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National Portrait Gallery. 8th and G Streets NW. Washington, DC 20001. Open 7 days a week. 11:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Closed Dec. 25. Experience portraiture beyond the frame. Our collections present people of remarkable character and achievement.
Featuring scientists, statesmen, and film stars, glimpsed through rare nineteenth-century daguerreotypes or year-old digital video, the National Portrait Gallery collections bring you face to face with America. Get to know us better. Browse, search, explore, and visit.
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is a historic art museum between 7th, 9th, F, and G Streets NW in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded in 1962 and opened in 1968, it is part of the Smithsonian Institution. Its collections focus on images of famous Americans.
Our Collection. The National Portrait Gallery was authorized and founded by Congress in 1962 with the mission to acquire and display portraits of individuals who have made significant contributions to the history, development, and culture of the people of the United States.
The Portrait Gallery’s collection holds more than 23,000 works, including the only complete collection of presidential portraits outside the White House. PORTAL, the National Portrait Gallery’s Scholarly Center, promotes the study of American portraiture and visual biography. Plan a Visit.
The National Portrait Gallery is conveniently located at Eighth and F Streets, NW, in Washington D.C., above the Gallery Place–Chinatown Metrorail station (red, yellow, and green lines). Museum Hours: 11:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. daily. Closed December 25. Admission: FREE.
Collection. The National Portrait Gallery’s collection includes a wide range of paintings, sculptures, photographs, drawings and media art. A catalog of the collection is available online. Prominent works include: “Lansdowne” portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, oil on canvas (1796)
