Welcome to the online press room for the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. Here journalists will find contacts, press releases, and information concerning the museum's renovation, public programs, and exhibitions.

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Recent Museum News

National Portrait Gallery Announces the Appointment of Taína Caragol as Curator for Latino Art and History
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National Portrait Gallery Announces New Workshop Series: Studio Time
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"Mr. Time: Portraits by Boris Chaliapin" Features Original Cover Art for Time Magazine at the National Portrait Gallery
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Come Listen All! National Portrait Gallery To Host Poetry Reading
Poetry Month Program Features Three Award-winning Poets
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National Portrait Gallery Announces Winners of the "Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2013"
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Kim Sajet Named Director of Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
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America’s Presidents: The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and Brandwidth Bring Iconic Collection Exclusively to iPad
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Kim Sajet Named Director of Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
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Portraits Created from Rice, Glitter, Thread and Video Included in the National Portrait Gallery’s “Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2013”
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Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Marks the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War with Exhibitions through 2015
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National Portrait Gallery Will Present 89 Sitters In One Innovative Group Video Portrait—Work by Lincoln Schatz Debuts Dec. 11
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List of Sitters

Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Expands Notions of Drawing in “Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge”
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“Poetic Likeness: Modern American Poets” Charts a New Language, a Distinct American Voice
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National Portrait Gallery Announces Winners of First Annual Teen Portrait Competition
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May 7, 2012, Martin E. Sullivan announced his departure from the museum at the end of May. He will take on a new role as senior scholar at the Smithsonian beginning June 4.
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National Portrait Gallery’s “Portraits After 5” Recognizes Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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“1812: A Nation Emerges” Tells a Sweeping Story of a Forgotten War: National Portrait Gallery Exhibition Opens 200 Years after the Declaration of War
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“Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture” Nominated for Alice Awards by the Artistic Landmarks in Contemporary Experience
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“Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture” Named Best Thematic Museum Show Nationally by AICA-USA
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National Portrait Gallery Announces Teen Portrait Competition Call for Entries Deadline Extended
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“One Life: Amelia Earhart” Opens June 29 at the National Portrait Gallery
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National Portrait Gallery Opens a New Exhibition of Photographs from the Harry Warnecke Studio
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National Portrait Gallery Announces Teen Portrait Competition Call for Entries
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Portrait of Fred Korematsu to Be Presented at the National Portrait Gallery
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National Portrait Gallery to Install Portrait of Alice Waters
Alice Waters in Conversation with José Andrés Jan. 20
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NPG Permanent Exhibitions

The National Portrait Gallery Presents “The Struggle for Justice”
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The National Portrait Gallery "America's Presidents" Fact Sheet
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NPG General Information

Fact Sheet: Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery
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Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard Fact Sheet
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Grand Opening on July 1 for National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Renovation of Historic Home for Two Smithsonian Museums
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Building History and Architectural Chronology
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Innovative Lunder Conservation Center, the Only Fine Art Facility of its Kind
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Media Only:

Bethany Morookian Bentley
bentleyb@si.edu
Phone: (202) 633-8293

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