What museums and art galleries are there in the United States?

The National Gallery of Art (Washington, USA)

In the heart of Washington, DC, on both sides of the Great Lawn between the Capitol Building and the Washington Monument, there are 14 national museums concentrated on both sides.

The National Gallery of Art is located at the end of the Capitol Building, adjacent to the famous National Museum of Natural History.

The National Gallery of Art is divided into two parts: the East Building and the West Building. The West Building is in a neoclassical style that is more unified with other museums, while the East Building is a completely modern triangular building designed by I.M. Pei.

The different architectural styles of the east and west buildings also reflect the different collections of the two buildings.

The East Hall only collects modern art works, while the West Hall collects paintings and sculptures from the Middle Ages to the present.

Looking at the major countries in the world, every capital has at least one large national art gallery, but the construction of the National Gallery of Art in the United States was not easy.

When the idea was proposed, the United States had a short history of only one hundred years and was even more stretched in terms of culture. It was not easy to build a magnificent National Gallery of Art! The final completion of the National Gallery of Art required former U.S. Treasury Secretary Mellon He was indispensable for his contribution. He wrote to President Roosevelt, expressing his willingness to donate all his personal collections to build an art museum. He also hoped that after the completion of the museum, it would be named "National Gallery of Art" so that other collectors could donate their collections.

After his proposal was approved by Congress, the 80-year-old Mellon personally appointed John Pope, the famous architect who designed the Jefferson Memorial, as the designer to design and build this magnificent and elegant monument. National Gallery.

A large amount of high-grade stone was used in the construction of the art gallery. The marble floor of the wide central rotunda and the dark green stone columns were made of high-grade stone from Italy.

In the middle of the hall is a bronze statue of a boy spraying water. Flowers surround the pool, filling the atmosphere with joy.

The museum currently has a collection of more than 40,000 pieces, and it often lends outstanding works to museums around the world through international exchanges, so that the American public can appreciate more world cultural treasures.

Tickets: Free

Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10:00~17:00, Sunday 11:00~18:00.

Closed New Year’s Day and Christmas Day.

Note: There is a security check at the entrance. It is recommended not to carry large bags.

Small concerts are often held in the courtyard of the museum.

The beauty of the museum lies not only in the size of its collections, but more importantly, the museum itself is the most beautiful architectural art.

The winding domes, intricately carved arches, and stained glass... all of them are full of vitality under the sunlight, and attract the attention of every visitor.

Every step here brings you a view, and a casual glance is enough to make people stop for a long time.

The museums are:

The National Museum of the United States, the Mutter Museum of the United States, Philadelphia, the Metropolitan Museum of the United States, the Mutter Museum of the United States, the Museum of American Immigration History, the American Film Museum, the United States Air and Space Museum, the United States Military Museum, the American Museum of Natural History.