Tours, Guides and Maps

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Tours, Guides, and Maps

Explore the Gallery's collection, exhibitions, and Sculpture Garden with guided tours, family guides, audio tours, and more.

For information on scheduling a school tour please visit school tours or learn more about our other programs for teachers.

For groups of 15 or more people, please use this group tour request form to schedule a tour. We offer a Highlights tour of either the West Building (Early Italian to Early Modern) or East Building (Modern and Contemporary).

Tours

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Guided Tours

Free tours explore highlights of the Gallery’s expansive permanent collection. Tours are available in English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Español, Pусский, 中文, 日本語.

Self-Guided Tours

Explore collection highlights on your own with easy-to-use audio, mobile or print guides.

School Tours

At the National Gallery of Art students and teachers are invited to explore works of art from the Renaissance to the present day. We invite teachers to request either a guided tour led by Gallery educators or a self-guided visit, which allows teachers to guide students through the museum independently.

Maps and Floor Plans

East Building Floor Plan

Locate your favorite work of art with interactive floor plans of the East Building.

West Building Floor Plan

Explore the vast collection of art among two floors and dozens of galleries using the interactive map of the West Building.

Download the Gallery Map

Download a PDF of our campus map in English, Français, Español, 中文, and 日本語.

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