January 2, 2020
National Gallery of Art Celebrates Extravagant Baroque Style of 17th- and Early 18th-Century Genoa in Landmark Exhibition on View September 26, 2021 through January 9, 2022
January 16, 2020
Acquisition: Oliver Lee Jackson, “Triptych (3.20.15, 5.21.15, 6.8.15)”
January 27, 2020
National Gallery of Art’s Winter and Spring Lecture Series Feature World-Renowned Artists and Scholars in a Wide Variety of Programs
February 13, 2020
In the Library: Time/Travel through Artists' Books
February 14, 2020
NGA Nights Returns This Spring with Dynamic Headliners, an Ode to the District
February 14, 2020
National Gallery of Art Washington Announces New Curator of Italian and Spanish Paintings Eve Straussman-Pflanzer
February 20, 2020
Pioneering Artist Lynda Benglis Celebrated in Exhibition
March 6, 2020
Professor Steven Nelson Announced as New Dean of the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at National Gallery of Art, Washington
March 11, 2020
New Senior Research Fellowships Focus on Underrepresented Areas of Art History First Fellowships Will Build Upon Initiatives in African American Art
March 12, 2020
National Gallery of Art to Close March 14
March 12, 2020
Acquisition: María Berrío, “A Sunburst Restrained”
March 12, 2020
Acquisition: Barbara Morgan, “Martha Graham, American Document ('Puritan Love Duet' with Erick Hawkins)”
March 19, 2020
National Gallery of Art 2020 Spring Film Program Features Agnès Varda Tribute, Julia Reichert Retrospective, Romanian and Austrian Films, American Premieres, and Discussions with Filmmakers and Performers
May 15, 2020
In Memoriam: Alan Shestack (1938–2020)
June 1, 2020
Director's Message
June 15, 2020
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Reopens June 20; Visitor Guidelines and Phased Museum Reopening Announced
June 24, 2020
Major Painting by Native American Artist Jaune Quick-To-See Smith Acquired by National Gallery of Art
June 24, 2020
Acquisition: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, “I See Red: Target”
July 2, 2020
National Gallery of Art Hosts Virtual Summer Internships Across Nations and Disciplines
July 2, 2020
Michael Lapthorn Named as New Chief of Design for National Gallery of Art, Washington
July 9, 2020
Acquisition: Dirck Hals, “Merry Company on a Terrace”
July 13, 2020
National Gallery of Art Celebrates Degas's Love of the Paris Opéra in Exhibition on View March 1 through October 12, 2020 (update of October 11, 2019 release)
July 13, 2020
National Gallery of Art West Building Ground Floor Reopens July 20 with Free Timed Passes Required for Entry
July 23, 2020
Updated Dates for Philip Guston Retrospective with International Tour Announced for 2021–2022 (update of June 27, 2019 release)
July 23, 2020
Acquisition: Emma Amos
July 27, 2020
National Gallery of Art Appoints Sheila McDaniel as Administrator
August 7, 2020
Acquisition: John Outterbridge, “Plus Tax: Shopping Bag Society, Rag Man Series”
August 19, 2020
Acquisition: Eva Hesse
September 1, 2020
National Gallery of Art's Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA) Announces 2020–2021 Academic Year Appointments in Virtual Environment
September 4, 2020
Acquisition: Ralston Crawford
September 18, 2020
Acquisition: Achille-Etna Michallon, “The Forum at Pompeii”
September 19, 2020
National Gallery of Art Celebrates Revolutionary Female Photographers in Groundbreaking Exhibition on View October 31, 2021 through January 30, 2022
September 21, 2020
Philip Guston Now - Statement from the Directors (update of June 27, 2019 release)
September 22, 2020
Yve-Alain Bois of the Institute for Advanced Study, Presents the 69th Annual A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts in 2020 at the National Gallery of Art, Washington (update of May 1, 2019 release)
October 1, 2020
Jennifer L. Roberts of Harvard University to Present the 70th Annual A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts in Spring 2021
October 1, 2020
New Two-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship Gives Scholarship and Teaching Opportunities to Emerging Art Historians
October 1, 2020
Acquisition: Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, “Coriolanus Taking Leave of His Family”
October 13, 2020
Acquisition: Frans Snyders, “Still Life with Flowers, Grapes, and Small Game Birds”
October 19, 2020
National Gallery of Art Announces Reopening of Additional Galleries This Fall; West Building Main Floor Partially Reopens October 26, with Additional Galleries Opening November 16; Ice Rink Canceled For the 2020–2021 Season
October 30, 2020
Acquisition: Adriaen Coorte, “Still Life with a Hanging Bunch of Grapes, Two Medlars, and a Butterfly”
October 30, 2020
Acquisition: Irving Penn, "Street Photographer (A), New York, 1950"
October 30, 2020
Acquisition: Thomas Demand “Embassy I,” from the series “Yellowcake”
November 5, 2020
New Schedule for Philip Guston Now Announced
November 10, 2020
Acquisition: Mickalene Thomas, "Melody: Back"
November 10, 2020
Acquisition: Roy DeCarava, "Dancers"
November 19, 2020
National Gallery of Art to Temporarily Close November 21
November 30, 2020
Acquisition: Jan Brueghel the Elder Wooded, "Landscape with Travelers"
December 2, 2020
Exhibition of Early European Open-Air Painting Reveals New Scholarship and Recently Discovered Works (update of December 6, 2019 release)
December 28, 2020
National Gallery of Art Acquires Forty Works by African American Artists from Souls Grown Deep Foundation
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