Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Art + Coffee: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Learn about the more than 3,300 treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during this tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea.
Year-Round:
Wed. through Sun.: 1:30 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Throughout the month of February, walk-in tours at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery will highlight a work by African American artists.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 2:15 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 3:30 PM.
Art Signs: Gallery Talks in American Sign Language (ASL)
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Join us for conversations about artworks presented by a volunteer ASL gallery guide. For more information, go to AmericanArt.si.edu or email wilsoncl@si.edu.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby.
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Courtyard Cinema Classics: Modern Times
One-Time Events
(1936, 87 min) Charlie Chaplin is a bumbling factory worker who falls in love with an orphan girl. The film’s unforgettable slapstick routines double as satiric commentary on class struggle during the Great Depression. The film will be screened in the beautiful glass covered Kogod Courtyard, with food and beverages available for purchase in the Courtyard Café.
Categories: After Five. Films. Venue: American Art Museum. Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Kogod Courtyard. Cost: Free.
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 10, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 10, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 10, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Open Studio Fridays
Ongoing Activities
Join us on Friday afternoons for some creative fun! Check out a Portrait Discovery Kit to explore the museum and try a different art material each week.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Education Center, Room E151. Continues: Repeats most Fridays through February.
Friday, February 10, 2012, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Art + Coffee: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Learn about the more than 3,300 treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during this tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea.
Year-Round:
Wed. through Sun.: 1:30 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 10, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Throughout the month of February, walk-in tours at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery will highlight a work by African American artists.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 10, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 10, 2012, 2:15 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 10, 2012, 3:30 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Art a la Cart: Family Program
One-Time Events
(for ages 7-12) Travel through the galleries and handle brushes, palettes, bison hide, and bottle caps at interactive carts.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Throughout the museum; handouts available at both info desks. Cost: Free.
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.americanart.si.edu. Facing History: Be the Artist Youth and Family Program
One-Time Events
(ages 10 and up with adult) This class is designed for children with their families to explore portraiture in depth. Participants take a brief guided tour of the exhibition, focusing on the portrait of artist Kara Walker; listen to a short gallery talk; and create a piece of art using some of the materials or concepts that Walker uses.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Location will be provided upon registration. Cost: Free, but registration required; follow the Purchase Tickets link below closer to the time of the event. Class size limited to 34 participants. Parents and guardians must remain with their children. Purchase Tickets: http://www.eventbrite.com/directory?q=national+Portrait+gallery&loc=Washington&page=1. Related Exhibition: The Black List: Photographs by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Art + Coffee: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Learn about the more than 3,300 treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during this tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea.
Year-Round:
Wed. through Sun.: 1:30 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1:30 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 3:15 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Note
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 4:30 PM.
21st Century Consort presents Multiplicity
One-Time Events
The acclaimed 21st Century Consort continues their 2011–12 season with performances that celebrate exhibitions on view in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
The concept of repetition that is so integral to printmaking is also evident in contemporary classical music. In this concert, the music of Conlon Nancarrow, Robert Beaser, David Froom, Mark Kuss, and Dan Visconti is illustrated with images from the Multiplicity exhibition.
Time Detail: Pre-concert discussion 4 p.m. concert 5 p.m. Categories: Performances. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level. Cost: Tickets, which include admission to pre-concert discussions and post-concert receptions, are $20. Contact Smithsonian Associates at
residentassociates.org or (202) 633-3030. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?performanceNumber=223580. Related Exhibition: Multiplicity.
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Art a la Cart: Family Program
One-Time Events
(for ages 7-12) Travel through the galleries and handle brushes, palettes, bison hide, and bottle caps at interactive carts.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Throughout the museum; handouts available at both info desks. Cost: Free.
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.americanart.si.edu. Luce Unplugged with The Torches
One-Time Events
Luce Unplugged, an acoustic concert series, invites emerging musicians to play after staff-led art talks.
Join us today at 1:30 p.m. for an art talk on a piece selected by The Torches. The local musical group will perform a mixture of rock and folk music at 2 p.m. in the Luce Foundation Center following the talk.
Visit the Luce Center's website for additional dates and information.
