Washington DC National Gallery of Art Hotels

We list the best hotels near National Gallery of Arts in Washington DC to provide you with the ideal choice of your stay. The National Gallery of Art was established in 1938 by the United States congress with generous donations from Andrew W Mellon, Joseph E Widener and several other personalities. The National Gallery today boasts for its magnificent arts collection, ranging from paintings, decorative art to porcelains and sculptures and is reputed as one of the finest collections in the world.

The Museum consists of two main buildings namely West building and the East building. The West building was designed by the renowned architect John Russell Pope and carries a more neoclassical look compared to its other counterpart designed by I.M Pei which resembles a more modern structure with sharp geometrical and uneven angles. The West building holds a wide-ranging collection dating back from the medieval ages to the 19th century and includes works from artists like Jan Vermeer, Rembrandt van Rijn, Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh, and Leonardo da Vinci. The East building is house to more modern and contemporary art and includes paintings from artists like Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Alexander Calder. The 6.1 acre Sculpture garden located across the 7th Street west to the West building exhibits some of the finest works of sculpture from many famed artists.

Not only ordinary visitors but also various scholars and researchers are attracted to the National Gallery due to its priceless collection on classical and modern art. The Gallery’s bookshop comprises of one of the larges collections of books on art and art history.

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