
National Gallery of Art Guided Tour Reviews & Ratings
Stephen kept everyone's interest for the two hour tour. The depth of his knowledge enabled all of us to gain a deeper understanding of what the paintings really depicted. We would take the tour again if Stephen had a part 2 with 40 different...continued
reviewed Aug 26 2017 report as inappropriateStephen, the tour guide is so knowledgeable. He is very helpful with any questions we had and he is also sensitive to anyone with a disability. He is great and provides information about paintings and the painters and the times that we would not...continued
reviewed Dec 28 2019 report as inappropriateI enjoyed the tour and the guide was personable and very knowledgeable. He presented facts and histories of the art works that you wouldn't get touring the museum on your own. Throughout the tour some people who were not with the initial group...continued
reviewed Jul 29 2017 report as inappropriateDefinitely worth it. Informative guide. Would recommend to all.
reviewed Feb 24 2018 report as inappropriateVery knowledgeable and easy to understand. Would do another tour with him. If I recall correctly his name was Steven Mead.
reviewed Mar 03 2018 report as inappropriateThe guide was friendly and knowledgeable. I learned a lot. It was a fun 2 hour experience.
reviewed Mar 31 2018 report as inappropriateThe tour guide is quite knowledgable with interesting information about the paintings he discusses. However, he is very idiosyncratic and clearly only discusses paintings that appeal to him. So the tour is interesting but not organized in a clear...continued
reviewed Feb 15 2020 report as inappropriateStephen Mead is a fine docent who led the tour with skill and humor. The two hours flew by.
reviewed Aug 04 2018 report as inappropriateTour guide Stephen Mead was interesting and provided lots of fascinating information on pre-selected works in various areas of the museum. The tour was well paced. The initial meet up was awkward due to incorrect info sent out with the...continued
reviewed Mar 02 2019 report as inappropriateThe pieces selected for the tour were mostly from the Director's Choice list, which you can do on your own with the brochure or audio guide. Our group was large (about 40) which made it difficult to see the pieces and the details for which our...continued
reviewed Jan 27 2018 report as inappropriateInteresting and I learned a lot from every painting described by the tour guide. Thanks
reviewed Jun 09 2018 report as inappropriateThe tour itself was excellent. I just wished that Goldstar had made clearer that the tour was NOT affiliated to the National Gallery of Art.
reviewed Nov 04 2017 report as inappropriateOur tour guide Stephen was very knowledgeable about the works of art we viewed and provided us with fun and interesting details that typical museum tours probably would not cover. Also, two hours was the perfect amount of time for this tour. I...continued
reviewed Mar 31 2018 report as inappropriateOur tour guide was excellent and made a good selection of art for the tour.
reviewed May 04 2019 report as inappropriateOur tour was excellent - covered lots of periods and provided excellent back-stories to the selected paintings.
reviewed Jul 14 2018 report as inappropriateThe tour was very enjoyable. Our guide, Steven, was knowledgeable, informative, and highly entertaining.
I recommend this tour for anyone who is looking for an introduction to the many treasures of the National Gallery.
It will certainly...continued
Our guide Stephen was great! Very enjoyable and well thought out choices - a wonderful overview of the treasures at the National Gallery!
reviewed Nov 11 2017 report as inappropriateThe National Gallery of Art is a wonderful museum. I love the West building and all the collections. Even though we had been to this Museum before, my friend and I booked a 2-hour private tour with Stephen Mead, a professional museum tour guide. ...continued
reviewed Aug 25 2018 report as inappropriateWhile guiding us to a selection of the art at the gallery Stephen Mead was entertaining and informative. He had a story to tell about each piece of art that he took us to view and pointed out details that would have escaped most of us if we were...continued
reviewed Aug 26 2017 report as inappropriate