Art Museum

National Portrait Gallery

National Portrait Gallery is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States.

What's on

  • Abraham Lincoln by W.F.K. Travers10 Feb 2023 – 31 Dec 2027
  • Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour—Frederick Douglass8 Dec 2023 – 9 Aug 2026
  • Meserve Collection Highlights: Modern Prints from Mathew Brady’s Portrait Negatives23 May 2025 – 14 May 2028
  • From Shadow to Substance: Grand-Scale Portraits During Photography’s Formative Years20 Jun 2025 – 14 Jun 2026
  • American Winners: Athletes and Entertainers Who Shaped the Nation26 Sep 2025 – 30 Aug 2026
  • Portrait of a Nation: 2025 Honorees12 Dec 2025 – 17 Oct 2027
  • The Outwin 2025: American Portraiture Today24 Jan 2026 – 30 Aug 2026
  • Teen Portrait Competition, 202524 Jan 2026 – 30 Aug 2026
  • Star Power: Photographs from Hollywood’s Golden Age by George Hurrell (A Sequel)13 Feb 2026 – 10 Jan 2027
Artworks shown from National Portrait Gallery are in the public domain; images via the open-access programs of their source collections. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.