National Portrait Gallery

By Editorial Team on September 26, 2022

National Portrait Gallery Presents One Life: Maya Lin

View the exhibition through April 16, 2023.

By Editorial Team on August 29, 2022

Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery September, October, and November Events

By Editorial Team on July 18, 2022

National Portrait Gallery Presents Family Ties: Daguerreotype Portraits and Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

View the two exhibitions starting this July.

By Editorial Team on March 21, 2022

National Portrait Gallery Presents Watergate: Portraiture and Intrigue

The exhibition commemorates the 50th anniversary of Watergate and is on view thorough September 5, 2022.

By Editorial Team on January 24, 2022

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Call: Teen Portrait Competition

Deadline: Tue, 29 March 2022

Teen Portrait Competition is for students between 13 and 17 residing in the U.S and its territories.

By Editorial Team on November 1, 2021

Artists Return for Outdoor Día de los Muertos Installations at National Portrait Gallery

The event is scheduled for Monday, November 1 and Tuesday, November 2 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

By Editorial Team on July 26, 2021

National Portrait Gallery Presents Block by Block: Naming Washington

The exhibition is on view July 30 – January 16, 2023.

By Editorial Team on January 12, 2021

Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Announces Virtual Programs for January and February 2021

Antonius-Tín Bui and David Antonio Cruz in Conversation with Taína Caragol Tuesday, Jan. 12, 5 p.m. Online via Zoom Join National Portrait Gallery curator Taína Caragol for a conversation with Antonius-Tín Bui and David Antonio Cruz about portraiture as a platform to represent and honor LGBTQ+ communities of color. Both artists use portraiture...

Weekly Events List: February 26–March 1

Receptions at Takoma Park Community Center, The OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas, National Portrait Gallery, Washington Sculptors Group, Studio Gallery, Addison/Ripley Fine Art, and Watergate Gallery + Talks at Washington Project for the Arts, Washington Studio School, Foundry Gallery, and Willow Street Gallery + Events at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center.

By Editorial Team on February 24, 2020

National Portrait Gallery Presents John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal

A talk is scheduled for Thursday, February 27 at 7pm.

By Editorial Team on December 10, 2019

National Portrait Gallery Presents Portraits of the World: Denmark

The exhibition opens on Friday, December 13, 2019.

By Editorial Team on December 9, 2019

December 2019–February 2020 Schedule at the National Portrait Gallery

National Portrait Gallery announces their December 2019 through February 2020 programming.

By Editorial Team on June 4, 2019

National Portrait Gallery Announces 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition Finalists

The exhibition opens October 16, 2019.

By Editorial Team on April 1, 2019

The National Portrait Gallery Presents Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence

The opening is scheduled for Friday, March 29.

By Editorial Team on February 25, 2019

Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Presents Votes for Women: An American Awakening, 1840–1920

The exhibition is on view March 1, 2019 through January 5, 2020.