National Portrait Gallery

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Where

8th Street NW & G Street NW

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202-633-8300

Using the visual arts, performing arts, and new media, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tells the history of America through individual poets, presidents, visionaries, villains, actors, and activists who have shaped its culture.

The National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum also include the light-filled Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, a major gathering place in the nation’s capital with free WiFi.

Hours

11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily

Visit the National Portrait Gallery website