Holiday Festivities 2007
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| Holiday Caroling | Restaurants |
| Christmas Concert | Gallery Shops |
| Gallery Talk | Calendar of Events |
| Web Feature | Press Materials |
| Ice Skating | Winter Flora in the Sculpture Garden |
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 15, 16, 22, and 23
1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
West Building Rotunda
Christmas Concert
December 23
6:30 p.m.
Chris Brubeck's Triple Play
Holiday blues concert
West Building, West Garden Court
Gallery Talk
November 22, 23, 27, and 30
December 1, 4, 6, 11, 13, and 24
1:00 p.m.
Reading the Christmas Story in Art
(50 mins.)
Philip Leonard
West Building Rotunda
Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi: The Adoration of the Magi, streaming slideshow
(Download RealPlayer)
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.
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.
It's never too early to start shopping for the holidays. The Holiday Shop features an extensive assortment of handsome 2008 calendars, distinctive ornaments, and unique greeting cards based on this year's traditional U.S. Postal Service holiday stamp—which features the Gallery's painting The Madonna of the Carnation (c. 1515) by Bernardino Luini. To order from the Gallery Shops, call (202) 842-6002 or (800) 697-9350; fax (202) 789-3047; or e-mail mailorder@nga.gov. You may also visit the online shop.