2025 Gala
Save the Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025
Join Us for an Empowering Night!
The 2025 Portrait of a Nation Gala – marking the tenth anniversary of the event – will celebrate four remarkable individuals for their transformational impact on the nation’s history, development, and culture.
We are proud to introduce the 2025 Portrait of a Nation Honorees, who embody creativity, individuality, excellence, and service to the people of our country:
Artists, musicians, distinguished guests, and friends of the National Portrait Gallery celebrate the renowned honorees in the museum’s Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, beneath its glittering glass canopy.
All proceeds from this event will strengthen the museum’s operations and endowment and will support its mission to tell the dynamic and multifaceted story of the United States.
The Portrait of a Nation Award
The Portrait of a Nation Award is presented to individuals selected from the illustrious roster of
contemporary Americans whose portraits reside in the National Portrait Gallery’s collection. Recipients have made significant contributions across diverse fields and have demonstrated their commitment to service and the values of creativity, individuality, insight, and inquiry.
Lead Sponsors
| David M. Rubenstein
Host Committee
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Mike Hollander
- The Embassy of the State of Qatar in the United States
- Nicole Washington
Honoree photographs: Jamie Dimon by Arturo Olmos, Temple Grandin by Kelly Buster, Joy Harjo by Denise Toombs, Steven Spielberg by Evan Mulling
Please contact Megan Beck at BeckM2@si.edu or NPG_Gala@si.edu.
Tables
$250,000–$500,000 | Lead Sponsor
Exclusive, customized recognition and hospitality benefits are available.
$100,000 | Host Committee
SATURDAY, NOV 15, 2025
- One table for up to ten guests with premier placement at the Portrait of a Nation Gala
- Opportunity to host a distinguished guest at your table
- Onstage recognition in program remarks
- Invitation for all table guests to attend the VIP reception with honorees before the event
- Text recognition in select national media releases
- Name or logo recognition on invitation, Gala program, and website
FRIDAY, NOV 14, 2025
- Invitation for four guests to an exclusive evening with honorees and other distinguished guests (limited capacity)
OTHER
- Opportunity to customize an experience for ten guests (e.g., curator-led private tour of an exhibition or honoree portraits after installation)
- Choice of listing as a sponsor for an exhibition or program at the Portrait Gallery for one year
- All benefits below in blue
Estimated fair market value of goods and services provided: $4,400
$50,000 | Benefactor
SATURDAY, NOV 15, 2025
- One table for up to ten guests with prominent placement at the Portrait of a Nation Gala
- Invitation for all table guests to attend the VIP reception with honorees before the event
- Name recognition on invitation, Gala program, and website
FRIDAY, NOV 14, 2025
- Invitation for two guests to an exclusive evening with honorees and other distinguished guests (limited capacity)
OTHER
- Invitation for six guests to a curator-led viewing of honoree portraits after installation
- Text recognition within the museum for one year
- All benefits below in blue
Estimated fair market value of goods and services provided: $3,700
$25,000 | Patron (Limited Availability)
SATURDAY, NOV 15, 2025
- One table for up to ten guests at the Portrait of a Nation Gala
- Invitation for two table guests to attend the VIP reception with honorees before the event
- Name recognition on invitation, Gala program, and website
OTHER
- Invitation for four guests to a curator-led viewing of honoree portraits after installation
- Text recognition within the museum for one year
- All benefits below in blue
Estimated fair market value of goods and services provided: $3,400
TICKETS
$10,000 per ticket | Supporter (Limited Availability)
SATURDAY, NOV 15, 2025
- Seating with premier placement at the Portrait of a Nation Gala
- Invitation to attend the VIP reception with honorees before the event
- Name recognition on invitation, Gala program, and website
FRIDAY, NOV 14, 2025
- Invitation to an exclusive evening with honorees and other distinguished guests (limited capacity)
OTHER
- All benefits below in blue
Estimated fair market value of goods and services provided: $650
$5,000 per ticket | Friend
SATURDAY, NOV 15, 2025
- Seating with prominent placement at the Portrait of a Nation Gala
- Invitation to attend the VIP reception with honorees before the event
- Name recognition on invitation, Gala program, and website
OTHER
- Invitation to signature Portrait Gallery national events
- Recognition in the Smithsonian Annual Report
- All benefits below in blue
Estimated fair market value of goods and services provided: $500
$2,500 per ticket | Individual (Limited Availability)
SATURDAY, NOV 15, 2025
- Seating at the Portrait of a Nation Gala
OTHER
- Invitation to a curator-led viewing of honoree portraits after installation
- Invitations to receptions for exhibition openings and other special programs at the Portrait Gallery through 2026
Estimated fair market value of goods and services provided: $500
Deadline to appear in the printed program is October 31, 2025.
