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Pages in category "Art museums and galleries in Washington, D.C." The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a list of public art in Washington, D.C. organized by neighborhood wards. Ward 1 – Neighborhoods such as Adams Morgan , Columbia Heights , Howard University and the U Street Corridor . Ward 2 – Neighborhoods such as Downtown , Dupont Circle , Foggy Bottom , Georgetown , parts of Shaw and cultural areas like the National Mall and the ...
The National Mall is a landscaped park near the downtown area of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States.It contains and borders a number of museums of the Smithsonian Institution, art galleries, cultural institutions, and various memorials, sculptures, and statues.
The National Archives/National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden across the Mall, and the National Portrait Gallery/Smithsonian American Art building several blocks to the north, also mark this pivotal axis, a key element of both the 1791 city plan by Pierre L'Enfant and the 1901 MacMillan Plan. [3]
Washington, D.C. National Mall: 1881 [10] Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum: Design history New York City Museum Mile: 1897 [11] Freer Gallery of Art (affiliated with the Sackler Gallery) Asian art: Washington, D.C. National Mall: 1923 [9] Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: Contemporary and modern art: Washington, D.C. National Mall ...
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is a historic art museum in Washington, D.C., United States.Founded in 1962 and opened in 1968, it is part of the Smithsonian Institution.
The center also features a 30,000-square-foot (3,000 m 2) museum; a 6,000-square-foot (600 m 2) sculpture garden; a 211,000-square-foot (19,600 m 2) parking garage; 33,000 square feet (3,100 m 2) of performing arts space; 37,000 square feet (3,400 m 2) of studio space including theatre studios, a music ensemble room, art studios, and dance ...
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center is a 2.3-million-square-foot (210,000 m 2) convention center located in Washington, D.C., owned and operated by the city's convention arm, Events DC.