Events

Join us weekly for a virtual creative writing hour. We've set up an online space where writers can create, connectand draw inspiration from the Portrait Gallery's collection.

Enjoy weekly art workshops from the comfort of your own home.

Visitors can work with a different art material each week or explore the museum with a Portrait Discovery Kit.

Lin Manuel Miranda's costume from the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” Sting's 1978 Fender Stratocaster guitar, Misty Copeland's ballet slippers and Kermit the Frog are among the objects that will update the museum's permanent Giving in America exhibit with the story of philanthropy and the arts.

Alma W. Thomas was a pioneering artist and educator who taught us the importance of seeking beauty in the everyday.

This exhibit will premier in September with a rich selection of content including art, artifacts, articles and personal accounts.

The Northwest corner of the National Mall could be considered the "War and Peace Corner" of our nation's capital.

Season's Greenings 2022