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Concerts & Performances:  Eric Byrd Trio

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Hands-On Activities:  Storytime: The Very Lonely Firefly

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A kid playing with toys at a First Saturday event at the National Gallery of Art.

Hands-On Activities:  Kids' Play Space

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A kid having her face painted by a professional face painter.

Hands-On Activities:  Face Painting

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Hands-On Activities:  Sketching Lab

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Hands-On Activities:  Drop-In Artmaking

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Exhibition:  In the Tower: Chakaia Booker

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Exhibition:  Back and Forth

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Close to us, a young man and three boys sit or recline in a small sailboat that tips to our left on a choppy dark green sea in this horizontal painting. The billowing sail extends off the top left corner of the canvas and is echoed in the background to our right by the tall sails of another ship in the distance. The horizon line comes about a third of the way up the composition, and puffy gray and white clouds sweep across the turquoise sky. The sun lights the scene from our right so the boys’ ruddy faces are in shadow under their hats. The young man and boys all face our left so they lean against and into the boat as it cants up to our right. The boy nearest the sail to our left reclines across the bow. Next to him to our right, a younger boy perches on the edge of the boat and holds on with both hands. The oldest, in a red shirt, sits on the floor of the boat as he maneuvers the sail with a rope. Closer to us and to our right, a younger boy sits with his bare feet pressed together in front of his bent knees on the back edge of the boat, gazing into the distance over his right shoulder as he handles the tiller. The artist signed and dated the painting in dark letters in the lower right corner: “HOMER 1876.”

Exhibition:  Celebrating American Art

Ongoing from March 1, 2026
This is a photograph of a garden at dusk with a house featuring a brightly lit window. In the foreground, a small garden is visible, containing various flowers surrounding a stepping-stone path, and a ladder leaning against a bush covered in pink flowers. A large tree with bare branches stands in front of the house. The house showcases a Mediterranean-style architecture with a white stucco exterior and a red tiled roof. The window is illuminated from inside, casting a warm glow onto the interior, providing a glimpse of the warm atmosphere indoors set against the twilight exterior.

Exhibition:  Nocturnes

July 23, 2026 - January 31, 2027

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Guided Tours:  The Collection, Up Close

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Guided Tours:  Impressionism and 19th-Century France  

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A woman showing a man and a woman a painting at the National Gallery of Art.

Guided Tours:  American Art

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Two visitors with their back to us look at an abstract geometric painting hanging on a white wall. The woman has long dark hair, and is gesturing her hand towards the painting. The man has a grey baseball cap, and short hair.

Guided Tours:  Understanding Modern and Contemporary Art

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Guided Tours:  The Collection, Up Close

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Guided Tours:  Impressionism and 19th-Century France  

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