Adults

Accessible Programs seeks to ensure a welcoming and rich experience for all visitors by eliminating barriers to full engagement and discovery.

Join us for daily, one-hour guided tours. Tours are free and do not require registration. For groups of 15 or more people, please schedule a group tour. 

Visit the Gallery for a front-row seat at panel discussions, conversations with artists, and other programs featuring distinguished guest speakers and staff.

Spend an evening with friends exploring the Gallery’s collection and special exhibitions and enjoying live music, theatrical performances, and films.

Listen to podcasts and watch video of artists, authors, filmmakers, musicians, and historians. The archive of programs dates back to 1941.

Join Gallery educators for an hour-long exploration of a single work of art. These informal conversations can help you build skills in close looking and taking new perspectives.

Creative expression encourages us to form deeper connections with art, engage with our world, and experience our shared humanity. Join museum educators and artists in a virtual studio session inspired by the National Gallery of Art’s collection.

The Drawing Salon is a series of workshops focusing on works in the collection through observation, drawing, and discussion. 

Come find inspiration in the Gallery’s permanent collection. Led by local writers, this series of workshops uses examination of works of art as a starting point for writing original pieces.

Participate in a lecture and discussion of works in the permanent collection revealed through art history and suggested readings. Free, no registration is required.