The program’s second cycle follows a historic $116 million gift from The Mitchell P. Rales Family Foundation earlier this year, permanently endowing the nationwide loan initiative

Washington, DC—Today the National Gallery of Art announced the second phase of its Across the Nation lending program, which will bring masterpieces from its collection to eight new partner museums across the United States. Launched in 2025 to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary, the program has been endowed with a monumental gift of $116 million from The Mitchell P. Rales Family Foundation, allowing it to continue in perpetuity. Across the Nation ensuring continued access to the nation’s collection at regional museums throughout the country, at no cost to partner venues. After reaching more than one million Americans in 10 states during the program’s pilot, Across the Nation will now expand its reach to eight more states (Alabama, California, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin), with the goal of lending to all 50 within the first decade of the program.

The partner museums chosen for the second program cycle are Crocker Art Museum (Sacramento, CA), Dayton Art Institute (Dayton, OH), El Paso Museum of Art (El Paso, TX), Gilcrease Museum (Tulsa, OK), Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (Madison, WI), Mobile Museum of Art (Mobile, AL), South Dakota Art Museum (South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD), and The Westmoreland Museum of American Art (Greensburg, PA). Each will receive important works from the National Gallery’s collection, including contemporary and historical works spanning the fields of painting, sculpture, video, and installation. The works will go on display at partner museums beginning in the summer and fall of 2027 and will remain on view until 2029.

“Everyone deserves to experience the awe-inspiring power of art. Through Across the Nation, we are proud to extend the reach of the nation’s art collection by bringing incredible works of art from throughout history directly into American communities together with our partner museums. It is an honor for the National Gallery to partner with our valued colleagues from museums located in communities across America,” said Kaywin Feldman, director of the National Gallery of Art. “We’ve been thrilled to witness the positive impact and new connections generated by the program’s pilot. This would not be possible without the generosity of Mitchell P. Rales, whose historic gift will allow the program to continue expanding access to defining works of art for generations to come.”

Across the Nation is shaped in collaboration with partner museums, drawing on their knowledge of their own collections and communities. Each partner institution has selected two to five works from the National Gallery’s collection that will resonate with local audiences, create new opportunities for connection with concurrent installations and their permanent collections, and broaden opportunities for educational programs. The National Gallery removes the financial and logistical barriers that can make loans of this scale difficult by fully underwriting the transportation, installation, and insurance for the loans and by providing additional funding for training and local marketing campaigns. Additionally, the museum works with each partner to develop digital, scholarly, and educational programming tailored to its presentation, supported by the expertise of National Gallery conservation, curatorial, and programming staff.

Partner Museums and Selected Loans

Crocker Art Museum (Sacramento, CA), Opening July 2027

• Claude Monet, The Willows (1880)
• Claude Monet, Cliffs at Pourville (1882)
• Auguste Renoir, Child with Toys (1895–1896)
• Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet (1872)

Dayton Art Institute (Dayton, OH), Opening July 2027

• Raoul Dufy, Music and the Pink Violin (1952)
• Henri Matisse, Still Life with Sleeping Woman (1940)
• Berthe Morisot, Young Woman with a Straw Hat (1884)
• Mark Rothko, No. 5 (1958)
• Alma Thomas, Autumn Drama (c. 1969)

El Paso Museum of Art (El Paso, TX), Opening October 2027

• Anthony van Dyck, Catherine Howard, Lady d’Aubigny (c. 1638)
• Winslow Homer, East Hampton Beach, Long Island (1874)
• Mark Rothko, Untitled (1958) 
• Donald Judd, Untitled (1977)

Gilcrease Museum (Tulsa, OK), Opening September 2027

• Sol LeWitt, Wall Drawing No. 307 / Blue circles, red grid, yellow arcs from four corners, black arcs from the midpoints of four sides. (1977)
• Hiram Powers, America (model 1850-1854, carved after 1854)
• Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, Clasped Hands of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning (model 1853)

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (Madison, WI), Opening September 2027

• Howardena Pindell, Free, White and 21 (1980)
• Fred Sandback, Blue Corner Piece (1970)

Mobile Museum of Art (Mobile, AL), Opening August 2027

• Massimo Stanzione, Madonna and Child (1635/1640)
• Rembrandt van Rijn, A Woman Holding a Pink (1656)
• Philip van Kouwenbergh, Flowers in a Vase (c.1700)
• Auguste Rodin, Eve (model c. 1881, carved 1890/1891)

South Dakota Art Museum (Brookings, SD), Opening August 2027

• Susie J. Lee, Max (2013)
• Susie J. Lee, Atom (2013)

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art (Greensburg, PA), Opening September 2027

• Georgia O'Keeffe, Wall with Green Door (1953)
• Georgia O'Keeffe, Line and Curve (1927)
• Georgia O'Keeffe, Winter Road I (1963)
• Georgia O'Keeffe, Grey Tree By the Road (1952)
   

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