My husband just said he has never seen it. I think we’ll do a trip to Washington - it’s only 3/4 hours away. Hurray for the National Gallery for this coup!
I don’t think the museum allows taking pictures of works of art on display, but if they do, it would be great to have you post them here at FR, at your convenience.
The Gallacian will be at the NGA till March 16. EVERYONE there was snapping photos. He’s in the rotunda area at the main entrance. Surprisingly, nothing really special about the presentation.
Right now there’s a special exhibition on Byzantium that’s just wonderful. http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/features/byzantine.html. NGA is such a magnificent place, hard to imagine just how much priceless art is housed there.
You might consider parking at the Greenbelt Metro station, close to where I95 meets the Beltway, and taking Metro to the Archives stop 1+ blocks from the NGA. It’s a 26 minute ride; $3.50/$2.30 for seniors (plus $1 for farecard) and $4.50 parking from 10:30a till closing (@ midnight). A LOT less time and $$ than driving to downtown to park. Just a thought.