| National Gallery of Art http://www.nga.gov The National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 for the people of the United States of America by a joint resolution of Congress, accepting the gift of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. During the 1920s, Mr. Mellon began collecting with the intention of forming a gallery of art for the nation in Washington. In 1937, the year of his death, he promised his collection to the United States. Funds for the construction of the West Building were provided by The A. W.... |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts http://www.nmwa.org The permanent collection comprised of more than 3,000 works provides a comprehensive survey of art by women from the 16th century to the present, with new acquisitions added regularly. The work in the collection represents a wide range of styles and media—from the Renaissance paintings of Elisabetta Sirani to modern photographs by Barbara Morgan to Louise Nevelson's contemporary sculptures. NMWA also has several important special collections, including silver by 18th... |
| Past meets present: An insider's guide to Washington, D.C. (Inside Bay Area) - A closer look at the reopened National Museum of American History, the Capitol Visitor Center, Newseum and National Museum of the American Indian. Political, social history comes to forefront | D.C. on a budget | Dining in D.C. | Online resources Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:20:06 GMT |
| Local students visit Holocaust Museum (The Progress) - Students from Mount St. Dominic Academy in Caldwell and their peers from James Caldwell High School in West Caldwell traveled to Washington D.C., to visit the U.S. Holocaust Museum on Thursday, Dec. 11, as part of The Big Read. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:35:12 GMT |
| Burke Museum hosts Artifact Identification Day (Seattle Times) - Artifact Identification Day at the Burke Museum is Saturday, Jan. 10. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:33:44 GMT |
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