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Visitors dance on the 4th Street Plaza at National Gallery Nights. The 4th Street Plaza is open to all without registration during our April and May National Gallery Nights events.

Art Prom

National Gallery Nights

  • Thursday, May 9, 2024
  • 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
  • East Building
  • After Hours
  • In-person
  • Registration Required

Activities on the 4th Street Plaza are open to all, but registration is required to enter the East Building. Lottery for registration opens on Monday, April 29, at 10:00 a.m. and closes on Thursday, May 2, at noon. We’ll notify everyone on Friday, May 3, whether or not they are selected to register.

We cordially invite you to a prom—art prom, that is.

  • Dance like nobody’s watching to DJ Heat.

  • Dress up in your finest formal (or weird and wacky) attire and join us to explore the East Building after hours. 

  • Find your new favorite works of art in the galleries.

  • Join the National Gallery’s prom court with a DIY crown activity.  

  • Meet local artists and designers and see fabulous styles in our exhibition Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction

  • Commemorate the evening with a prom photo to take home.

 

Program performances and experiences are subject to change.