National Galley of Art

EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 17-23, 2014 WORKS IN PROGRESS March 17 at 12:10 p.m. and 1:10 p.m. Martin Johnson Heade: The Magnolia Paintings Lynn Russell, head of education, National Gallery of Art East Building Large Auditorium www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/calendar/lectures/works-in-progress/heade-magnolia-paintings.html PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM March 22 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. El Greco: 400 Years After Illustrated lectures by Fernando Marias, professor of art history, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid-RAH, and exhibition curator of The Greek of Toledo, Museo de Santa Cruz, Toledo; Felix Monguilot Benzal, docent, Borghese Gallery, Rome, and Kress Interpretive Fellow (2012 – 2013), National Gallery of Art; Jeongho Park, Anne L. Poulet Curatorial Fellow, The Frick Collection; Luis Alberto Perez Velarde, curator, Museo del Greco; and Livia Stoenescu, visiting assistant professor, University of Houston–Clear Lake This program is coordinated with and supported by SPAIN arts & culture West Building Lecture Hall www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/calendar/lectures/symposia/elgreco.html SUNDAY LECTURE March 23 at 2:00 p.m. Dutch Paintings in a New Age: The Debut of NGA Online Editions Discussing the first online edition at the National Gallery of Art are Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque paintings, and the curatorial, technical, and publishing team behind this innovative program initially funded by the J. Paul Getty Foundation East Building Large Auditorium www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/calendar/lectures/lectures-signings/nga-online-editions.html GALLERY TALKS March 17, 19, 21 at 1:00 p.m. Modern German Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection David Gariff (50 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda March 18 through 20 at 11:00 a.m. Cezanne in the National Gallery of Art  Dena Rapoport (50 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda March 21 at 2:00 p.m. Augustus Saint-Gaudens' Shaw Memorial Martha Schloetzer (30 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/calendar/gallery-talks.html TWELVE AT TWELVE March 18 through 20 at 12:00 p.m. "The Prayer before the Meal" by Jan Steen  Eric Denker (12 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/calendar/gallery-talks/twelve-at-twelve.html FOREIGN-LANGUAGE TOURS March 17 at 12:00 p.m. French | Francais West Building Main Floor, Rotunda March 18, 22 at 12:00 p.m. German | Deutsch  West Building Main Floor, Rotunda March 19 at 12:00 p.m. Japanese West Building Main Floor, Rotunda www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/calendar/guided-tours/foreign-language.html AUDIO TOURS The Director's Tour: Masterpieces at the National Gallery of Art Director Earl A. Powell III and Gallery curators explore more than 130 beloved masterpieces by such artists as Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, Claude Monet, and others, along with information on acquisition, history, and conservation. Group reservations for audio tours (ten or more), call (202) 842-6592. West Building Main Floor, Rotunda The Director's Tour: Highlights in Foreign Languages Visitors can hear the director's introduction and commentary at 26 stops on the tour in Spanish, French, Russian, Japanese, and Mandarin. Group reservations for audio tours (ten or more), call (202) 842-6592. West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Children's Audio Tour: West Building Highlights (ages 7–12) This free, self-guided tour gives children an opportunity to get "up close and personal" with some of the world's greatest paintings, on display in the West Building. Group reservations for audio tours (ten or more), call (202) 842-6592. West Building Main Floor, Rotunda www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/visit/tours-and-guides/audio-tours.html MOBILE APP Your Art Discover highlights of the National Gallery of Art collections with Your Art app for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad and on Google Play for Android. The app focuses on paintings and sculpture from the 13th to the 19th centuries on view in the West Building. Available free in the iTunes App Store and Google Play. www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/visit/tours-and-guides/mobile-app.html (Additional Information) itunes.apple.com/us/app/your-art/id600049768?mt=8 (iTunes App Store) play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.nga.yourart (Google Play) GUIDED TOURS Through April 30 - Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday at 1:30 p.m.; Sunday at 2:30 p.m. American Collection West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through April 30 - Monday-Friday at 3:30 p.m.; Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 11:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m. Early Italian to Early Modern: An Introduction to the West Building Collection West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through April 30 - Monday-Saturday at 12:30 p.m.; Sunday at 3:30 p.m. French Collection: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through April 30- Tuesday, Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Glimpses of 17th-Century Life West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through April 30- Monday-Saturday at 2:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Italian Renaissance Collection West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through April 30 - Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 11:30 a.m. Points of View: The Painter's Choices West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through April 30 - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday at 1:30 p.m.; Saturday at 11:30 a.m.; Sunday at 12:30 p.m. The Sculpture Galleries West Building Main Floor, Rotunda www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/calendar/guided-tours/introductory-tours.html Events are free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis. Registration is not required. NGA Public Wi-Fi service is currently available in the Cascade Cafe, the East Building library reading rooms, and the main floor of the West Building in the Information Room, the Founders Room, and the Rotunda. www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/visit/public-wifi.html The National Gallery of Art provides access to lectures by well-known artists, architects, authors, curators, and historians. iTunes | www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/audio-video.html

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