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Exhibitions

Upcoming Exhibitions

Advance Exhibition Schedule

Lynda Benglis
March 22, 2020–January 24, 2021

A Superb Baroque: Art in Genoa, 1600–1750
The presentation in Washington previously scheduled for May 3 through August 16, 2020 is postponed

Philip Guston Now
June 7 – September 13, 2020

Current Exhibitions

Degas at the Opéra
March 1 – July 5, 2020

Raphael and His Circle
February 16 – June 14, 2020.

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

Touring Exhibtions

Alonso Berruguete: First Sculptor of Renaissance Spain
Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, March 29-July 26, 2020

Gordon Parks: The New Tide, Early Work 1940-1950
National Gallery of Art, Washington, November 4, 2018–February 18, 2019
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, March 23–June 9, 2019
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, August 31–December 29, 2019
Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, February 1–April 26, 2020

Press Releases

March 13, 2020

2020 Spring Film Program Features Agnes Varda Tribute, Julia Reichert Retrospective, Romanian and Austrian Films, American Premieres, and Discussions with Filmmakers and Performers

March 12, 2020

National Gallery of Art to Close March 14

March 11, 2020

New Senior Research Fellowships Focus on Underrepresented Areas of Art History

March 6, 2020

Professor Steven Nelson Announced as New Dean of the Center for the Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at National Gallery of Art, Washington

February 20, 2020

Pioneering Artist Lynda Benglis Celebrated in Exhibition

February 14, 2020

National Gallery of Art Washington Announces New Curator of Italian and Spanish Paintings Eve Straussman-Pflanzer

NGA Nights Returns This Spring with Dynamic Headliners, an Ode to the District

January

January 27, 2020

National Gallery of Art’s Winter and Spring Lecture Series Feature World-Renowned Artists and Scholars in a Wide Variety of ProgramsTitle

Update: January 9, 2020

National Gallery of Art Celebrates Extravagant Baroque Style of 17th- and Early 18th-Century Genoa on View May 3 Through August 16, 2020

December

December 6, 2019

Exhibition of Early European Open-Air Painting Reveals New Scholarship and Recently Discovered Works

Winter/Spring Season of Free Concerts Features Washington Premieres and Award-Winning Performers

December 4, 2019

National Gallery of Art 2020 Winter Film Program Features Documentaries on American Artists, African and Armenian Films, Kiarosami Retrospective, Films by William Noland, Ciné-Essays, and Discussions with Filmmakers

November

November 5, 2019

National Gallery of Art Announces Two New Executive Officers and Christiane Ellis Valone Curator of American Paintings

Richard Mosse’s Powerful “Incoming” Video Installed at the National Gallery of Art

October

Update: October 28, 2019

Teams of Art Historians and Data Scientists Analyze Gallery’s Permanent Collection Data

October 25, 2019

Discover the Holiday Season at the National Gallery of Art with Caroling, Gallery Talks, Ice-Skating, Curated Gifts, Seasonal Flavors, and Festive Decorations

Popular Ice Rink in National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Opens Friday, November 15

October 17, 2019

National Gallery of Art Selected as a 2019 Bank of America Art Conservation Project Grant Recipient

October 16, 2019

In Memoriam: E.A. Carmean, Jr. (1945–2019)

September

October 11, 2019

National Gallery of Art Celebrates Degas's Love of the Paris Opéra in Exhibition on View March 1 through July 5, 2020

September 30, 2019

National Gallery of Art Announces Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts Dean Elizabeth Cropper to Retire in 2020

September 27, 2019

National Gallery of Art Trustees Elect Darren Walker as New Trustee; Mitchell P. Rales Becomes President; Sharon Rockefeller Reelected as Chairman; Frederick W. Beinecke and Andrew M. Saul Become Trustees Emeriti

National Gallery of Art Celebrates 500th Anniversary of Raphael's Death in Exhibition on View February 16 through June 14, 2020

Fall Film Program Features Eastern European Absurdist Films, International Art Film Festivals, Films by Shirley Clark and Basilio Martin Patino, Ciné-Concerts, and Discussions with Filmmakers

September 23, 2019

National Gallery of Art Awards Seven Academic Year Internships to Graduate Students in the Museum Profession

September 13, 2019

National Gallery of Art Presents Special Installation of Photographs by Robert Frank

September 13, 2019

Alonso Berruguete's Expressive Renaissance Sculptures Focus of First Major Exhibition Outside of Spain

September 12, 2019

Fall 2019 Lecture Series Features World-Renowned Artists and Scholars in a Wide Variety of Programs

September 10, 2019

Statement on the death of American photographer Robert Frank (1924-2019)

September 2, 2019

National Gallery of Art Announces New Curatorial Staff: Betsy Wieseman, Shelley Langdale, Brooks Rich, and Aaron Wile

August

August 23, 2019

Groundbreaking Scientific Research and Technical Study of Verrocchio's Masterpieces Revealed in Newly Published Exhibition Catalog

Conservation Journal "Facture" Explores Series, Multiples, and Replicas

August 16, 2019

Fall Season of Free Concerts Features Gaelynn Lea, Cherokee Chamber Singers, and Music by Julius Eastman

Free After-Hours Program is Back with New Dates and a New Name: NGA Nights

August 1, 2019

American Art, 1900–1950: American Surreal: Arshile Gorky and Nathan Lerner

July

National Gallery of Art's Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA) Announces 2019–2020 Academic Year Appointments

July 25, 2019

Photographs of Verrocchio sculptures by Renowned Scholar and Photographer Clarence Kennedy in National Gallery of Art Library Installation

June

June 27, 2019

Philip Guston Retrospective with International Tour Announced for 2020–2021

June 21, 2019

Exhibition on First 50 Years of Photography Celebrates Anniversary of its Invention and Recent Acquisitions

June 18, 2019

National Gallery of Art Awards 15 Summer Internships in Wide Variety of Curatorial, Educational, Administrative, and Other Roles

June 14, 2019

Major Exhibition Traces the History of Pastel in Art at National Gallery of Art, September 29, 2019, through January 26, 2020

National Gallery of Art 2019 Summer Film Program Features Jonas Mekas Retrospective, Japanese Animals in Cinema, Barbara Hammer Tribute, Films Celebrating the Moon Landing, and Discussions with Filmmakers

June 13, 2019

Artistry of Fireworks Explored in National Gallery of Art Library Installation

June 7, 2019

Verrocchio's First Comprehensive Exhibition Explores His Innovation in Renaissance Art and Culture at National Gallery of Art, September 15, 2019 through January 12, 2020

May

May 17, 2019

National Gallery of Art Statement on the Death of I. M. Pei

May 2, 2019

National Gallery of Art Launches Alfred Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

May 1, 2019

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

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Richard Mosse: Incoming
November 17, 2019–April 5, 2020

American Art, 1900–1950: The City

American Art, 1900–1950: American Surreal: Arshile Gorky and Nathan Lerner

Leo Villareal, Multiverse
on view indefinitely

Andy Goldsworthy, Roof
on view indefinitely

Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700–1830
on view indefinitely

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Second Round of Corcoran Acquisitions

Third Round of Corcoran Acquisitions

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Catalogue Raisonné of Mark Rothko's Works on Paper to be Published by National Gallery of Art, Washington

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