Time Detail: Art talk meets in F Street Lobby at 1:30 p.m.; performance begins in Luce Foundation Center (third floor) at 2 p.m. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 1:30 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Portrait Discovery Kit Activity
Ongoing Activities
(for families with children ages 5 and up) Are you looking for a new way to visit the National Portrait Gallery with family and friends? Borrow a Portrait Discovery Kit – a self-guided, interactive, and imaginative way to learn more about the "sitters" (people in the portraits) and their contributions to American history. The kit includes seek-and-find cards, self-portrait pads, portrait detective and historian guides, and a compare-and-contrast activity using a doll. A museum educator explains how to use the kit before sending you to explore the galleries.
Image: Martin Luther King, Jr. / Boris Chaliapin / Watercolor and pencil on board, 1957.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Borrow a kit from the Education Center, Room E151, 1st Floor, South. Cost: Free; kits available on a first-come, first-served basis
Note: To borrow a kit, adult must leave cell phone number and e-mail address. Kits must be returned by 5 PM. Continues: Repeats selected Saturdays and Sundays through February.
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 3:15 PM.
Special Exhibitions Highlights Tour of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a highlights tour of The Great American Hall of Wonders exhibition.
Year-Round:
Special Exhibition Tours of the American Art Museum
• Most Sundays at 4 p.m.
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- No tours on federal holidays.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Multiplicity, Annie Leibovitz: Pilgrimage.
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 4:00 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Note
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 4:30 PM.
Young Portrait Explorers: William Rice
One-Time Events
(toddlers up to age 5 with adult) Become a Young Portrait Explorer and discover the National Portrait Gallery through history and art. Activities include looking at a portrait of William Rice by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, listening to Wind Flyers by Angela Johnson, and participating in a hands-on activity.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Performances. Workshops. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in G Street Lobby at 10:15 AM. Program begins promptly at 10:30 AM. Cost: Free, but registration required; follow the Purchase Tickets link closer to the time of the event.
Class size limited to 25 participants. Parents and guardians must remain with their children. Purchase Tickets: http://www.eventbrite.com/directory?q=national+Portrait+gallery&loc=Washington&page=1. Related Exhibition: The Black List: Photographs by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.
Monday, February 13, 2012, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 13, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 13, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 13, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 13, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 13, 2012, 2:15 PM.
CANCELED - Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 13, 2012, 3:30 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 2:15 PM.
Sketching: Draw and Discover: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Join a discussion about artists' sketches, then spend time sketching some of the more than 3,300 artworks on display in the Luce Foundation Center. Bring a small sketchbook and pencils.
Most Tuesdays.: 3-4:30 PM.
Categories: Workshops. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Luce Foundation Center, 3rd floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 3:30 PM.
Portraits After 5: Art of Love
One-Time Events
(for all ages) Art and love make the perfect pair this Valentine's Day at the museum, with an event designed to bring new meaning to the term "art lover" for singles and couples alike. Bring your imagination, curiosity, and creativity to participate in the following activities:
Hear a unique mix of love songs from Smithsonian Folkways
, View images of iconic relationships
, Play a game that tests your knowledge of your partner, best friend, or family member
, Recite a poem inspired by the collections
, Compose a handwritten love letter to your sweetheart (or anonymously boost the morale of someone in the American military)
, Participate in a romance-themed museum scavenger hunt
, Get struck by Cupid's arrow while speed dating (reservations required)
, Learn romantic facts about such other Smithsonian exhibitions as the National Museum of Natural History's Butterfly Pavilion
, Visit the Café for specialty drinks and treats made with love.
Categories: After Five. Gallery Talks & Tours. Workshops. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Kogod Courtyard. Cost: Free; to participate in speed dating, please RSVP to artoflove@si.edu.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit www.si.edu. Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Free Within Ourselves: African American Art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Join a friendly docent-led tour in the galleries of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, looking at and discussing works created by African-American artists.
Throughout the month of February, walk-in tours at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery will highlight a work by African American artists.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Information Desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Art + Coffee: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Learn about the more than 3,300 treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during this tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea.
Year-Round:
Wed. through Sun.: 1:30 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 2:15 PM.
Behind-the-Scenes Introduction to the Lunder Conservation Center
Ongoing Activities
The Lunder Conservation Center is a special facility of several laboratories shared by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery where visitors can watch behind glass walls conservators examining, treating, and preserving artwork.
Today, in this behind-the-scenes introduction to the Lunder Conservation Center, learn how museum conservators use science, art history, and skilled hands to preserve objects in both museums' collections.
Year-Round:
• Most Wed.: 3-3:30 PM
Entry Procedures:
• Please register at the Luce Foundation Center information desk (3rd floor, west wing, mezzanine) before 3 PM on the day of the program. Participants also meet here.
