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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Fitchburg State Offering New Creative Degrees

Massachusetts' Fitchburg State University is adding two new majors this fallone in creative arts therapies and one in creative arts enterprisemaking it the first public institution in the state to...more

Boston'S Museum of Science Opens New "Innovation: Earth" Exhibit about Changing Climate

"We want everyone to be very hopeful and to have a really positive outlook for the future," senior exhibit designer Dorian Juncewicz tells CBS Boston of the new Innovation Earth exhibit at Boston's...more

Moca Announces a New $100000 Environment and Arts Prize

Wendy and Eric Schmidt are putting their money where their mouth is. The Google co-founder and his wife, the president of the Family Foundation, have donated $100,000 to the Museum of...more

Future Leader" by Childlike Art: Discover Tomorrow'S Artistic Greats at Tai Yau Plaza

Scarlett Charles is just 7 years old, but she's already made a name for herself as a British prodigy in the world of art. She's also the subject of a new exhibition in Hong Kong called "Genius...more

The Peale: Building Skills and Changing Lives

When Baltimore's Peale Museum opened in 1814, it was the first museum in the Americas to feature gas-lit chandeliers. Two centuries later, it's the first museum in America to offer financial...more

Takashi Murakami &Amp; Jp The Wavy'S Mnnk Bro. Debuts 'Mononoke Kyoto' Single, Launching ...

Japanese artist Takashi Murakami's first solo exhibition in eight years is currently underway at the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, and the first single from the show is out today. The song is...more

7/11/24 €“ Kamaę»Ä€Ina Artists Sought For Climate Change Action Residency ...

"By combining art with science and policy, we hope to reach a broader audience and foster an emotional connection to what can sometimes seem like dry scientific findings." So says Victoria...more

Oprf Student to Participate in Grammy Camp Program

Sadie Parkinson grew up listening to The Avett Brothers, playing guitar with her father, and studying at School of Rock Oak Park, a performance-based music program. Now a high school senior in...more

El Paso'S La Nube Steam Center: A New Era for Downtown
Foundation: El Paso Community Foundation

"There are almost no words to describe the excitement and anticipation we feel," Stephanie Otero tells El Paso Matters. Otero is the interim CEO of La Nube, a $72 million STEAM (science,...more

"A Legacy of Giving" Exhibition Highlights the Power of Philanthropy

When Leslie Ridley-Tree and her husband, Lord Paul Ridley-Tree, decided to donate their vast collection of 19th- and 20th-century paintings to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, they didn't set out to...more



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