Global Art Galleries » USA http://www.globalart.net Global Art Galleries Collections Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:06:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 National Gallery of Art – Washinton http://www.globalart.net/national-gallery-of-art-washinton http://www.globalart.net/national-gallery-of-art-washinton#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:55:59 +0000 Admin http://www.globalart.net/?p=13 The National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 for the people of the United States of America by a joint resolution of Congress, accepting the gift of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. During the 1920s, Mr. Mellon began collecting with the intention of forming a gallery of art for the nation in Washington. In 1937, the year of his death, he promised his collection to the United States. Funds for the construction of the West Building were provided by The A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust. On March 17, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted the completed building and the collections on behalf of the people of the United States of America.

Address :

4th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20565

Opening Hours :

Monday through Saturday : 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sunday : 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

The Gallery is closed on December 25 and January 1.

Contact :

Phone : (202) 737-4215

Website : www.nga.gov

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