National Portrait Gallery

One Life: Maya Lin

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One Life: Maya Lin

September 30, 2022 – April 16, 2023

I Dream a World: Selections From Brian Lanker’s Portraits of Remarkable Black Women

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I Dream a World: Selections From Brian Lanker’s Portraits of Remarkable Black Women

Part I: Open June 8, 2022 through January 29, 2023

Perspectives: The Atlantic's Writers at the National Portrait Gallery

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Perspectives: The Atlantic's Writers at the National Portrait Gallery

Explore America’s founding voices in literature, politics, philosophy and culture.

The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today

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The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today

April 30, 2022 – February 26, 2023
The National Portrait Gallery’s triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition celebrates excellence in the art of portraiture.

2022 Portrait of a Nation Gala

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2022 Portrait of a Nation Gala

Join us for an inspirational evening, November 12, 2022.

Museum Location

National Portrait Gallery
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20001

Hours

Open 7 days a week
11:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Closed Dec. 25

Highlights

Online Exhibition: Telling Our Stories

Portraits by Latinx Youth and Their Families in the DMV
2022 Portrait of a Nation Honorees & Presenters Announced

Strike a Prose: Reflections of Contemporary American Identity

Fri, Oct. 14 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Tickets required
Surroundings: A Tribute to Maya Lin

Sundays, Oct. 16, 23 & 30, 6:00 p.m.
Kogod Courtyard
Portraits: Real People, Real Stories

Listen to the 4th season of our PORTRAITS podcast.
Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900

Now on view.

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