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Sculpture Garden Ice-Skating Rink

  Image: after Winslow Homer, Christmas Belles, published 1869, Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection), 1958.3.23   Image: Hendrick Avercamp, A Scene on the Ice, c. 1625, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1967.3.1   Image: Marguerite Zorach, Christmas Mail, completed 1930, inscribed 1936, Collection of the Zorach Children, 1974.13.1   Image: Gilbert Stuart, The Skater (Portrait of William Grant), 1782, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1950.18.1   Image: Frances Flora Bond Palmer and Nathaniel Currier (publisher), American Winter Scenes: Morning, published 1854, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1985.64.158   Image: after Winslow Homer, Christmas Belles, published 1869, Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection), 1958.3.23   Image: Marguerite Zorach, Christmas Mail, completed 1930, inscribed 1936, Collection of the Zorach Children, 1974.13.1

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Skate and Locker Rentals Sculpture Garden Information
Location and Access Ice-Skating Rink Rules and Regulations
Holiday Festivities Hours
Pavilion Café  

The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden ice-skating rink is open November 15, 2008 through mid-March 2009, weather permitting. View magnificent works of sculpture while skating in the open air and enjoying music from the state-of-the-art sound system.

Admission
(two-hour sessions, beginning on the hour)
$7.00 adults
$6.00 seniors (age 50 and over)
$6.00 students (with valid ID)
$6.00 children (age 12 and under)
$195.00 season pass

Skate and Locker Rentals
Skate rental: $3.00 (ID required)
Locker rental: $0.50 ($5.00 deposit required)

Ice-Skating Rink Hours
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.
Sunday, 11:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.

Sculpture Garden Hours
Monday- Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Pavilion Café Hours
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.

Pavilion Café
With a panoramic view of the Sculpture Garden, the Pavilion Café serves freshly made wraps, sandwiches, gourmet pizzas, and salads. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, wine, and beer are also available. For reservations, general information, and opening announcements call (202) 289-3360.

Please note: During the evening ice-skating hours, when the National Gallery of Art is closed to the public, the surrounding Sculpture Garden is also closed. Access to the ice-skating rink and Pavilion Café during these times is restricted to the Constitution Avenue and Madison Drive entrances at 9th Street.

For questions or comments please e-mail us at ngaicerink@guestservices.com.

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