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Holiday Festivities 2008

Image: Duccio di Buoninsegna, The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel, 1308/1311, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1937.1.8   Image: Giovanni di Domenico, The Angel of the Annunciation, 1498/1503, Widener Collection, 1942.9.312   Image: West Building Rotunda with an array of traditional holiday plants and greenery, from amaryllises and poinsettias to fir trees decorated with sparkling white lights   Image: John La Farge, Angel - Trinity Church Mural, 1876, John Davis Hatch Collection, 1979.20.78   Image: Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi, The Adoration of the Magi, c. 1440/1460, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1952.2.2   Image: Wall and Ceiling Decorations, and Holy Water Font; Restoration Drawing, Rendered by Randolph F. Miller, 1936, Index of American Design, 1943.8.5998   Image: Duccio di Buoninsegna, The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel, 1308/1311, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1937.1.8

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Holiday Caroling

Caroling in the seasonally decorated West Building Rotunda is a favorite at the Gallery. Guest choirs lead afternoon sing-along caroling. Singers and listeners of all ages are welcome.

December 13, 14, 20, and 21 at 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
West Building Rotunda

Holiday Concerts

New York Opera Society and Soloists from Norway
December 14 at 6:30 p.m.
West Building, West Garden Court

Norwegian Christmas Festival

Alessandra Marc, soprano
with National Gallery Orchestra Strings
December 21 at 6:30 p.m.
West Building, West Garden Court

Stephen Ackert and Dingwall Fleary, guest conductors
Danielle DeSwert, pianist
Music by Ernest Bloch and other composers
Presented in honor of Oceans, Rivers, and Skies: Ansel Adams, Robert Adams, and Alfred Stieglitz

National Gallery Orchestra
December 28 at 6:30 p.m.
West Building, West Garden Court

Manfred Knoop, guest conductor
New Year Concert

Gallery Talk

The Christmas Story in Art
December 9, 11, 16, 18, and 23 at 11:00 a.m.
(60 mins.)
J. Russell Sale
West Building Rotunda

Film Programs

The Private Life of a Christmas Masterpiece: The Annunciation
December 10–12, 17–19, 24, and 26 at 12:30 p.m.
East Building Concourse, Auditorium

Conservators and curators from the UK and US disclose details of the history, iconography, and preservation of one of the great works by Jan van Eyck in the National Gallery's collection. (BBC, 2006, digital beta, 50 minutes)

Children's Film Programs

Where Is Winky's Horse?
December 6 at 10:30 a.m.
December 7 at 11:30 a.m.
East Building Concourse, Auditorium

(ages 7 and up) Enjoy a charming film about friendship, family, and the traditions of St. Nicholas Day. Young Winky Wong, a Chinese immigrant to the Netherlands, has a favorite horse named Amerigo that belongs to Santa Claus, and which Winky has been asked to take care of. When the horse breaks out of his paddock, can Winky find him in time for Santa Claus' return? In Dutch with English subtitles. (Mischa Kamp, The Netherlands, 2007, 83 minutes)

Web Feature

Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi: The Adoration of the Magi, streaming slideshow
(Download RealPlayer)

Ice Skating

The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice-Skating 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.

Restaurants

Special refreshments—mulled cider, cocoa, and holiday sweets with an international flavor—can be purchased in the Espresso & Gelato Bar in the East Building Concourse and in the Sculpture Garden Pavilion Café during the month of December. See restaurant hours.

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