NOTE: The Corcoran Gallery of Art will be closed for roof renovations from January 26 through March 13, 2009.
The city's first art museum, housed in an extravagant Beaux Arts building across from the White House, contains an encyclopedic assortment of American art, from portraits from the 18th century to modern works of the 20th century. It's not exclusively American, though, having benefited...
This elegant art museum, a stone's throw from the White House, is a favorite party site in the city, hosting everything from inaugural balls to wedding receptions.
The first art museum in Washington, the Corcoran Gallery opened in 1874 in the red-brick and brownstone building that now houses the Renwick Gallery. The collection outgrew its quarters and moved in 1897 to its present Beaux Arts...