The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC houses a world-renowned collection of art, including paintings by Spanish artists such as Salvador Dalí, Francisco de Goya, Juan Gris, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Diego Velázquez, Francisco de Zurbarán and more. The museum is accessible by Metro (Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter on the green and yellow lines) and admission is free of charge.

Be sure to pick up a gallery map in English and/or Spanish to help you navigate the collection. Audio tours are available for you on your mobile devices. If you prefer, docent-led guided tours in English are offered daily. All of these resources and more are free.

Free guided tours in Spanish are available the following dates and times:

West Building Tours
February 3, 8 at 12:00
West Building Rotunda

East Building Tours
February 3, 8 at 2:00
East Building Atrium

Spanish tour of American Art
January 26 at 12:00
February 23 at 12:00
West Building Rotunda

For more information visit https://www.nga.gov

Ace of Clubs and Four of Diamonds (1912)
by Juan Gris (1887-1927)

NOVA’s Alexandria Campus Library continues to build their collection of books in Spanish and other languages. To help you spot these titles on the shelves when you are browsing, the librarians have implemented a helpful new system. They have placed clear lime green labels over the call number of any book in a language other than English (at least 50%, so the labels are on bilingual books, too). It’s not limited to Spanish-language books, but once you are in the Spain and Latin American literature section, those books are much more noticeable.

Look for this system soon in the feature films section!

Is there a book or film that the library doesn’t have but should? Please see your recommendations to Prof. Martha Davis at mdavis@nvcc.edu.