The mission of the National Gallery of Art is to serve the United States of America in a national role by preserving, collecting, exhibiting, and fostering the understanding of works of art at the highest possible museum and scholarly standards.

It is a prime example of the positive role that government and philanthropy play in support for the arts. Enjoy this gallery of some of its holdings.

  

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'Remembering with Art' Program Receives Generous Donation

"A smile and a relaxed composure or even moments of animation may be our goal for someone one day whereas in previous sessions they may have contributed significantly to the group conversation,"...more

Malcom X Memorial Foundation Receives $20 Million from State Grant

Rowena Moore founded the Malcom X Memorial Foundation in Omaha, Neb., in 1971 to honor her late brother, Malcom X, who died in a plane crash at age 21. Now, more than 40 years later, the...more

PEM displays creative solutions to the climate crisis

Visitors to a new exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass., are being asked to imagine what the world might look like in the event of climate change. The exhibit, Our Time on Earth, is...more

Empowering Youth and Celebrating Stem Excellence: Key Events in New Mexico

If you're a sixth-grader in New Mexico and you think you've got what it takes to be a world-class artist, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum may have just the summer program for you. The museum is now...more

Smithsonian Fellowships Now Open

"Undertaking a fellowship can be life changing for the person concerned and brings benefits to our own research and museum institutions," says Chief Scientist Kerrie Wilson of the Australian state...more

Explora offers STEAM camps to educate children throughout New Mexico

"They don't want it to be boring." That's how Tara Henderson describes the staff of the Explora Science Center and Children's Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, who go above and beyond to make...more

Artist Kayla Jang Teaches at Art Lab Studio in Fort Lee

Kayla Jang grew up in Seoul, South Korea, and spent her college days in New York City. "With both cities being so visually stimulating, I had a never-ending source of inspiration," the...more

The Dawn of the Entrepreneurial Museum

"What if I told you that these wide-ranging experiences had one thing in common? They were all brought to you by art museums." That's what the Guardian has to say about what it calls the "age of...more

Fired in Love: One Couple'S Journey from Clemson'S Pottery Kilns to Entrepreneurship

When Kat Hutter and Roger Lee graduated from Clemson's master of fine arts program in 2006, they didn't think they'd end up in Los Angeles. "We met at Clemson, so it will always hold a special...more

Exhibition Shows Creative Secrets of Horror Artist Shigeru Mizuki

Japanese artist Shigeru Mizuki is best known for creating the "GeGeGe Kit noaro" horror manga series, but a new exhibit at the Sogo Museum of Art in Yokohama is paying special attention to his work...more



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