Nov 3, 2023 · These Americans—artists, politicians, scientists, inventors, activists, and performers—form our national identity. They help us understand who we are and remind us of …

Make thousands of new acquaintances! Featuring scientists, statesmen, and film stars, glimpsed through rare nineteenth-century daguerreotypes or year-old digital video, the National Portrait …

Apr 26, 2024 · The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and the Archives of American Art will present “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return,” an exhibition focused on the artist’s deep …

Barrier-free access to the National Portrait Gallery is available. Ramps are located on both sides of the 8th and G Streets NW entrance. If you are using MetroAccess Paratransit, please use …

Explore the Portrait Gallery with daily events and programs. Docent Tours . Our docents are experienced tour guides who know the collection inside out. For Families. What you need to …

The National Portrait Gallery will display it's newly acquired portrait of civil rights attorney Fred Gray by artist Michael Shane Neal Wednesday, Dec. 18. The portrait will be installed on the …

Jun 18, 2021 · The paintings will return on view in Washington, D.C., with celebrations at the Portrait Gallery in early November. Unveiled in 2018, the Portrait Gallery’s commissioned …

Jul 12, 2024 · The extraordinary joy one finds in Lyle Ashton Harris’s informal portrait of the feminist writer and educator bell hooks (1952–2021) and her friend Marlon Riggs (1957–1994) …

The National Portrait Gallery is situated between 7th and 9th Streets, Northwest, and F and G Streets, Northwest, in the heart of the vibrant Penn Quarter neighborhood in downtown …

Through the visual arts, performing arts, and new media, the Portrait Gallery presents poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives form our national identity.