Press Releases: 2020

December 28, 2020
National Gallery of Art Acquires Forty Works by African American Artists from Souls Grown Deep Foundation

November 19, 2020
National Gallery of Art to Temporarily Close November 21

November 5, 2020
New Schedule for Philip Guston Now Announced

October 19, 2020
National Gallery of Art Announces Reopening of Additional Galleries This Fall

October 1, 2020
New Two-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship Gives Scholarship and Teaching Opportunities to Emerging Art Historians

Jennifer L. Roberts of Harvard University to Present the 70th Annual A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts in Spring 2021

Updated September 22, 2020 (Original Release Date: May 1, 2019)
Yve-Alain Bois Will Give the 69th Annual A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts in Fall 2022

Updated September 21, 2020 (Original Release Date: June 27, 2019)
Philip Guston Now
Statement from the Directors

September 19, 2020
National Gallery of Art Celebrates Revolutionary Female Photographers in Groundbreaking Exhibition

September 1, 2020
National Gallery of Art's Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA) Announces 2020–2021 Academic Year Appointments in Virtual Environment

July 27, 2020
National Gallery of Art Appoints Sheila McDaniel as Administrator

Update: July 24, 2020
Updated Dates for Philip Guston Retrospective with International Tour Announced for 2021–2022

National Gallery of Art Celebrates Extravagant Baroque Style of 17th- and Early 18th-Century Genoa in Landmark Exhibition on View September 26, 2021 through January 9, 2022

Update: July 13, 2020
Exhibition of Early European Open-Air Painting Reveals New Scholarship and Recently Discovered Works

National Gallery of Art Celebrates Degas's Love of the Paris Opéra in Exhibition on View March 1 through October 12, 2020

July 13, 2020
National Gallery of Art West Building Ground Floor Reopens July 20 with Free Timed Passes Required for Entry

July 2, 2020
Michael Lapthorn Named as New Chief of Design for National Gallery of Art, Washington

National Gallery of Art Hosts Virtual Summer Internships Across Nations and Disciplines

June 24, 2020
Major Painting by Native American Artist Jaune Quick-To-See Smith Acquired by National Gallery of Art

June 15, 2020
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Reopens June 20; Visitor Guidelines and Phased Museum Reopening Announced

June 1, 2020
Director's Message, June 1, 2020

May 15, 2020
In Memoriam: Alan Shestack (1938–2020)

March 13, 2020
2020 Spring Film Program Features Agnes Varda Tribute, Julia Reichert Retrospective, Romanian and Austrian Films, American Premieres, and Discussions with Filmmakers and Performers

March 12, 2020
National Gallery of Art to Close March 14

March 11, 2020
New Senior Research Fellowships Focus on Underrepresented Areas of Art History

March 6, 2020
Professor Steven Nelson Announced as New Dean of the Center for the Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at National Gallery of Art, Washington

February 20, 2020
Pioneering Artist Lynda Benglis Celebrated in Exhibition

February 14, 2020
National Gallery of Art Washington Announces New Curator of Italian and Spanish Paintings Eve Straussman-Pflanzer

NGA Nights Returns This Spring with Dynamic Headliners, an Ode to the District

January 27, 2020
National Gallery of Art’s Winter and Spring Lecture Series Feature World-Renowned Artists and Scholars in a Wide Variety of Programs

January 2, 2020
National Gallery of Art Celebrates Extravagant Baroque Style of 17th- and Early 18th-Century Genoa on View May 3 Through August 16, 2020