Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
Washington, United States
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tells the history of America through individuals who have shaped its culture. Through the visual arts, performing arts and new media, the Portrait Gallery portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives tell the American story.
Museum Hours:
11:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. daily
Closed December 25
Admission: FREE
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(202) 633-8300
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This Morning, This Evening, So Soon: James Baldwin and the Voices of Queer Resistance
Jul 12, 2024 - Apr 20, 2025
Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples
Jul 1, 2022 - May 18, 2025
Picturing the Presidents: Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes from the National Portrait Gallery’s Collection
May 31, 2024 - Jun 8, 2025
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Washington, DC 20001
USA
- Monday11:30 AM – 7:00 PM
- Tuesday11:30 AM – 7:00 PM
- Wednesday11:30 AM – 7:00 PM
- Thursday11:30 AM – 7:00 PM
- Friday11:30 AM – 7:00 PM
- Saturday11:30 AM – 7:00 PM
- Sunday11:30 AM – 7:00 PM