Portrait Gallery’s Resident Choreographer Speaks
• 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.

A Collector of Senegalese Jewelry Tells Her Story
• November 8, 2018

The exhibition “Good as Gold: Fashioning Senegalese Women,” showcasing jewelry created by master goldsmiths in Senegal in the early and mid-20th century, opened on Oct. 24 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art.

Honor Song for Returning Native American Women Warriors
• November 6, 2018

In advance of Veterans Day, composer, singer and drummer Ralph Zotigh (Kiowa) will sing an honor song he composed for Native American women veterans. He will be joined by his […]

Hopi Tribal Festival
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The Hopi Tribe is a sovereign nation located in northeastern Arizona. Their nation encompasses more than 1.5-million acres, and is made up of 12 villages on three mesas. Over the […]

Ruby Slippers Going Back on View (photos)
• October 18, 2018

The pair owned by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, worn by actress Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz,” were donated to the museum anonymously in 1979.

Smithsonian Craft2Wear 10th Anniversary Preview Night
• October 10, 2018

The Oct. 4 Preview Night of Craft2Wear at the National Building Museum afforded an early look at limited-edition, hand-crafted clothing, jewelry and accessories before opening to the general public. Guests […]

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

Profs & Pints: D.C.’s Impressionism
• August 31, 2018

Profs and Pints presents: “D.C.’s Impressionism,” with Rebecca Jeffrey Easby, associate professor or art history and chair of the Fine Arts Program at Trinity Washington University. Washington is home to […]

National Portrait Gallery Honors John McCain With Memorial Photo (video)
• August 27, 2018

The National Portrait Gallery today honored the life and legacy of the late John McCain by hanging his photograph for an indefinite period in the museum’s In Memoriam space on […]

Portrait Gallery Displays Bernstein Photo on 100th Birthday (video)
• August 23, 2018

The photograph, a promised gift to the museum from Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, is on view in the Gallery’s “Celebrate” space on the first floor, near the G Street entrance, through Sept. 23.