Paper Negatives, 1840–1860
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, September 24–December 31, 2007
National Gallery of Art, Washington, February 3–May 4, 2008
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, May 26–September 7, 2008

Edward Hopper
The Art Institute of Chicago
February 16–May 11, 2008

Extended Loans and Special Installations

Sol LeWitt: Wall Drawing #65
On view indefinitely

Andy Goldworthy: Roof
On view indefinitely

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.

Visitors will be asked to present all carried items for inspection upon entering the East and West Buildings. 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 x 26 inches cannot be accepted by the Gallery or its checkrooms.

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Landover, MD 20785
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