I passed the NGA on the first day of the big blizzard a few weeks ago and
half-a-dozen folks were standing outside in the deep, and still fast-falling
snow, for Vermeer tixs--
However, all the museums had been closed due to the weather.

Gregory Scheib                            ~     ~
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> I pass the National Gallery on my way to work each morning around 8:00 am.
> There is usually already the beginning of a line for Vermeer tickets, even
> though the museum doesn't open till 10:00 am (11:00 on Sundays).