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Press Releases: 2011

December 29, 2011
Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011)

December 20, 2011
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Presents Installation of Three Rothko Seagram Murals that are Depicted in Arena Stage's Production of Red

December 9, 2011
National Gallery of Art Cherry Blossom Music Festival Celebrates Cherry Blossom Centennial and Landmark Exhibition of Japanese Bird-and-Flower Paintings by Itō Jakuchū

November 10, 2011
Celebrate the Holidays with an Array of Seasonal Offerings at the National Gallery of Art

November 8, 2011
Christo Donates Two Preparatory Collages for Over The River Project to National Gallery of Art, Washington

November 8, 2011
Ice Rink in National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Opens for 13th Season November 18, Weather Permitting; A Wide Range of Skating Classes is Designed for All Ages and Interests; Free Hot Chocolate on Opening Weekend, November 19–20

October 18, 2011
Free Family-Friendly Programs at the National Gallery of Art this Fall Celebrate Warhol Exhibition, Permanent Collection, and More

October 20, 2011
Antico's Rare Renaissance Sculpture Goes on View at National Gallery of Art, Washington, in First Show of His Work in United States, November 6, 2011–April 8, 2012

October 14, 2011
National Gallery of Art to Reopen Newly Renovated 19th-Century French Galleries in West Building on January 29, 2012

October 4, 2011
Fall Dishes Added to Garden Café Italia, Created by Chef Fabio Trabocchi in Honor of Italian Art Exhibitions at the National Gallery of Art

October 4, 2011
National Gallery of Art Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts Announces 2011–2012 Appointments

September 30, 2011
Family of Harry Callahan Gives Stellar Collection of Artist's Photographs to National Gallery of Art

September 16, 2011
National Gallery Fall Film Events Feature Andy Warhol's Film and Video, French Cinéma Fantastique, Americans Lynne Sachs and Fred Worden, Soviet-Era Filmmakers, and More

September 12, 2011
National Gallery of Art Launches Second Edition of the Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné; National Gallery Home to Archive Since 1981

September 9, 2011
Photographer Harry Callahan Centennial Celebrated at the National Gallery of Art, Washington
October 2, 2011–March 4, 2012

September 2, 2011
National Gallery of Art Announces Fall Concerts in its 70th Annual Concert Season, Including a Broadcast of From the Top with Christopher O'Riley

August 30, 2011
Warhol On the Mall: A Fall Celebration Presented by the National Gallery Of Art and Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

August 26, 2011
Fall Lecture Series at the National Gallery of Art Highlights Artist Ann Hamilton, Warhol, and Bochner Exhibitions, New Books by Noted Authors, the Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art, and a Panel Discussion, The Image of the Black in Western Art

August 4, 2011
Jonathan Bober Joins National Gallery of Art, Washington, as Curator of Old Master Prints; Organizing Castiglione Exhibition Planned for Spring 2012

July 1, 2011
National Gallery of Art Awards 13 Summer Internships, Two Volunteer Internships, and One Culturex Fellowship to an International Group of Students from Eight States and Four Foreign Countries

June 28, 2011
Summer Films at the National Gallery of Art Celebrate Recently Preserved Cinematic Treasures, International Classics, 50th Year of the Film-Makers' Co-op, and More

June 10, 2011
Summer Dishes Added to Garden Café Italia, Created by Chef Fabio Trabocchi in Honor of Italian Art Exhibitions at the National Gallery of Art

June 10, 2011
Summer Brings Films for Children and Teens, Stories in Art, and More Family-Friendly Programming to the National Gallery of Art

May 13, 2011
Summer Season of the National Gallery of Art 2011 Lecture Program Celebrates Canaletto, Italian Master Drawings, Gauguin, and Baltz Exhibitions, and 150th Anniversary of Italy

Kerry James Marshall's Painting Great America Acquired by National Gallery of Art, Washington

April 29, 2011
Eleventh Season of Jazz in The Garden Concert Series Begins on May 27 at the National Gallery of Art

April 25, 2011
Italian Drawings from Renowned Wolfgang Ratjen Collection Presented at the National Gallery of Art, Washington

April 22, 2011
National Gallery of Art Acquires Works by Kerry James Marshall and Anne Truitt

April 8, 2011
National Gallery of Art Events Note 100th Anniversary of the Death of Gustav Mahler

April 4, 2011, 11.12 AM EST
Official Statement Regarding "Two Tahitian Women" by Paul Gauguin

March 29, 2011
Spring 2011 Films at the National Gallery of Art Feature Eric Rohmer, Nam June Paik, Igor Stravinsky, Kevin Jerome Everson, plus New Documentaries, Exhibition Films, and More

March 11, 2011
Mary Beard to Present The Twelve Caesars: Images of Power From Ancient Rome to Salvador Dalí for the Sixtieth A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts at the National Gallery of Art, Washington

March 4, 2011
Thomas Moran's Masterpiece Green River Cliffs, Wyoming is Acquired by National Gallery of Art, Washington; Special Installation Goes on View March 4, 2011, through June 26, 2011

February 8, 2011
National Gallery of Art Offers Romantic Outings During the Month of Valentines and Beyond

February 7, 2011
Chef Fabio Trabocchi Creates Garden Café Italia in Honor of Exhibitions And Collection of Italian Art at the National Gallery of Art

February 7, 2011
National Gallery of Art Celebrates African American History Month with a Film and Lecture Program, Concerts, and Podcasts

February 7, 2011
The Sixty-ninth Season of Concerts at the National Gallery of Art

January 28, 2011
Edgar Degas Sculpture Presents Historical and Scientific Studies on Premier Degas Sculpture Collection at the National Gallery of Art

January 25, 2011
National Gallery of Art 2011 Lecture Program Celebrates Canaletto and Gauguin Exhibitions, New Systematic Catalogue, 60th Mellon Lectures, and More

January 24, 2011
National Gallery of Art to Remove and Reinstall East Building Façade Veneer through 2014; East Building Will Remain Open to the Public

January 7, 2011
One of Oldest Gondolas in the World Goes on View January 6, East Building, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Will Complement "Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals", February 20–May 30, 2011

January 13, 2011
Permanent Collection Audio Tours for Adults and Children Now Offered Free of Charge at National Gallery of Art

January 5, 2011
National Gallery of Art Welcomes 2011 with Films and Offerings for Children and Teens