Floor Plan National Gallery Of Art East Building

Includes text color key to museum collections and building cross section.

Floor plan national gallery of art east building. We are delighted to welcome you back to the national gallery of art. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. The east building is the museum wing closest to the u s. 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.

Some col on verso. Pei designed national gallery of art east building stands out in washington dc as a modern marvel which sleekly contrasts with the beaux arts and classical architecture seen throughout much of the nation s capital. However pei was able to exploit this feature giving his wedge shaped building a marvelous sense of presence and sculptural purpose. A just completed renovation adds 12 250 square feet of new exhibition space within the existing footprint of the building including two soaring tower galleries and a rooftop terrace for outdoor sculpture that overlooks pennsylvania avenue.

In addition the concourse has an underground walkway connecting the east building to the cascade café concourse bookstore children s shop and west building. The east building houses the gallery s growing collection of modern and contemporary art. Ground floor on the ground floor are galleries of prints drawings paintings sculpture decorative arts and temporary exhibitions. West building ground floor only hours.

The garden café the west building sales shop. East wing national gallery commentary the new east wing extension to the national gallery washington d c sits on a difficult triangular site. Current hours and locations. Text area map and ill.

Concourse the concourse contains a large auditorium for lectures films and other educational programs a smaller auditorium and expansive gallery space. The national gallery of art and its attached sculpture garden is a national art museum in washington d c located on the national mall between 3rd and 9th streets at constitution avenue nw. Explore thousands of the most significant works of art from the renaissance to the present day with a self guided or docent led tour. And the west building lecture hall.

Interactive floor maps locate your favorite work of art with interactive floor plans of the east building west building and explore art in the sculpture garden. The well being of our visitors and staff is our top priority and we have adjusted our visitor experience to meet new health and safety guidelines. Explore modern artworks in this stunningly beautiful free museum on the national mall. Maps of 7 floorplans of the 2 museum buildings.

The national gallery of art s east building reopens after a three year renovation with new gallery spaces and a sculpture terrace. 3 by max puryear is on the lower level of the.