Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery

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The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tells the multifaceted story of the United States through the individuals who have shaped American culture. Spanning the visual arts, performing arts and new media, the Portrait Gallery portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives tell the American story.

2023-2024

2021-2022

2020-2021

Programs by Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery

Democracy in Focus: Exploring Civics Through Portraiture--FREE Program

This civics-focused program invites students to reflect on the responsibilities and rights of participation in a democratic society. Through portrait analysis, students will explore how a variety of individuals have engaged in civic life and...

Exploring Identity through Portraiture --FREE Program

By analyzing a variety of contemporary portraits, including self-portraits, students will investigate how the artists tell the sitters’ stories, paying careful attention to how the artists’ choices reveal some—but perhaps not all—aspects of the...

Portrait Detectives --FREE Program

Become a Portrait Detective! Young students will search for and analyze clues in portraits to learn about some of the most historically significant Americans. Through discussions, sketching, and writing activities, participants will look closely...

The Many Faces of Innovation--FREE Program

Innovation can take many forms. In this program, students will examine portraits of individuals who have made impactful contributions to science, the arts, education, and their communities. This program will highlight how creative thinking and...

Visualizing a Portrait of a Graduate-- FREE Program

Students will investigate how prominent figures in the United States have used communication, collaboration, resilience, creativity, and global citizenship to make significant contributions to U.S. history and culture. During their visit, they...

Type of Organization

Arts/Cultural/Museum

Contact

Jocelyn Kho npgstudentprograms@si.edu
750 Ninth Street NW
Washington DC 20001
(202) 633-8514
United States

https://npg.si.edu

Primary Disciplines

The programs of Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery cover:

Art
Fine Arts
Language Arts/English
Math
Reading
Science
History & Social Studies
Writing