Portraits of the honorees, who have made “transformative contributions to the United States,” will be added to the permanent collection of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Martha S.

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced that it will honor four prominent Americans with the prestigious ...

When planning exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery, our historians and curators carefully select what will be displayed in the galleries, considering hundreds of possible images for each ...

Moreover, the National Portrait Gallery only takes up half of the building and shares the space with the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This museum showcases rotating exhibits, which have ...

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will add four new portraits to its permanent collection later this year, continuing its tradition of honoring the artistic, cultural, and ...

The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery collection reflects many faces of Lincoln that chart his passage from a fresh-faced Illinois congressman to his grizzled isolation as president. National ...

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts, which provides ...

The Smithsonian now operates a broad range of cultural centers in Washington and beyond, including the Air and Space Museum, the Portrait Gallery, the National Zoo and the Smithsonian Gardens.

Oprah Winfrey saw her new portrait for the first time when it was revealed on stage in Washington DC on Wednesday. The portrait was painted by Chicago artist Shawn Michael Warren and will now hang ...

FILE - The Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, home of the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, is seen, March 28, 2025, in Washington.