Categories: Demonstrations. Venue: American Art Museum. Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Lunder Conservation Center, 3rd Floor, Mezzanine. Cost: Free, but registration requested; see Entry Procedures.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit americanart.si.edu. Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 3:30 PM.
Book Signing: Robert Gooding-Williams
One-Time Events
Robert Gooding-Williams sign copies of his book In the Shadow of Du Bois: Afro-Modern Political Thought in America.
Categories: After Five. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Bookstore. Cost: Books available for sale in bookstore.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Art + Coffee: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Learn about the more than 3,300 treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during this tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea.
Year-Round:
Wed. through Sun.: 1:30 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 2:15 PM.
CANCELED - Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 3:30 PM.
Take 5! Little Red and The Renegade's Mardi Gras Special
One-Time Events
Whether he’s tickling the ivories or pumping his accordion, Little Red (Tom Corradino) creates a party atmosphere with his classic Louisiana sound. He is accompanied by Carol Arthur on steel pans, Dave Petersen on bass, Jon Danforth on drums, and Harry and Allen Rado on guitar.
Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in a cool, contemporary space. Stop by the Courtyard Café for refreshments. For added fun, borrow a board game to play during the concert!
The January and February performances will feature printmaking demonstrations by artists from George Mason University in conjunction with the exhibition Multiplicity.
Categories: After Five. Performances. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Kogod Courtyard. Related Exhibition: Multiplicity.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 17, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 17, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 17, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Open Studio Fridays
Ongoing Activities
Join us on Friday afternoons for some creative fun! Check out a Portrait Discovery Kit to explore the museum and try a different art material each week.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Education Center, Room E151. Continues: Repeats most Fridays through February.
Friday, February 17, 2012, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Art + Coffee: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Learn about the more than 3,300 treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during this tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea.
Year-Round:
Wed. through Sun.: 1:30 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 17, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 17, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 17, 2012, 2:15 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 17, 2012, 3:30 PM.
Presidential Family Fun Day
One-Time Events
Start off your Presidents' Day weekend with a family day at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery. Remember our shared history as you enjoy patriotic music, stories, craft activities, and some special guests!
Categories: Kids & Families. Performances. Shopping/Book Signing. Workshops. Venue: American Art Museum. Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Kogod Courtyard.
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Art a la Cart: Family Program
One-Time Events
(for ages 7-12) Travel through the galleries and handle brushes, palettes, bison hide, and bottle caps at interactive carts.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Throughout the museum; handouts available at both info desks. Cost: Free.
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.americanart.si.edu. Reel Portraits Double Feature: The Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975 and Pulp Fiction
One-Time Events
The museum presents two films:
1 PM: The Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975 (2011, 100 min, rated R) This documentary about the Black Power movement features Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Stokely Carmichael, and a stellar soundtrack. National Museum of American History curator Fath Davis Ruffins introduces the film.
, 3 PM: Pulp Fiction (1994, rated R) features Washington native Samuel L. Jackson in his Oscar–nominated role as hit man Jules Winnfield. Anjuli Singh of the American Film Institute introduces the film.
Categories: Films. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G Street). Cost: Free; first come, first served. Auditorium doors open 30 minutes before program starts. Related Exhibition: The Black List: Photographs by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Art + Coffee: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Learn about the more than 3,300 treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during this tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea.
Year-Round:
Wed. through Sun.: 1:30 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 1:30 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 3:15 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Note
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 4:30 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Art a la Cart: Family Program
One-Time Events
(for ages 7-12) Travel through the galleries and handle brushes, palettes, bison hide, and bottle caps at interactive carts.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Throughout the museum; handouts available at both info desks. Cost: Free.
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.americanart.si.edu. Art + Coffee: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Learn about the more than 3,300 treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during this tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea.
Year-Round:
Wed. through Sun.: 1:30 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 1:30 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Portrait Discovery Kit Activity
Ongoing Activities
(for families with children ages 5 and up) Are you looking for a new way to visit the National Portrait Gallery with family and friends? Borrow a Portrait Discovery Kit – a self-guided, interactive, and imaginative way to learn more about the "sitters" (people in the portraits) and their contributions to American history. The kit includes seek-and-find cards, self-portrait pads, portrait detective and historian guides, and a compare-and-contrast activity using a doll. A museum educator explains how to use the kit before sending you to explore the galleries.
