National Gallery of Art D.C.

The National Gallery of Art was established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1937 for the people of the United States, based on a gift by financier Andrew W. Mellon. The Gallery is comprised of two buildings, connected by an expansive underground passageway. All together it houses one of the finest European and American art collections in the world. Situated on The National Mall in Washington, D.C., it has become part of the heart and heritage of the country and its people. Visited by more than four million per year.

The museum's extensive collection of paintings spans from the Middle Ages to contemporary works, and includes the only painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the Western Hemisphere, Ginevra de' Benci.

The collection also includes many photographs, drawings, sculpture, examples of decorative art, and a print collection including rare illustrated books. One of the most recent additions is a six-acre Sculpture Garden, an outdoor gallery for monumental modern sculpture that includes plantings of native American species of trees, shrubs, perennials, and a circular reflecting pool that becomes a public ice-skating rink during the winter.