Gallery Information

The National Gallery of Art and its collections belong to the people of the United States of America. European and American paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and works on paper are displayed in the permanent collection galleries, and temporary exhibitions of art from countries and cultures throughout the world are presented on a regular basis. Admission is free.

Hours

Monday - Saturday 10 am to 5 pm Sunday 11 am to 6 pm

For general information Call (202) 737-4215

Location

The Gallery is located between 3rd and 7th Streets, NW, on Constitution
Avenue. The nearest Metro stops are Judiciary Square on the Red Line, Archives on
the Yellow/ Green Lines, Smithsonian on the Blue/Orange Lines. Metro bus stops
are located on 4th Street and 7th Street. The East and West Buildings are
connected by an all-weather underground passage with a moving walkway. Entrances
to the West Building are on the Mall, on Constitution Avenue at 6th Street, on
4th Street, and on 7th Street (Saturday and Sunday only). The entrance to the
East Building is on 4th Street.

Services for Visitors

Ramps are accessible for wheel- chairs and strollers at the
6th Street entrance to the West Building on Constitution Avenue, NW, and at the
4th Street entrance to the East Building. Wheelchairs and strollers are available
at all entrances. For information about access to public areas and galleries,
refer to the Brief Guide and Plan of the East and West Buildings at the art
information desks. Limited parking is available in front of the East Building for
vehicles displaying the international symbol of accessibility. =

Assistive listening devices are available on a free-loan basis from the art
information desk in the East Building for the large auditorium, and from a
self-service unit in the wall to the left of the entrance to the East Building
small auditorium.

Sign-language interpretation is available with three weeks' notice. Call (202)
842-6247 or the TDD line given below.

For general information on services Call (202) 842-6690 Weekdays 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) Call (202) 842-6176 Weekdays 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Gallery Restaurants

Concourse Buffet Concourse Monday-Friday 10:00 - 3:00
Saturday 10:00 - 4:00 Sunday 11:00 - 4:30

Garden Café West Building, ground floor Reservations (202) 789-3202 Monday -
Friday 11:30 - 3:00 Saturday 11:30 - 3:00 Sunday 12:00 -
6:30

Cascade Espresso Bar Concourse Monday - Friday 12:00 - 4:30
Saturday 12:00 - 4:30 Sunday 12:00 - 5:30

Terrace Café East Building, upper level Reservations (202) 789-3201 Monday
- Friday 11:30 - 3:00 Saturday 11:30 - 3:00 Sunday 12:00 -
4:00