IndyCar vibrations prompt art safety study at National Gallery before Freedom 250 race

The National Gallery of Art has conducted an art safety study ahead of the Freedom 250’s IndyCar race in Washington, D.C., as the race cars are set to speed around the gallery and several other historic museums for the semiquincentennial celebration race. The IndyCars will race around a 1.7-mile, seven-turn racecourse

The National Gallery is planning to study how the upcoming Freedom 250 GrandPrix will impact its art collection as IndyCar racecars will reach the speed of 185 mph near some of the District’s most historic artifacts. “In preparation for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, the National Gallery conducted an extensive vibration s

IndyCar racers will weave at speeds up to 185 mph among federal buildings, the National Gallery of Art, the National Archives, and the Smithsonian Institution’s Hirshhorn, Air and Space, and American Indian museums.

The National Gallery sits in the middle of the 1.7-mile-long racecourse