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National Portrait Gallery Premieres Season Six of PORTRAITS Podcast

Hosted by the museum’s director, Kim Sajet, PORTRAITS explores art, biography, history and identity.

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National Portrait Gallery Announces Jurors and Call for Entries for Next Triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition

Selected Artworks Will Be Exhibited in Major Exhibition and Tour

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Silhouette Sleuthing

How a curator unlocked the secrets in an arsenic-laced portrait album

National Portrait Gallery Announces Season Four of Its PORTRAITS Podcast

PORTRAITS creates a space for listeners to explore the layers of the human experience—both within and outside of the museum’s walls.

“Birthright” (still) by Maren Hassinger, 2005. Single-channel video (color, sound), 12:12 mins. Edition of 5 plus 2 artist’s proofs. Courtesy of Susan Inglett Gallery, NYC.

National Portrait Gallery Announces Premiere of “Birthright” by Artist Maren Hassinger

Long-Awaited Performance Is a Commission of the Portrait Gallery’s “IDENTIFY” series

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Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company to Debut Two New Performances

“El Muro/The Wall” premieres May 17, 18 and 19 followed by the debut of “A Tribute to Maya Lin” Oct. 16, 23 and 30

Triennial Teen Portrait Competition

National Portrait Gallery Announces National Teen Portrait Competition

Teen competition to coincide with "The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today" featuring the latest in contemporary portraiture from across the U.S.

Portraits from finalists of the 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. Courtesy Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery

National Portrait Gallery Accepting Entries for Sixth Triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery is seeking submissions now through Jan. 29, 2021, to its sixth triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.

Kim Sajet, director of the National Portrait Gallery and host of PORTRAITS

Museum's "PORTRAITS" podcast examines the stories beyond the canvas

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced the second season of its PORTRAITS podcast, which explores the real stories of extraordinary people.

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