Release Date: June 20, 2002
Washington, DC--Visitors to The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt, at the National Gallery of Art, may gain free entry on a first-come, first-served basis every day, throughout the exhibition, June 30 through October 14, 2002. Starting Friday, June 21, people may also order advance passes for the dates of July 6 through October 14.
Advance passes will be timed on the half-hour, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m., on Sundays. The first public hour of each day will be reserved only for first-come, first-served visitors.
A maximum of six advance passes per order may be obtained at Washington area Ticketmaster locations and at Hechts stores, for a service charge of $2.50 per pass. They may also be ordered for a $2.50 service charge per pass and a $1.25 handling fee per order at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster PhoneCharge at the following numbers:
Washington, D.C. (202) 432-SEAT
Baltimore, MD (410) 481-SEAT
Northern Virginia (703) 573-SEAT
Nationwide (for areas not listed above) (800) 551-SEAT
Admission to the National Gallery of Art is free of charge. The East Building is located at 4th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., on the National Mall. It is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For general information, call (202) 737-4215 or TDD (202) 842-6176, or visit the Gallerys Web site at www.nga.gov. Visitors will be asked to present all bags for inspection as they enter the Gallery. Luggage or garment bag will not be permitted in either building and may not be checked.
The exhibition is organized by United Exhibits Group, Copenhagen, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, in association with the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Cairo.
The exhibition is supported in part by Chevy Chase Bank.
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.
Visitors will be asked to present all carried items for inspection upon
entering the East and West Buildings. Checkrooms are free of charge and
located at each entrance. Luggage and other oversized bags must be presented
at the 4th Street entrances to the East or West Building to permit x-ray
screening and must be deposited in the checkrooms at those entrances.
For the safety of visitors and the works of art, nothing may be carried
into the Gallery on a visitor's back. Any bag or other items that cannot
be carried reasonably and safely in some other manner must be left in
the checkrooms. Items larger than 17 x 26 inches cannot be accepted by
the Gallery or its checkrooms.
For additional press information please call or send inquiries to:
Press Office
National Gallery of Art
2000B South Club Drive
Landover, MD 20785
phone: (202) 842-6353 e-mail: pressinfo@nga.gov
Deborah Ziska
Chief of Press and Public Information
(202) 842-6353
ds-ziska@nga.gov
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