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National Gallery of Art

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Museums · Capitol Hill

National Gallery of Art

4.8FreeClosed · opens 10:00

The West Building houses Ginevra de' Benci — the single Leonardo painting in the Western Hemisphere — along with Vermeers, Rembrandts, and a Monet gallery that can stop you in your tracks. Go on a weekday afternoon.

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