Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 Seventeenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20006

Main Information Number (202) 639-1700

Driving Directions

From North
Follow Connecticut Avenue South. Connecticut turns into 17th Street. The Corcoran will be on the Right at the cross streets of 17th Street and New York Avenues.

From West (via I-66)
Take Route 66 East crossing the Roosevelt Bridge. Take the E Street exit (on the left after the bridge). Follow E Street to 17th Street. The Corcoran will be on your left at the intersection of 17th and E Street.

From East (via I-95)
Take Route 95 South to Route 50 West. Follow Route 50 West which will turn into New York Avenue (West). Follow New York Avenue to 9th Street. Make a Left onto 9th Street, follow 9th Street to Constitution Avenue. Make a right on to Constitution Avenue. From Constitution Avenue, turn right on 17th Street. The Corcoran will be on the left at the intersection of 17th and E Street.

From South (via 1-395)
Take Route 395 North to the 14th Street Bridge. Follow 14th Street North. Turn Left from 14th Street North onto Madison Drive. Turn Right on 15th Street. Turn Left onto Constitution Avenue. Turn Right onto 17th Street. The Corcoran will be on the left at the intersection of 17th and E Street.

Public Transportation
Via the city's Metro rail system, the Corcoran is just a few blocks away from two convenient stations: Farragut West- on the Orange/Blue lines (take the 17th street exit) and Farragut North-on the Red line (take the K Street exit). From either station walk south on 17th street to the Corcoran. The Corcoran is also accessible by Metro bus, numbers: 11Y, 30, 32, 35, 36, 42, G8, P17, P19, W13

Parking near the Corcoran
Metered street parking is available in the area from 9:30 am to 4 pm daily. It's FREE after 6:30 pm, and on Sundays and holidays.

Persons With Disabilities
Visitors using wheelchairs and those who are otherwise unable to climb stairs may enter the Corcoran at the E Street entrance, located near the intersection of 17th and E Street NW. After entering, please proceed down the hall to the guard's desk. From there, Corcoran staff will escort the visitors to the first and second floors of the galleries via elevator.

To access public programs in the Corcoran's Armand Hammer Auditorium, please enter using the lift provided at the New York Avenue entrance.

A limited number of wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis.