Traveling Exhibitions

The following National Portrait Gallery exhibitions will be travelling or are are available to travel:

  • Woman in a long blue dress carrying a portrait through a wooded area

    The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today

    October 26, 2019 - March 13, 2020

    The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today features work by nearly 50 finalists of the Portrait Gallery's latest Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.

    Tour Schedule

    October 3, 2020 to April 4, 2021
    Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts
    Springfield Museums
    Springfield, MA

    Early May 2021 to early August 2021
    OPEN

    September 10, 2021 to January 23, 2022
    Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
    Washington University St. Louis, MO

  • Colorful portrait of a group of Japanese men crossing a river in a boat

    Eye to I: Self Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery

    November 2, 2018 - August 18, 2019

    Drawing primarily from the National Portrait Gallery’s vast collection of self-portraits, this exhibition explores how American artists have chosen to portray themselves since the beginning of the last century.

    Tour Schedule

    October 24, 2020 to January 17, 2021
    Springfield Art Museum
    Springfield, MO

    February 11, 2021 to May 6, 2021
    Art Museum of South Texas
    Corpus Christi, TX

    June 12, 2021 to September 12, 2021
    Albuquerque Museum
    Albuquerque, NM

  • Black and white photo of Charlie Parker playing the saxophone

    In the Groove: Jazz Portraits by Herman Leonard

    August 5, 2016 - February 20, 2017

    This exhibition featured Herman Leonard’s iconic images of jazz legends such as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk and Sarah Vaughan.

    This exhibition is available for booking.

  • portrait of a man sitting in green foliage and portrait of a woman in a white dress against a blue background

    The Obama Portraits Tour

    This five-city tour will travel the country and is expected to reach millions of people who might not otherwise have an opportunity to view these remarkable paintings.

    Tour schedule:

    June 18, 2021 to August 15, 2021
    Art Institute of Chicago
    Chicago, IL

    August 27, 2021 to October 24, 2021
    Brooklyn Museum
    Brooklyn, New York

    November 5, 2021 to January 2, 2022
    Los Angeles County Museum of Art
    Los Angeles, CA

    January 14, 2022 to March 13, 2022
    High Museum of Art
    Atlanta, GA

    March 27, 2022 to May 30, 2022
    The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
    Houston, TX