National Museum of Art

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. is one of the world's preeminent art museums, located on the National Mall between 3rd and 9th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW. Established in 1937 and open since 1938, the museum was founded by Andrew W. Mellon and is open to the public free of charge. Its comprehensive collection includes approximately 141,000 works spanning paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, decorative arts, and new media from the Middle Ages to the present. The museum offers year-round free programs such as lectures, tours, concerts, films, and family activities. With annual visitors nearing four million, it ranks as one of the most visited museums in the United States and globally.