In celebration of the opening, the museum will offer free admission to the public during opening day, Sunday, May 30. Harold Pearl illustrated the book and was listed as co-author when it was published in 1939. May 23, the National Gallery of Art will open a dynamic outdoor sculpture garden designed to offer year-round enjoyment to the public in a preeminent location on the National Mall. The landscaping of the 6.1 acre space provides a distinctive setting for nearly 20 major works, including important new acquisitions by such internationally renowned artists as Louise Bourgeois, Mark di Suvero, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, and Tony Smith. The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden is given to the nation by The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.
Admission is free.
Flowers in Northern Art focuses on 20 to 25 flower still lifes, including those by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Jan Davidsz de Heem, and Jan van Huysum. Related paintings and drawings by these and other 17C. Dutch and Flemish masters will also be on view, along with books and manuscripts. Passes not required for entry. The Wealth of the Thracians, Treasures From the Republic of Bulgaria includes 200 gold and silver objects dating from 4000 B.C. to 400 A.D. never before displayed outside Bulgaria. The Figure features works by Will Barnet, Timothy J. Clark, Lorrie Goulet, Philip Pearlstein, and Charles Schmidt.