General
It is advisable to call as far as possible in advance in order to ensure a smooth camera shoot and enable you to get the best footage and interviews possible.
All crew members must sign-in with security (AOP) upon entering the Gallery. After signing in, they will receive a green contractors badge. This badge must be worn at all times along with current press ID.
All crew members are to be escorted by Gallery staff AT ALL TIMES, both at the filming locations and while walking around the Gallery.
No members of the crew are to handle ANY works of art, frames, pedestals, or other property.
No members of the crew are allowed within two feet of a work of art.
There is no smoking allowed anywhere inside the National Gallery of Art buildings or on their balconies.
There is no eating or drinking allowed in any exhibition or public space. The cafeteria or gallery restaurants are the only permissible places to eat or drink.
Lighting
All additional lighting on paintings is to be reflected or cool light.
No direct lighting of works on paper, including photographs, prints, and drawings, is permissible (these works are extremely light sensitive).
All lights/lightstands are to be at least 5-10 feet away from any artwork.
Lights must be turned off when not in use.
Equipment
All lightstands must be weighed down by sandbags.
When moving a tripod or lightstand, it must be carried vertically.
In general, boom microphones are NOT allowed in gallery spaces.
All additional cables and wires must run along the walls if possible and must either be secured with tape or sandbags. (NOTE: Cables are not to be taped to any of the hardwood floors).
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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