Exhibitions

Current Exhibitions

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Alonso Berruguete: First Sculptor of Renaissance Spain October 13, 2019 – February 17, 2020

The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art September 29, 2019 – January 26, 2020

Verrocchio: Sculptor and Painter of Renaissance Florence September 15, 2019 – January 12, 2020

The Eye of the Sun: Nineteenth-Century Photographs from the National Gallery of Art September 8 – December 1, 2019

By the Light of the Silvery Moon: A Century of Lunar Photographs July 14, 2019 – January 5, 2020

In the Library: Verrocchio, Connoisseurship, and the Photographs of Clarence Kennedy September 16, 2019 – January 10, 2020

Special Installations

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Richard Mosse: Incoming November 17, 2019 – March 22, 2020

American Art, 1900–1950: The Evans-Tibbs Collection Ongoing

American Surreal: Arshile Gorky and Nathan Lerner Ongoing

Upcoming Exhibitions

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True to Nature: Open-Air Painting in Europe, 1780–1870 February 2 – May 3, 2020

Raphael and His Circle February 16 – June 14, 2020

Degas at the Opéra March 1 – July 5, 2020

Exhibitions On Tour

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The Life of Animals in Japanese Art June 2 – August 18, 2019Currently on tour

Gordon Parks: The New Tide, Early Work 1940–1950 November 4, 2018 – February 18, 2019Currently on tour

Sally Mann: A Thousand Crossings March 4 – May 28, 2018Currently on tour

Past Exhibitions

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Oliver Lee Jackson: Recent Paintings April 14 – September 15, 2019

In the Library: Pageantry and Pyrotechnics in the European Fete Book June 24 – September 6, 2019

The American Pre-Raphaelites: Radical Realists April 14 – July 21, 2019

Audio and Video Collection

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Permanent collection

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Major donors have helped the Gallery host special public exhibitions on subjects ranging from ancient Pompeii to Andy Warhol. Individuals or foundations may cosponsor an exhibition with other donors. Those who sponsor receive a variety of benefits and are recognized in various ways that commend their support. Unrestricted gifts going to the Fund for the International Exchange of Art help further the Gallery’s mission as America’s cultural ambassador to the world. The Fund promotes cultural exchange on a grand scale by allowing international exhibitions to share great works of art among nations, and by helping scholarly programs find an international audience.
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