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Explore the museum's diverse and wide-ranging exhibitions.
Thousands of works of art, artifacts and archival materials are available for the study of portraiture.
Visitors of all ages can learn about portraiture through a variety of weekly public programs to create art, tell stories, and explore the museum.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
by Thomas Buchanan Read Written and narrated by Jeffrey GoldbergBEGIN >>
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Cast after: Daniel Chester French Written and narrated by Vann R. Newkirk IIBEGIN >>
