National Portrait Gallery

Mariupol in Dupont Underground: ‘The Trumpeter’

Annabel Goes to Annabelle: A Modern Twist on American Cuisine

Weekend Roundup: Folger’s 4th Reading Room Festival Takes Center Stage

Welcome, Abigail Spanberger, First Female Governor of Virginia

Washington Commanders Owner Josh Harris Buys Halcyon House for $28 Million

Weekend Round Up May 2, 2019

Richard Selden • May 2, 2019

This weekend’s performances include Bach oratorios, a Charlie Parker tribute and a contemporary dance piece at the National Portrait Gallery.

Weekend Round Up March 14, 2019

Richard Selden • March 14, 2019

Along with celebrating St. Patrick — and all things Irish — you can sketch orchids, tour Heurich House with the kids and wander the Travel & Adventure Show.

Weekend Round Up December 13, 2018

Richard Selden • December 13, 2018

It is a weekend of wreaths, with wreath-making workshops at Tudor Place and the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery.

Portrait Gallery’s Resident Choreographer Speaks

Richard Selden • December 10, 2018

Dana Tai Soon Burgess now creates several works a year inspired by exhibitions and performed at the museum by his nonprofit modern dance company.

Portrait Gallery Choreographer-in-Residence to Speak

Richard Selden • November 29, 2018

At the Dec. 6 Cultural Leadership Breakfast, Dana Tai Soon Burgess will talk about his creative process, his company’s evolution and his collaborations with the National Portrait Gallery.

Dancers Brings NPG’s ‘Silhouettes’ to Life (photos)

Jeff Malet • November 4, 2018

Inspired by the exhibition “Black Out: Silhouettes Then and Now,” the dance company of Dana Tai Soon Burgess premiered a modern dance work called “Silhouettes” on Oct. 27 and 30.

Heidi Latsky Dance’s ‘On Display’ at the Portrait Gallery (photos)

Jeff Malet • September 25, 2018

The Sept. 23 event was the Washington, D.C., premiere of “On Display,” initially conceived to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Weekend Round Up September 20, 2018

Richard Selden • September 20, 2018

It’s a double festival weekend with Old Town Alexandria’s King Street Art Festival, postponed by Hurricane Florence, now going head-to-head with the Chesapeake Oyster & Wine Festival at National Harbor.