National Gallery of Art

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National art museum in Washington, D.C.

The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of charge, the museum was privately established in 1937 for the American people by a joint resolution of the United States Congress. Andrew W. Mellon donated a substantial art collection and funds for construction.

Also known as...NGA, Mellon Gallery of Art, National Art Gallery (U.S.), United States. National Gallery of Art, National Gallery, National Gallery of Art (U.S.), National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), National Gallery of Art (Washington D.C.), U.S. National Gallery of Art, and US National Gallery of Art