Onsite adult programs at the National Portrait Gallery provide opportunities to socialize and engage with art, history, and biography through a wide variety of workshops, performances, events and tours.
Adults
Conversation Circle
Every other Friday, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
G Street Lobby
Are you learning to speak English? Join this weekly program that encourages visitors from all over the world – whether you have been in the United States for a week or a decade – to practice their English conversational abilities, learn new vocabulary, and meet friends.
This program begins promptly at 10 a.m. in the G St lobby.
Please email EvansB@si.edu if you are interested.
Writing Workshops
Monthly on select evenings from 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. or Fridays, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
G Street Lobby
Portraiture can spark more than just your imagination; portraits can tell us a story about someone’s life. Writing Workshops is an interactive creative writing program facilitated by local writer Willona Sloan for adults at the National Portrait Gallery.
Free —Registration required.
Trivia Night
Select Tuesdays, 5:00–6:45pm
Join us at the National Portrait Gallery for a happy hour trivia night inspired, in the Kogod Courtyard, with our friends from New Columbia Pub Quiz. Participate individually or in teams of up to six people for a chance to win a prize at this free, fun event. Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase at the museum’s Courtyard Café.
