Cindy Lou Molnar, head of conservation at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, points to an area of Gilbert Stuart’s famous portrait of George Washington.

WASHINGTON, DC — In February, the National Portrait Gallery unveiled with presidential pomp a portrait of Kevin Spacey as Frank J. Underwood, dark prince of politics in the popular Netflix ...

Im Chan, above, a paper conservator, works on the Time Magazine Collection at the National Portrait Gallery. Similar work will be performed on the famous Lansdowne portrait of George Washington.

National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum is ranked #26 out of 41 things to do in Washington, ... If you've never been to Washington, D.C. before, ...

The National Portrait Gallery will celebrate President George Washington’s 284th birthday with events and activities for all ages. Presidents Day weekend is a great time to visit the museum’s iconic ...

George Washington (Lansdowne Portrait) / Oil on canvas, 1796 / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired as a gift to the nation through the generosity of the Donald W. Reynolds ...

The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery has begun planning the conservation and digital analysis of the full-length "Lansdowne" portrait of the first president that was painted by Gilbert ...

It’s unclear if Lincoln sat for the painting, National Portrait Gallery historian Mindy Farmer said, but the museum intends to do more research. Stream NBC4 newscasts for free right here, right now.

WASHINGTON D.C. — George Washington is about to get a long-awaited facelift. Gilbert Stuart’s full-length portrait of the nation’s first commander in chief at the National Portrait Gallery ...