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American Museums Get $5M for Latinx Curatorial Positions

by Rhea Nayyar February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

The initiative is funded by four of the country’s largest grantmakers.

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Native Artist’s Work Enters the National Gallery Collection

Avatar photo by Taylor Michael February 5, 2023February 6, 2023

“Untitled” (1961) by George Morrison is the first work by a Native American artist to join the museum’s Abstract Expressionist collection.

Posted inArt

How Leonardo’s “Monstrous” Drawings Inspired Modern Caricature

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie November 21, 2022February 7, 2023

“Grotesque Head of an Old Woman,” recently acquired by the National Gallery of Art, is one of several studies by Leonardo exploring exaggerated facial expression.

Posted inOpinion

I Am Not a “Gypsy”

Avatar photo by Cristiana Grigore October 31, 2022October 31, 2022

Often, there is a disconnect between the museum world and Roma representation. One exhibition at the National Gallery of Art proves that it doesn’t have to be this way.

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Climate Protester Who Souped Van Gogh Artwork Speaks Out 

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie October 20, 2022October 20, 2022

In a viral clip, 21-year-old activist Phoebe Plummer defended the protest and slammed the British government’s inaction on climate change.

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Whoops! Turns Out Vermeer Didn’t Paint “Girl With a Flute”

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie October 10, 2022October 10, 2022

The National Gallery of Art discovered that a student or associate painted the famous work.

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New Research Suggests Vermeer Wasn’t as Polished as People Assume

by Sarah Rose Sharp August 24, 2022August 25, 2022

During the pandemic, researchers at the National Gallery of Art found out some interesting things when they scanned the Dutch artist’s 17th-century paintings.

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You’ve Heard of Wordle, But Have You Tried “Artle”?

by Sarah Rose Sharp May 18, 2022May 19, 2022

The National Gallery of Art launched a new artwork guessing game inspired by the super-popular Wordle.

Posted inArt

A Survey of Aquatint Prints Throughout History, From François Boucher to Goya

by Sarah Rose Sharp September 23, 2021September 24, 2021

An exhibition at the National Gallery of Art will trace the technique’s development through Europe, starting in the late 1700s.

Posted inOpinion

My Experience as a “Minority Intern” at a Museum in the 1990s

Avatar photo by Rachael Arauz April 25, 2021April 23, 2021

There were three “minority interns” at the National Gallery of Art in 1991. I was the “Hispanic” in the group.

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The National Gallery of Art Acquires Quilts by the Women of Gee’s Bend

by Cassie Packard January 8, 2021January 12, 2021

The DC institution has expanded its holdings of work by Black artists from the American South with a recent acquisition from Souls Grown Deep.

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In the Wake of Severe Criticism, Postponed Philip Guston Exhibition Moved to 2022

by Hakim Bishara October 28, 2020November 5, 2020

Last month, four museums announced that they would postpone the retrospective to 2024, citing the need to better contextualize KKK imagery in Guston’s work.

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