‘Paris 1874’ Shows the Early Impressionists Reaching for New Ways of Seeing
The artists in this show captured the world as they saw it: tender, thrilling and irresistibly charming.
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art is located at 6th and Constitution Ave NW, Washington, D.C. It was established in 1937 through a gift from Andrew W. Mellon. The museum comprises two main buildings: the West Building, designed by John Russell Pope and completed in 1941, which houses European and American art from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, including works by Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt and Johannes Vermeer; and the East Building, designed by I.M. Pei and completed in 1978, which focuses on modern and contemporary art, featuring artists such as Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol and Alexander Calder. The museum also includes a Sculpture Garden, which displays large-scale modern sculptures. The National Gallery of Art hosts major exhibitions, such as “Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting,” and “Degas at the Opéra.” The museum offers a variety of educational programs, lectures, and concerts, providing extensive opportunities for public engagement with its diverse collection. Read more about Museums.
An Elizabeth Catlett Retrospective Is Coming to the Brooklyn Museum
This artist-activist made major contributions to art history that have only lately been more widely recognized.
Rich Tapestries and Loose Ends: ‘Woven Histories’ Is Unwieldy in Its Comprehensiveness
Perhaps the biggest takeaway of the exhibition is that 20th-century textile art is a subject so rich that it cannot, in fact, be covered in a single show or even a year’s worth of shows.
