National Portrait Gallery
10 expert reviews
“This gem is found in the busy Penn Quarter of downtown D.C. It is my favorite place to bring visitors.”
– Afar Magazine
Concierge
"There are portraits of every American president (including Gilbert Stuart's Lansdowne portrait of George Washington and Pat Oliphant's caricatures of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon)."
Travel + Leisure
"Traces the history of America through visual and performing arts that pay tribute to great American icons like Marilyn Monroe and Rosa Parks."
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Time Out
"The National Portrait Gallery features people who played a role in the shaping of the nation and its culture."
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Fodor's
"Devoted to the intersection of art, biography, and history, this museum has on view hundreds of images of men and women who have shaped U.S. history."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Modeled after its namesake in London, the National Portrait Gallery conserves some 20,000 paintings sculptures, photographs, engravings and drawings."
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