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The Corcoran Gallery of Art is the largest privately supported cultural institution in Washington, DC . The museum's main focus is American Art . HISTORY The Corcoran is the oldest Art Museum in DC. Founded in 1869 by William Wilson Corcoran , cofounder of Riggs Bank , it was one of the first Fine Art galleries in the country {Link without Title} . Since its founding it has been Washington, DC's largest non-Federal museum. Its mission is to be "dedicated to art and used solely for the purpose of encouraging the American genius." The original building is 135,000 square feet (12,500 m²), a Beaux-Arts building by architect Ernest Flagg described by Frank Lloyd Wright as the "best designed building in Washington, DC." A new addition, designed by architect Frank O. Gehry , had been planned that would have added 140,000 square feet (13,000 m²) to the museum, but because of funding problems the addition was scrapped in summer 2005 . Today, the Museum and its affiliated art and design college together have a staff of about 185 and an operating budget of about $20 million. Revenue comes from various sources, including grants and contributions, admissions fees, tuition, membership dues, gift shop and restaurant sales, and an Endowment currently worth around $30 million. In February 2001 , two AOL executives, Robert Pittman and Barry Schuler , and their wives donated $30 million, the largest single donation since the museum's founding. VISITING The museum is located at the intersection of New York Avenue and 17th Street in Northwest DC , one block away from the White House . Although closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, it is open all other days from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and on Thursdays from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM. The permanent collection includes works by Eugène Delacroix , Edgar Degas , Claude Monet , Rembrandt , Pablo Picasso , Pierre-Auguste Renoir , Andy Warhol , and many others. There are always several exhibitions, which can be found on the museum's website . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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