National Gallery of Art - East Building

Excellent decent for.the Stars We Do Not See exhibit. We went on a Saturday for.the tour. The tour was quite full but we didn't have any issues hearing or seeing the art. The guide was very knowledgeable. So wonderful to see this moving, poignant relevant art that speaks to the times we live in.

I visited the museum to view the exhibition, The Stars We Do Not See featuring art by the Indigenous people of Australia. It was breathtaking, a very well developed exhibition with strong storytelling of the history and lives of many Indigenous tribes.

National Gallery of Art: A DC Masterpiece The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. is one of the world's premier art institutions, offering a magnificent, free collection spanning Western art from the Middle Ages to the present. The museum is famously home to the only Leonardo da Vinci painting in the Americas, Ginevra de' Benci. It is split between two striking buildings: the classical West Building, which houses European and American masterpieces, and the modernist East Building, designed by I.M. Pei, dedicated to modern and contemporary works. Visitors love the impressive dome of the West Building's Rotunda and the surrounding Sculpture Garden, making it a essential and accessible experience on the National Mall.

Amazing place, the design of rooms is amazing. For Da Vinci one, just look at other two (left and right), you'll see some common trend of portraits and why Da Vinci's is great. East wing each floor has statues, even Giacometti.

Great selection of European paintings from 15th century to 19th. Good American collection. Was great to see George Washington portrait. Can get a bit confusing to navigate and see everything. Have fun

Admission, tours and programs are all free. No ticket is needed. Street parking is easy on weekdays. Connects to the west building through underground tunnel, which itself is a piece of art. Has numerous restrooms, and one cafe (selections are basic and taste ok). Kid’s guide is good. I spent 2hours here today browsing through different levels, and enjoyed everything. Alexander Calder’s survey is amazing, first time seeing so many different pieces in one place, from big stunning pieces to small intricate pieces. They have a Mark Rothko room, but with bright white tall walls and ceiling atrium, I like Mark Rothko room in The Phillips Collection better. As of now, they also have an interesting exhibition going on: American landscape, where you could admire social and nature landscapes in America with a focus on the first half of 1900. Don’t forget to admire at the different materials and techniques in the industrialization section of this exhibition, like woodcut, wood engraving, etching, dry point, gelatin silver print, lithograph, and so on. Since this is a modern art museum, you would expect to see masterpieces from O’Keeffe, Pollock, Cezanne, Picasso, Matisse, Mitchell, Andy Goldsworthy and many famous sculptors too.

Great collection of art!!! Classic and modern artists from America and Europe. Amazing architecture of the building, inspiring place!

A great experience and an amazing trip to modern art that starts with the most pleasant stuff, who welcomes you with a big smile and is ready to assist you, answer all your questions and gives great tips to make the visit more pleasant. Thumps up for them! Regarding the gallery, the space is really modern and totally suitable for exhibiting such art. All big names are represented there with at least one artwork, so you really get the whole picture and for free! Loved the Modigliani hall, seeing so many of his works in one place was breathtaking… There was only one thing that I didn’t like. During our visit a school was also attending the venue. Kids were extremely loud and there was no control upon them, even though the stuff tried to make them behave properly. This took a little from the magic, but in general the experience was great!