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“The National Portrait Gallery mourns the death of Hung Liu, who believed in the power of art—and portraiture—to change the world.
The nation’s only complete collection of presidential portraits outside the White House.
Exhibition extended through Oct. 23, 2022
September 18, 2020 - January 23, 2022
Open Wednesdays through Sundays | 11:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
National Portrait Gallery 8th and G Streets NW Washington, DC 20001
Open to the public Wednesday–Sunday 11:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Hung Liu's extraordinary artistic vision reminds us that even in the midst of despair, there is hope, and when people help each other, there is joy.
The National Portrait Gallery will explore the namesakes of Washington, D.C.’s streets, avenues, neighborhoods and other public spaces in this new exhibition.
The exhibition showcases the determined individuals who struggled to achieve civil rights for...
Season three of PORTRAITS is now available.
Over the course of nearly two decades in the mid-19th century, Jeremiah Gurney established...
Through March 20, 2022