National Portrait Gallery
Type: Art Museums, Museums
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The National Portrait Gallery is housed in a beautiful historic Greek Revival building, constructed in 1836 as the U.S. Patent Office. The museum's contents include a complete collection of... Read More
The National Portrait Gallery is housed in a beautiful historic Greek Revival building, constructed in 1836 as the U.S. Patent Office. The museum's contents include a complete collection of presidential portraits, and the American Origins:1600-1900 exhibit features 17 galleries of portraits of other historic figures such as Pocahontas, Henry Clay and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Additional exhibits are devoted to American athletes and entertainers.
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Hours:
- Daily 11:30am-7pm
Admissions:
- Free
