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Upcoming Exhibitions

Advance Exhibition Schedule

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

Philip Guston Now
June 7 – September 13, 2020  

Current Exhibitions

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

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

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

Touring Exhibtions

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

Sally Mann: A Thousand Crossings
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, November 20, 2018–February 10, 2019
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 3–May 27, 2019
Jeu de Paume, Paris, June 17–September 22, 2019
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, October 19, 2019–February 2, 2020

Press Releases

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 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
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)
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, Princeton, Presents the 69th Annual A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts in 2020 at the National Gallery of Art, Washington

April

April 26, 2019
[UPDATE] Additional Details and Robust Programming Announced for First Exhibition on Animals in Japanese Art
April 12, 2019
American Art, 1900–1950: The Evans-Tibbs Collection
April 3, 2019
The Walter O. Evans Foundation for Art and Literature Collection of Frederick Douglass's Family Archive Explored in National Gallery of Art Library Installation

 

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

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

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

Leo Villareal, Multiverse
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Andy Goldsworthy, Roof
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Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700–1830
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