National Gallery of Art

Upcoming Exhibitions
For a complete listing of upcoming exhibitions see the
Advance Exhibition Schedule for 2008.

George de Forest Brush: The Indian Paintings
September 14, 2008–January 4, 2009

Oceans, Rivers, and Skies: Ansel Adams, Robert Adams, and Alfred Stieglitz
October 12, 2008–March 15, 2009

Pompeii and the Roman Villa:
Art and Culture Around the Bay of Naples
October 19, 2008–March 22, 2009

Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered
October 26, 2008–January 11, 2009

Looking In: Robert Frank’s "The Americans"
January 18–April 26, 2009

Current Exhibitions

Martin Puryear
June 22–September 28, 2008

Richard Misrach: On the Beach
May 25–September 1, 2008

Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul
May 25–September 7, 2008

Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints and Illustrated Books
May 4–November 2, 2008

Exhibitions on Tour

In the Forest of Fontainebleau:
Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
July 13–October 19, 2008.

J.M.W. Turner
Dallas Museum of Art, February 10–May 18, 2008
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 24–September 21, 2008

Foto: Modernity in Central Europe
The Milwaukee Art Museum,
February 9–May 4, 2008
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh,
June 7–August 31, 2008

Impressed by Light: British Photographs from Paper Negatives, 1840–1860
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, September 24–December 31, 2007
National Gallery of Art, Washington, February 3–May 4, 2008
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, May 26–September 7, 2008

Extended Loans and Special Installations

Sol LeWitt: Wall Drawing #65
On view indefinitely

Andy Goldworthy: Roof
On view indefinitely

General Information

The National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Garden are at all times free to the public. They are located on the National Mall between 3rd and 9th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, and are open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on December 25 and January 1. For information call (202) 737-4215 or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (202) 842-6176, or visit the Gallery's Web site at www.nga.gov.

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