Upcoming Exhibitions

The Café, the Explore Family Space and Courtyard will be closed Sunday, Nov. 17 in preparation for a special event. The museums will close at 5:00 pm, at which point visitors will be directed to exit through the building’s F street lobby. The G street exit and ramp will remain accessible to those who need it. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Portraits of the World: Denmark

December 13, 2019 - October 12, 2020

“Portraits of the World: Denmark” will feature the painting “Kunstdommere” (Art Judges) by Michael Ancher (1849–1927), on loan from the Museum of National History in Hillerød, Denmark.
John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal

February 28, 2020 - May 31, 2020

This once-in-a-lifetime assemblage of master drawings—many of them from private collections and rarely exhibited—features compelling depictions of an international network of trailblazing men and women who helped define twentieth-century Anglo-American culture.
“Warranted to Give Satisfaction”: Daguerreotypes by Jeremiah Gurney

June 12, 2020 - June 6, 2021

In 1840, Jeremiah Gurney abandoned his career as a jeweler to establish one of New York City’s first daguerreotype studios.
Her Story: A Century of Women Writers

July 10, 2020 - January 10, 2021

“Her Story: A Century of Women Writers” will highlight 24 noted women writers from the last one hundred years who are represented in the Portrait Gallery’s collection.
One Life: Will Rogers

July 26, 2020 - May 16, 2021

Will Rogers enduring legacy as an actor and on-screen talent of Native American heritage survives in a wide array of media, including painted portraits, engaging sculpture, a plethora of caricatures, movie paraphernalia, photographs and film.

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Portraits of the World: Denmark

John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal

“Warranted to Give Satisfaction”: Daguerreotypes by Jeremiah Gurney

Her Story: A Century of Women Writers

One Life: Will Rogers