December 28, 2006
Photographs from the National Gallery of Art Focus on 19th- and Early 20th-Century Paris, on View February 11 through May 6, 2007

November 22, 2006
Sculpture Garden Ice Rink Community Day

November 7, 2006
Major Breakthroughs in Jasper Johns' Early Career Explored at the National Gallery of Art, Washington
Premieres January 28-April 29, 2007

October 31, 2006
Celebrate the Holidays at the National Gallery of Art

October 31, 2006
Popular Ice-Skating Rink in National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Opens in Mid-November for Eighth Consecutive Year

October 31, 2006
Films for the Entire Family at the National Gallery of Art in Fall/Winter 2006-2007

October 26, 2006
British Romanticism is the Theme of National Gallery of Art Prints and Drawings Exhibition on View November 19, 2006—March 18, 2007

October 18, 2006
Educators from Across the United States Attend 2006 Teacher Institute on Dutch Art in the Golden Age at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and Learn About Image-Enhanced Podcasting as Learning Tool

October 12, 2006
John Elderfield Talk Commemorates the Posthumous Publication of Kirk Varnedoe's Mellon Lectures

October 12, 2006
Late Careers of Artists and Writers is Timely Theme of 2006 and 2007 A. W. Mellon Lecture Series Featuring Renowned Scholars Simon Schama and Helen Vendler

October 11, 2006
National Gallery of Art's 2006-2007 Concert Season Marks the 65th Year of Free Performances; Pre-Concert British Tea Offered in Garden Cafe

October 6, 2006
Gallery "Bookcase": Mellon, Duveen, and Finley

October 3, 2006
Netherlandish Diptychs Premiere at the National Gallery of Art, Washington November 12, 2006–February 4, 2007

September 29, 2006
The Circle of the National Gallery of Art Celebrates 20 Years of Giving

September 29, 2006
National Gallery of Art Trustees Elect John C. Fontaine as New Chairman and Appoint Mitchell P. Rales as New Trustee; Chairman Robert F. Erburu Becomes Trustee Emeritus

September 28, 2006
Educators from Across the United States Attend 2006 Teacher Institute on Dutch Art in the Golden Age at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and Learn About Image-Enhanced Podcasting as Learning Tool

September 28, 2006
Popular “Summer in Venice“ Menu Continues in the National Gallery of Art's Garden Café through November 13, 2006

September 21, 2006
National Gallery of Art Expands Tour Options with New Audio Tour in Five Foreign Languages; Guided Tours in Foreign Languages Also Available

September 21, 2006
National Gallery of Art's Shops Offer Exclusive merchandise for "Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris" Exhibition

September 1, 2006
Rembrandt's Prints and Drawings are Focus of National Gallery of Art Exhibition Celebrating the 400th Anniversary of the Artist's Birth, November 19, 2006–March 18, 2007

September 1, 2006
Donated Works from Renowned Collection of Edward R. Broida on View at the National Gallery of Art through November 12, 2006

August 4, 2006
New York City from 1938 Revealed in Photographs by 20 Major Artists from National Gallery of Art's Collection
On View September 17, 2006–January 15, 2007

August 3, 2006
English Painter John Constable's Renowned Six-Foot Landscapes are Reunited with Groundbreaking Sketches for the First Time Since Artist's Death

July 28, 2006
Conservation of Famous Medici Bust Reveals Original Colors and Startling Naturalism; Sculpture Back on View at National Gallery of Art, Washington, July 28, 2006

July 26, 2006
College Students and Scholars from Nine States, the District of Columbia, and Five Countries Awarded Summer Internships at the National Gallery of Art

July 21, 2006
National Gallery of Art Summer Film Series Premieres Scores for Historic Silent Cinema and Features Restored Prints from European Collections, Plus Rare Works by Italian Director Luchino Visconti

July 21, 2006
First Exhibition Dedicated to Charpentier Since Artist's Death in 1909 at National Gallery of Art, Washington, August 6, 2006-January 28, 2007

June 23, 2006
Local Students' Paintings Inspired by Cézanne's Masterpieces are on Display in France

June 16, 2006
"Summer in Venice" is Theme for Garden Café Venetian-Inspired Menu, June 13 through November 15, 2006

June 8, 2006
Enigmatic World of Henri Rousseau Premieres to U.S. Audiences at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, July 16–October 15, 2006

April 28, 2006
National Gallery of Art Premieres Mid-Day Concert Series

April 24, 2006
National Gallery of Art to Extend Hours of "Cézanne in Provence" During its Closing Weekend

April 24, 2006
Venetian Drawings from Renaissance through 19th Century National Gallery of Art, Washington, April 30–October 1, 2006

April 14, 2006
Popular "Jazz in the Garden" Concert Series Returns for Sixth Summer in National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Every Friday, 5 - 8:30 PM, May 26-September 15, 2006

April 12, 2006
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Receives Prestigious Award for Landscape Excellence

March 31, 2006
National Gallery of Art 2006 Spring Film Program Features American and Washington Premieres, World-Renowned Directors, and Famous Hollywood Legends

March 22, 2006
First Exhibition to Explore Charles Sheeler's Work in All Media at National Gallery of Art, Washington, May 7–August 27, 2006

March 13, 2006
Outstanding Photographs from the First Century of the Medium on View at the National Gallery of Art, March 26–July 30

March 10, 2006
Six Centuries of Master Drawings Celebrate 15th Anniversary of Arrival of Woodner Collection at National Gallery of Art, Washington, April 30November 26, 2006

March 10, 2006
74 Drawings from Preeminent Woodner Collection and the National Gallery of Art's first Works by Held, Kawara, and De Rossi are Among Early Major Acquisitions of 2006

February 10, 2006
First Retrospective of Painting by 17th-Century Painter Frans van Mieris Opens at National Gallery of Art, February 26, 2006

January 20, 2006
Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, and the Renaissance of Venetian Painting at the National Gallery of Art Washington, June 18–September 17, 2006

January 9, 2006
Escape to the South of France at the National Gallery of Art's Café Provençal

January 6, 2006
National Gallery of Art and Five Washington Area-Institutions Present "Mozart on the Mall" Concerts

January 5, 2006
National Gallery of Art Winter Film Program Features Washington Premieres, World-Renowned directors, and Films Examining Cézanne's Ties to Aix-En-Provence

January 5, 2006
National Gallery of Art Youth Film Program Starts with Series of Feature Films Features

January 5, 2006
National Gallery of Art Unveils 2006 Winter/Spring Lecture Program

 

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