National Portrait Gallery, District of Columbia, United States

5Susan 5:00 PM Sep 12, 2022

best of all the Smithsonian museums and galleries
if you like portraits and representational art, or think you might, you must visit the NPG -- outstanding captions, full of insight into the subject and the artist, brings US history alive. And the building itself is stunning, newly opened when Lincoln held his second inaugural ball here (was the new patent office). Off the mall by a few blocks but surrounded by restaurants and has a nearby metro stop

5Justin W 5:00 PM Apr 16, 2022

Don't miss the Watergate Exhibition
I had come to the National Portrait Gallery to see the "Watergate Exhibition" and I was impressed on how they mounted and explained what happened. It was an eye opener considering I had lived through it as a kid and never really knew what the situation was and how it affected the whole country. What was more impressive is how the press made a mockery of the whole situation and the players who were eventually found guilty were portrayed by the press. I liked the Time Magazine cover where everyone was pointing at everyone else. That I remembered as a kid. The exhibit was short and sweet and right to the point of what happened. After that I went to visit the Hall of Presidents and saw all the portraits. It is funny but I think most of the people who visit this gallery don't know who most of them were or what they contributed. It is worth the time to especially see these.