National Gallery founder Andrew W. Mellon envisioned a national museum for the people of the United States located in the nation’s capital and built on the National Mall. Since its dedication in 1941, it has become one of the most visited museums in the world.
How does a national museum connect to the District of Columbia? In many ways it turns out, especially ever since the National Gallery assumed stewardship of the collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, following the latter’s closing in 2014.
Join this interior tour of the galley’s East and West Buildings and see works by renowed artists such as Gilbert Stuart and Augustus St. Gaudens that touch on moments in D.C. history.
Discover a surprising number of artists who called Washington, D.C. home, including Sam Gilliam, Alma Thomas, and Anne Truitt. Like the museum where their work is on display, they connected D.C. to the national art scene.