Image: Martin Luther King, Jr. / Boris Chaliapin / Watercolor and pencil on board, 1957.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Borrow a kit from the Education Center, Room E151, 1st Floor, South. Cost: Free; kits available on a first-come, first-served basis
Note: To borrow a kit, adult must leave cell phone number and e-mail address. Kits must be returned by 5 PM. Continues: Repeats selected Saturdays and Sundays through February.
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 3:15 PM.
Special Exhibitions Highlights Tour of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a highlights tour of The Great American Hall of Wonders exhibition.
Year-Round:
Special Exhibition Tours of the American Art Museum
• Most Sundays at 4 p.m.
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- No tours on federal holidays.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Multiplicity, Annie Leibovitz: Pilgrimage.
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 4:00 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Note
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 4:30 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 20, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 20, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 20, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 20, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 20, 2012, 2:15 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 20, 2012, 3:30 PM.
Unforgettable: Nat “King” Cole, the Man and His Music
One-Time Events
The museum marks Black History Month with a celebration of the life and music of Nat “King” Cole featuring actor/vocalist Michael McElroy, with script and narration by Jewell Robinson.
Categories: After Five. Performances. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level (enter from G St.). Cost: Free, but reservations recommended; call 202-633-8520 or visit http://natkingcole.eventbrite.com/.
Monday, February 20, 2012, 7:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 2:15 PM.
Sketching: Draw and Discover: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Join a discussion about artists' sketches, then spend time sketching some of the more than 3,300 artworks on display in the Luce Foundation Center. Bring a small sketchbook and pencils.
Most Tuesdays.: 3-4:30 PM.
Categories: Workshops. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Luce Foundation Center, 3rd floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 3:30 PM.
Youth Poetry Slam
One-Time Events
Poetry comes alive as youth from the D.C. area read or recite original poetry. All ages are welcome to listen, watch, or participate.
Categories: After Five. Kids & Families. Performances. Workshops. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Kogod Courtyard. Cost: Free.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Book Signing: Sydney Nathans
One-Time Events
Sydney Nathans sign copies of his book To Free a Family: The Journey of Mary Walker.
Time Detail: Note new time. Categories: After Five. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Bookstore. Cost: Books available for sale in bookstore.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Free Within Ourselves: African American Art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Join a friendly docent-led tour in the galleries of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, looking at and discussing works created by African-American artists.
Throughout the month of February, walk-in tours at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery will highlight a work by African American artists.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Information Desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Art + Coffee: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Learn about the more than 3,300 treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during this tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea.
Year-Round:
Wed. through Sun.: 1:30 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 2:15 PM.
Behind-the-Scenes Introduction to the Lunder Conservation Center
Ongoing Activities
The Lunder Conservation Center is a special facility of several laboratories shared by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery where visitors can watch behind glass walls conservators examining, treating, and preserving artwork.
Today, in this behind-the-scenes introduction to the Lunder Conservation Center, learn how museum conservators use science, art history, and skilled hands to preserve objects in both museums' collections.
Year-Round:
• Most Wed.: 3-3:30 PM
Entry Procedures:
• Please register at the Luce Foundation Center information desk (3rd floor, west wing, mezzanine) before 3 PM on the day of the program. Participants also meet here.
Categories: Demonstrations. Venue: American Art Museum. Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Lunder Conservation Center, 3rd Floor, Mezzanine. Cost: Free, but registration requested; see Entry Procedures.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit americanart.si.edu. Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 3:30 PM.
National Portrait Gallery Pop Quiz
One-Time Events
(for ages 18 and up) Come for happy hour, hear a DJ spin, and play the National Portrait Gallery’s multimedia collection–inspired trivia game. The top-scoring team receives a prize at the end of the evening.
Snacks and beverages are available for purchase in the Courtyard Cafe.
Time Detail: DJ starts at 5 PM; Pop Quiz starts at 6:30 PM. Categories: After Five. Performances. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Kogod Courtyard. Cost: Free.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 5:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Art + Coffee with Natalie Zmuda
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Join us today at 1:30 p.m. when Natalie Zmuda, M.A. Candidate from the Smithsonian Associates-George Mason University History of the Decorative Arts program, talks about Hot Chaos IV by Toots Zynsky. Beverages served until 3:30 p.m. except during special events.
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Year-Round:
Wed. through Sun.: 1:30 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit lucefoundationcenter.si.edu. Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 2:15 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 3:30 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 24, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 24, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 24, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Open Studio Fridays
Ongoing Activities
Join us on Friday afternoons for some creative fun! Check out a Portrait Discovery Kit to explore the museum and try a different art material each week.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Education Center, Room E151. Continues: Repeats most Fridays through February.
