National Gallery of Art People

We drive in to town at least once a week. There are a few reasons - it’s great for our morning walk, my husband loves Capitol Hill, and I usually try to find photo opportunities for the weekly challenge. We oftentimes park on the National Mall and go off in any direction. When we lived on Capitol Hill we visited the National gallery of Art often. We would also stop in for lunch at the cafeteria and observe our surroundings. The last time we were there I was on the look out for an interesting shallow depth of field photo. So we made our way through all of the different galleries to find people near or in front of various works of art. There happened to be a few school groups. There were many youngsters as well as high school types. You can tell the pandemic restrictions have changed with all of the increased traffic in the museums and on the mall - and all of the school buses. I personally preferred having the place all to myself. Some of the kids seemed interested while others were completely bored - even though the teachers were doing their best to engage them. Many of the kids obviously got an assignment and were searching for something to meet the need. I can only imagine the impact visiting a place like this provides. It’s such a great opportunity to visit. And then of course there are the general touristy visitors who come from everywhere. We are glad we can still visit any time we like.