Discover iconic art with a passionate guide on a highlights tour of the DC National Gallery of Art featuring Renaissance masters, French Impressionists, and American greats – all under one roof.

PRICE: From
$95
per person

 

Your local English speaking guide will not only be an expert on the museum, but they will also share the stories and scandals behind these paintings, discuss the techniques used to create these important works and explain how the museum itself transformed from a nearly empty building to a world-class museum in less than 100 years. 

 Tour highlights include (if artwork is not on loan or being restored etc.):

• “Ginevra de’ Benci” by Leonardo da Vinci – the only painting by this artist in the USA
• “Little Dancer” by Edgar Degas
• The famous portrait of “George Washington” by Gilbert Stuart
• “Self Portrait” by Vincent Van Gogh
• “Venus with a Mirror” by Titian
• “Woman with a Parasol” by Claude Monet
• “The Alba Madonna” by Raphael

With the collection featuring roughly 141,000 paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures and forms of new media that stretch all the way back to the Middle Ages, you’ll be thankful to your passionate and engaging guide for navigating you, bringing a personal touch to each tour, adding own favorite anecdotes and tips along the way. 

Enjoy a guided tour with a personal touch
See the famous painting of “George Washington” by Gilbert Stuart
Marvel at the only painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the USA
See the “Self Portrait” by Van Gogh and “Woman with a Parasol” by Claude Monet
Choose between small group or private tour options

Includes:
Professional guide
2.5-hour walking tour
Private or small group tour of no more than 8 people
Wheelchair tours (by request only)
Gratuities (optional)
Hotel pick-up and drop off
Food and drinks
Temporary exhibits

 

 

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