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Communications Office

Our Communications Office coordinates press and community outreach for the museum’s collection, exhibitions, programs, research, campus, and other initiatives.

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Press Release: Major Survey Exhibition Exploring Glenn Ligon’s Textual References Opens at the National Gallery of Art in April 2027

The image depicts a seated woman in a half-body portrait within an ornate gold-colored border. She is sitting upright with her hands in lace gloves in front of her. The woman has a composed expression, short hair, and wears a dark dress with lace details. The background is plain, emphasizing the details of her attire and the frame. No jewelry is visible.

Press Release: Remember Me: Picturing African Americans in Early Photography

Remember Me: Picturing African Americans in Early Photography charts the evolving understanding of portrait photography as a tool of representation among African Americans and illustrates the richness and complexities of Black life and culture in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Press Release: Major Exhibition Exploring the Creative Process of Printmaking Across Nearly Five Centuries Opens at the National Gallery of Art

Tinker Tinker: Printmakers at Work illuminates the printmaker’s creative process by presenting over 150 prints from the National Gallery of Art’s exceptional holdings of preparatory drawings, states, progressive color proofs, and final prints.

Adults and children skate at the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden Ice Rink, with bare trees and the National Archives building glowing in the late-day sunlight behind them.

Press Release: Popular Sculpture Garden Ice Rink Returns at the National Gallery of Art

The National Gallery of Art announces the return of a beloved winter tradition. The 2026–2027 Sculpture Garden Ice Rink season will begin Monday, November 23, and run through Sunday, March 7, 2027 (weather permitting).

Press Release: The National Gallery of Art Broadens the Nation’s Collection with Acquisition of Key Historical and Contemporary Works

Notable works by Marie Bracquemond, Wifredo Lam, Ben Shahn, and Christina Quarles introduce new artists and perspectives to the National Gallery’s collection.

This painting is a composition of vertical lines made up of irregular segments. These lines are in various colors, and have been made with short, distinct brushstrokes. The lines are in purple, green, pink, red, and gray hues. Some of the white of the canvas is visible between the brushstrokes.

Press Release: National Gallery of Art Announces Eight New US Museums to Receive Loans of Masterworks, Fully Funded through Across the Nation Program

Launched in 2025 to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary, Across the Nation has been endowed with a monumental gift of $116 million from The Mitchell P. Rales Family Foundation, allowing it to continue in perpetuity.