Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection Archive
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum
National Air and Space Archives
National Anthropological Archives
National Museum of the American Indian Archives
Peale Family Papers, National Portrait Gallery
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Smithsonian American Art Museum Slide and Photo Archives
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Smithsonian Photographic Services
Affiliated Organization: National Gallery of Art
National
Gallery of Art
6th and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20565
www.nga.gov/resources/
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The
National Gallery of Art, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution,
operates under a separate charter and board of trustees. Contact the offices
listed below for location, research hours and appointment information.
Curatorial Records » 202.842.6589
The department of Curatorial Records and Files maintains files concerning paintings and sculptures in the National Gallery's collections.
Gallery Archives » 202.842.6614
The Gallery Archives holds historical records relating to the establishment, development and programs of the National Gallery of Art and architectural records relating to the design of its monumental buildings by architects John Russell Pope and I.M. Pei.
National Gallery Library » 202.842.6511
Library collections include more than 175,000 books and periodicals on the history, theory, and criticism of art and architecture, rare books, and manuscripts.
Photographic Archives » 202.842.6099
More than 1.5 million black and white photographs of works of art from ancient times to the 20th century and more than 4 million images on microform can be consulted in the Photographic Archives.
Slide Library » 202.842.6099
The
Slide Library is responsible for the care and circulation of slides of
works of art from the collection of the National Gallery of Art.