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Mar 1, 2024 · National Portrait Gallery. 8th and G Streets NW. Washington, DC 20001. Hours. Open 7 days a week. 11:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Closed Dec. 25. Highlights. VIRTUAL Teacher Program | Celebrating Identity: Portraits of Jewish Americans. Monday, March 18 | 5– 6:00 pm | FREE | Reserve a spot. A Conversation: The Enduring Legacy of Frederick Douglass.
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National Portrait Gallery . St Martin’s Place . London, WC2H 0HE . +44 (0)20 7306 0055. Book now. The Time is Always Now. Artists Reframe the Black Figure. 22 February – 19 May 2024. Supported by Bank of America. Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron. Portraits to Dream In. 21 March – 16 June 2024. Spring exhibition ticket offers.
Our collections present people of remarkable character and achievement. These Americans—artists, politicians, scientists, inventors, activists, and performers—form our national identity. They help us understand who we are and remind us of what we can aspire to be. Get to know us at the National Portrait Gallery.
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is a historic art museum between 7th, 9th, F, and G Streets NW in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Founded in 1962 and opened to the public in 1968, it is part of the Smithsonian Institution. Its collections focus on images of famous Americans.
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The National Portrait Gallery tells the story of America by portraying the people who shape the nation’s history, development, and culture. 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.