The Luce Foundation Center features three levels of painting, sculpture, folk art, and craft collections on display in floor-to-ceiling glass cases.

Congress passed ownership of the building to the Smithsonian in 1958 and the American Art Museum (then called the National Collection of Fine Arts) and National Portrait Gallery opened …

Jun 20, 2025 · Its collection weaves together story and biography from precolonial times to the present to tell the American story. The National Portrait Gallery shares its magnificent National …

Its collections focus on images of American artists, politicians, scientists, inventors, activists, and performers who have contributed to the nation's history, development, and culture. Along with …

Oct 10, 2024 · As the nation's only complete collection of presidential portraits outside the White House, the "America's Presidents" exhibition lies at the heart of the Portrait Gallery's mission …

Barrier-free access to the National Portrait Gallery is available. Ramps are located on both sides of the 8th and G Streets NW entrance. If you are using MetroAccess Paratransit, please use …

The Luce Center, a unique part of the American Wing, features displays of fine and decorative arts that supplement those in the main galleries and period rooms. The center also includes an …

Archives of American Art. Archives of American Gardens.

Victoria Siddall, who took over as director of the museum six months ago, on its expensive new immersive experience, and how she balances her eco-credentials with sponsors

In a Flemish style inspired by the town hall and guild halls on the Grote Markt in Antwerp, Belgium, local Newport architects George C. Mason & Son designed the building for the Navy …