What's On
Current Exhibitions
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Double Take: Daguerreian Portrait Pairs
June 17, 2016 - June 4, 2017First floorHighlighting the depth of the National Portrait Gallery’s early photography collection, this exhibition will showcase fourteen daguerreotypes—two portraits each—of seven subjects: George Bancroft, Jenny Lind, Zachary Taylor, Frederick Douglass, Jefferson Davis, Daniel Webster, and John Quincy Adams.
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In Memoriam: Muhammad Ali
June 6, 2016 - July 6, 2016First floorMuhammad Ali never left the public eye in a tumultuous, controversial, and electrifying life as a boxer and spokesman of conscience.
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Hollywood and Time: Celebrity Covers
April 1, 2016 - September 11, 2016 | Available as a traveling exhibitionFrom its beginning in the 1920s, Time magazine responded to the public’s embrace of movie stars on and off the screen and its fascination with the glitter of Tinseltown. This exhibition will focus on approximately 35 Hollywood moguls and celebrities whose vision and talents carried us to different eras and exotic places.
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The Outwin 2016: American Portraiture Today
March 12, 2016 - January 8, 2017Second floorThis exhibition celebrates the finalists of the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. Every three years artists from across the country are invited to investigate the art of portrayal. The resulting juried exhibition showcases excellence and innovation in contemporary portraiture through a variety of media used by artists today.
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Eye Pop: The Celebrity Gaze
May 22, 2015 - July 10, 2016First floorBrad Pitt, Oprah Winfrey, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Peter Dinklage, Eminem, Michelle Obama, Sonia Sotomayor, Eva Longoria, Serena Williams, Kobe Bryant, are some of the people featured in "Eye Pop: The Celebrity Gaze."
