National Gallery of Art (West)

The National Gallery is housed in two buildings -- East and West. The original West Building (pictured) was the vision of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted the completed building and Mellon's collections on behalf of the people of the United States. Today, visitors will find European paintings and sculpture from the 13th through 19th centuries, American art, prints, drawings and other temporary exhibitions.

The East Building, opened in 1978 and funded by the Mellon family and foundation, houses 20th-century art and a changing series of exhibitions. An underground concourse connects the two buildings.

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