the National Gallery of Art
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- a US museum of art owned by the nation and supported by the government. It is part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, and was established in 1937, when Andrew Mellon died and left his collection of art to the nation. The West Building opened in 1941 and contains works by such great artists as Raphael, Reubens, Rembrandt and El Greco. The East Building for 20th-century art was opened in 1978.
国家艺术馆：由国家拥有并得到政府支持的美国艺术博物馆。它是华盛顿特区史密森尼学会（Smithsonian Institution）的一部分，成立于1937年，当时安德鲁·梅隆（Andrew Mellon）去世并将他的艺术收藏留给了美国。西楼于1941年开放，收藏了拉斐尔，鲁本斯，伦勃朗和埃尔·格列柯等伟大艺术家的作品。二十世纪艺术东方大厦于1978年开放。