Friday, February 24, 2012, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Art + Coffee: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Learn about the more than 3,300 treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during this tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea.
Year-Round:
Wed. through Sun.: 1:30 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 24, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 24, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 24, 2012, 2:15 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, February 24, 2012, 3:30 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Art a la Cart: Family Program
One-Time Events
(for ages 7-12) Travel through the galleries and handle brushes, palettes, bison hide, and bottle caps at interactive carts.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Throughout the museum; handouts available at both info desks. Cost: Free.
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.americanart.si.edu. Portrait Discovery Kit Activity
Ongoing Activities
(for families with children ages 5 and up) Are you looking for a new way to visit the National Portrait Gallery with family and friends? Borrow a Portrait Discovery Kit – a self-guided, interactive, and imaginative way to learn more about the "sitters" (people in the portraits) and their contributions to American history. The kit includes seek-and-find cards, self-portrait pads, portrait detective and historian guides, and a compare-and-contrast activity using a doll. A museum educator explains how to use the kit before sending you to explore the galleries.
Image: Martin Luther King, Jr. / Boris Chaliapin / Watercolor and pencil on board, 1957.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Borrow a kit from the Education Center, Room E151, 1st Floor, South. Cost: Free; kits available on a first-come, first-served basis
Note: To borrow a kit, adult must leave cell phone number and e-mail address. Kits must be returned by 4 PM. Continues: Repeats selected Saturdays and Sundays through February.
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Luce Artist Talk with Jacqueline Levine
One-Time Events
Join us today at 1:30 p.m. when artist Jacqueline Levine looks at artworks in the Luce Center in relation to her own work. Levine’s latest work mixes popular culture with her interest in Old Masters, particularly fifteenth-century Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch.
Discussions with local artists are presented in collaboration with Flashpoint Gallery and highlight works in the museum’s collection. Visit the Luce Center's website for additional dates and information.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 1:30 PM.
Gallery 360: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
One-Time Events
Photographer and filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders discusses his works on display in The Black List: Photographs by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. Book signing follows.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet at the exhibition entrance, 2nd Floor. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: The Black List: Photographs by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Book Signing: Gov. Deval Patrick
One-Time Events
Gov. Deval Patrick, governor of Massachusetts, sign copies of his book A Reason to Believe, following his own journey from a chaotic childhood to an elite boarding school in New England, from a sojourn doing relief work in Africa to the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies, and then to a career in politics.
Time Detail: Note new time. Categories: After Five. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Bookstore. Cost: Books available for sale in bookstore.
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 3:15 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Note
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 4:30 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Art a la Cart: Family Program
One-Time Events
(for ages 7-12) Travel through the galleries and handle brushes, palettes, bison hide, and bottle caps at interactive carts.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Throughout the museum; handouts available at both info desks. Cost: Free.
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.americanart.si.edu. Art + Coffee with Karen Peltier
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Join us today at 1:30 p.m. when Karen Peltier, M.A. Candidate from the Smithsonian Associates-George Mason University History of the Decorative Arts program, talks about Teacup by Leif Wicklund. Beverages served until 3:30 p.m. except during special events.
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Year-Round:
Wed. through Sun.: 1:30 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit lucefoundationcenter.si.edu. Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 1:30 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Portrait Discovery Kit Activity
Ongoing Activities
(for families with children ages 5 and up) Are you looking for a new way to visit the National Portrait Gallery with family and friends? Borrow a Portrait Discovery Kit – a self-guided, interactive, and imaginative way to learn more about the "sitters" (people in the portraits) and their contributions to American history. The kit includes seek-and-find cards, self-portrait pads, portrait detective and historian guides, and a compare-and-contrast activity using a doll. A museum educator explains how to use the kit before sending you to explore the galleries.
Image: Martin Luther King, Jr. / Boris Chaliapin / Watercolor and pencil on board, 1957.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Borrow a kit from the Education Center, Room E151, 1st Floor, South. Cost: Free; kits available on a first-come, first-served basis
Note: To borrow a kit, adult must leave cell phone number and e-mail address. Kits must be returned by 5 PM. Continues: Repeats selected Saturdays and Sundays through February.
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 3:15 PM.
Special Exhibitions Highlights Tour of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a highlights tour of The Great American Hall of Wonders exhibition.
Year-Round:
Special Exhibition Tours of the American Art Museum
• Most Sundays at 4 p.m.
