Special Programs

All events and programs are held virtually, due to COVID-19. 

Upcoming programs:

watercolor of a Native American in headdress and photo of woman photographing a group of Native Americans

In Dialogue: Smithsonian Objects and Social Justice

Thursday, December 9, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Online via Zoom

Heighten your civic awareness through conversations about art, history and material culture. Each month, educators from the National Portrait Gallery will partner with colleagues from across the Smithsonian to discuss how historical objects from their respective collections speak to today’s social justice issues.

Why does accurate representation matter? Together with the National Museum of the American Indian, we will explore this key question in relationship to a1885 collotype of Sitting Bull and a1890 photograph of Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria photographing Wild West performers.

FREE--Registration required

Image Credits: LEFT: Sitting Bull by Rommler & Jonas Lithography Company (copy after Rudolf Cronau), 1885. Colored collotype on paper. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InsInstitution. RIGHT: Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria photographing Wild West performers in camp. Photographed by Frank Lehner at Buffalo Bill's Wild West show in Munich, Germany, in 1890. NMAI.AC.147. National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.

woman preparing food in a commercial kitchen

Wind Down Wednesday: A Holiday Affair

Wednesday,  Dec 15, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Instagram Live @smithsonianNPG
Free

The holiday season means time in the kitchen. Whether you cook for a crowd to show love or alone as an act of self-care, we will set you up with some cocktail and appetizer recipes to get you ready for the holidays. We will dive into the sights, sounds, and smells in the portrait of legendary freedom fighter Leah Chase, who fed a revolution and proved that good food can be an act of resistance.