May 26th, 2008 · Ever wonder what being Indiana Jones in real life is actually like? Fred Hiebert talks about his life as an archaeologist. He also talks about the amazing objects featured in a new National Gallery of Art exhibit entitled Afghanistan: Hidden Treasure.
Oct 2nd, 2006 · The streets of New York -- with their clamor, hustle and snap -- are captured in an exhibition of photographs. At the National Gallery of Art, black-and-white pictures by Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Helen Levitt and others, taken from 1938 through 1958, show a raw, edgy city.
Mar 31st, 2005 · A new exhibit in the National Gallery of Art explores painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's relationship to Montmartre, the Paris district that drew artists and bohemians in the late 19th century.
Oct 6th, 2004 · Dan Flavin took an everyday object, found in most stores, homes and offices, and made it extraordinary. The late artist used fluorescent lights of varying lengths and colors and arranged them to create light sculptures. NPR's Susan Stamberg visits an exhibit of his works at the National Gallery of Art.
Aug 23rd, 2004 · Norwegian police continue to track clues as to the whereabouts of "The Scream" and another Edvard Munch masterpiece taken by armed robbers from an Oslo museum Sunday. With the picture missing, we ask people near the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., to give voice to "The Scream" itself and tell us why the subject was screaming.