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- No tours on federal holidays.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Multiplicity, Annie Leibovitz: Pilgrimage.
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 4:00 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Note
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 4:30 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 27, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 27, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 27, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 27, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 27, 2012, 2:15 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Monday, February 27, 2012, 3:30 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 2:15 PM.
Sketching: Draw and Discover: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Join a discussion about artists' sketches, then spend time sketching some of the more than 3,300 artworks on display in the Luce Foundation Center. Bring a small sketchbook and pencils.
Most Tuesdays.: 3-4:30 PM.
Categories: Workshops. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Luce Foundation Center, 3rd floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 3:30 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Free Within Ourselves: African American Art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Join a friendly docent-led tour in the galleries of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, looking at and discussing works created by African-American artists.
Throughout the month of February, walk-in tours at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery will highlight a work by African American artists.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Information Desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 12:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Art + Coffee: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Learn about the more than 3,300 treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during this tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea.
Year-Round:
Wed. through Sun.: 1:30 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This highlights tour of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum may include highlights of the temporary exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 2:15 PM.
Behind-the-Scenes Introduction to the Lunder Conservation Center
Ongoing Activities
The Lunder Conservation Center is a special facility of several laboratories shared by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery where visitors can watch behind glass walls conservators examining, treating, and preserving artwork.
Today, in this behind-the-scenes introduction to the Lunder Conservation Center, learn how museum conservators use science, art history, and skilled hands to preserve objects in both museums' collections.
Year-Round:
• Most Wed.: 3-3:30 PM
Entry Procedures:
• Please register at the Luce Foundation Center information desk (3rd floor, west wing, mezzanine) before 3 PM on the day of the program. Participants also meet here.
Categories: Demonstrations. Venue: American Art Museum. Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Lunder Conservation Center, 3rd Floor, Mezzanine. Cost: Free, but registration requested; see Entry Procedures.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit americanart.si.edu. Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 3:30 PM.
Annie Hall
One-Time Events
Neurotic comedian Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) falls in love with the free-spirited Annie Hall (Diane Keaton) in this quirky, bittersweet love story. Directed by Woody Allen. Also starring Christopher Walken and Paul Simon (1977, 93 minutes).
Categories: After Five. Films. Venue: American Art Museum. Portrait Gallery. Event Location: McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level. Cost: Free.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Art + Coffee: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Learn about the more than 3,300 treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during this tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea.
Year-Round:
Wed. through Sun.: 1:30 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 2:15 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 3:30 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, March 2, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, March 2, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Art + Coffee: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Learn about the more than 3,300 treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during this tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea.
Year-Round:
Wed. through Sun.: 1:30 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, March 2, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, March 2, 2012, 2:15 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, March 2, 2012, 3:30 PM.
Women’s History Month Family Day: A Celebration of Innovation and Invention
One-Time Events
Kick off Women’s History Month with a celebration of the centennial of the Girl Scouts. The day includes musical performances; presentations on women inventors; video interviews of audience members by teen videographers; a vintage Girl Scout uniform fashion show; and art, science, and stamp-collecting activities.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: National Portrait Gallery at the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture - Kogod Courtyard. Cost: Free.
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Art + Coffee: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Learn about the more than 3,300 treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during this tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea.
Year-Round:
Wed. through Sun.: 1:30 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 1:30 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 3:15 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Note
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 4:30 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, March 4, 2012, 11:45 AM.
Luce Unplugged with Integriti Reeves
One-Time Events
Luce Unplugged, an acoustic concert series, invites emerging musicians to play after staff-led art talks.
Join us today at 1:30 p.m. for an art talk, followed by a performance at 2 p.m. by Integriti Reeves.
Visit the Luce Center's website for additional dates and information.
Time Detail: Art talk meets in F Street Lobby at 1:30 p.m.; performance begins in Luce Foundation Center (third floor) at 2 p.m. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor West. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, March 4, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, March 4, 2012, 1:30 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, March 4, 2012, 3:15 PM.
Special Exhibitions Highlights Tour of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a highlights tour of The Great American Hall of Wonders exhibition.
Year-Round:
Special Exhibition Tours of the American Art Museum
• Most Sundays at 4 p.m.
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- No tours on federal holidays.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Multiplicity, Annie Leibovitz: Pilgrimage.
Sunday, March 4, 2012, 4:00 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
, Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Note
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
- Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Sunday, March 4, 2012, 4:30 PM.