Events and Programs at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

Events and Programs at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC

Take a Tour

Highlights of the National Portrait Gallery
Thursday & Friday, Noon
Saturday & Sunday, 11:45 a.m. & 3:15 p.m.

Docent’s Choice
Thursday & Friday, 2:30 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, 1:30 & 4:30 p.m.

Featured Programs

Thursdays at Noon: 3 in 30 
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Noon
G St. Lobby
Join us for this thirty-minute tour exploring portraits by Diego Rivera, Lousie Nevelson, and Pele deLappe in the exhibition Eye to I: Portraits from 1900 to Today.

Conversation Circles 
Friday, April 12, 2019
10 a.m. – noon
G St. Lobby
Practice English in small groups while learning more about American history through portraiture.

Open Studio
Friday, April 12, 2019
1– 5 p.m.
Education Center
Be inspired by the simple shapes in a portrait of Luis Muñoz Marín and use cut paper and glue to create your own work.

Portrait Discovery Kits
Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14, 2019
1 – 4 p.m.
Education Center
Pick up an activity kit that guides you through the museum and learn more about influential Americans.

Portrait Story Days: Rachel Carson
Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14, 2019
1 – 4 p.m.
Education Center
Listen to a story about Rachel Carson, a scientist who published national best sellers.

Curator Tour
Sunday, April 14, 2019
3:00 p.m.
G St. Lobby
Senior Curator of Photographs Ann Shumard will guide visitors through the exhibition Daguerreotypes: Five Decades of Collecting.

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For more information on this museum, visit our National Portrait Gallery page.