See 26 portraits by Time magazine’s most prolific artist, Boris Chaliapin.

The National Portrait Gallery presents 48 finalists' works that were selected from the third triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.

Images from the museum's collection are used to explore the roles individual African Americans played during the Civil War.

Explore the boundaries that once defined drawing and portraiture through the works of artists Mequitta Ahuja, Mary Borgman, Adam Chapman, Ben Durham, Till Freiwald, and Rob Matthews.

See works recently aquired by the museum.

Portraits of aviator Amelia Earhart tell the story of her career and pay special attention to her work on behalf of women's rights.

Ambrotypes from the museum's collection include personalities from the Civil War era.

Learn about the achievements of women in the late 18th century and see portraits of eight prominent American women of the period.

Studio portraits of Union military leaders from George McClellan and Ambrose Burnside to William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses Grant by photographer Mathew Brady are on view.

This exhibition showcases major cultural and political figures who struggled to achieve civil rights for disenfranchised or marginalized groups.

This small exhibition commemorates the opening of the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard.

This exhibition displays multiple images of the presidents of the United States, including Gilbert Stuart's "Lansdowne" portrait of George Washington.

This exhibition starts from the days of contact between Native Americans and European explorers through the struggles of independence to the Gilded Age.

Four galleries showcase the major cultural, scientific, and political figures of the 20th century. 

On view are portraits made by renowned American sculptor Jo Davidson between 1908 and 1946.

The Lunder Conservation Center provides a unique opportunity to view conservators at work.

Two exhibitions feature particular themes in American life: sports and the performing arts.

The sculpture Daguerre Memorial by Jonathan Scott Hartley, honoring Louis Daguerre, one of the fathers of photography, is on view outside on the 7th Street side of the building.