National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded in 1962 and opened in 1968, it is part of the Smithsonian Institution.
- Museum
- …lies at an elevation of 49 feet (15 metres)
- …is operated by Smithsonian Institution
- Opening hours: Wednesday–Sunday and public holidays 11:30 AM–7:00 PM
- Description: art museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution
- Address: Washington, DC 20001
- Also known as“National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian Institution”“National Portrait Gallery (Washington)”“NPG”“Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery”
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Latitude
38.89787° or 38° 53′ 52″ north
Longitude
-77.02237° or 77° 1′ 21″ west
Open location code
87C4VXXH+43
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yoruba—“National Portrait Gallery” goes by many names.
المعرض الوطنيArabic
Ազգային դիմանկարների պատկերասրահ (Վաշինգտոն)Armenian
Galeria Nacional de RetratsCatalan
史密森尼國家肖像畫廊Chinese
美國國家肖像畫廊Chinese
Národní portrétní galerieCzech
National Portrait GalleryCzech
National Portrait GalleryDutch
معرض الصور الوطنى فى واشنطونEgyptian Arabic
Nacia Portreta GalerioEsperanto
National Portrait GalleryEsperanto
პორტრეტების ეროვნული გალერეაGeorgian
პორტრეტების ეროვნული გალერეა (აშშ)Georgian
גלריית הדיוקנאות הלאומיתHebrew
גלריית הדיוקנאות הלאומית (וושינגטון)Hebrew
Galeri Potret NasionalIndonesian
National Portrait GalleryItalian
National Portrait Gallery (Washington)Italian
ナショナル・ポートレート・ギャラリーJapanese
ナショナル・ポートレイト・ギャラリー (アメリカ合衆国)Japanese
国立肖像画美術館Japanese
국립 초상화 미술관Korean
Национална портретна галеријаMacedonian
آمریکا پرتره ملی موزهMazanderani
National Portrait GalleryNorwegian Bokmål
نگارخانه ملی پرترهPersian
National Portrait GalleryPolish
National Portrait Gallery w WaszyngtoniePolish
Национальная портретная галереяRussian
National Portrait GallerySlovenian
NPGSlovenian
National Portrait GalleryTurkish
Національна портретна галерея СШАUkrainian
نیشنل پورٹریٹ گیلریUrdu
نیشنل پورٹریٹ گیلری (ریاستہائے متحدہ)Urdu
Phòng trưng bày chân dung quốc giaVietnamese
Oriel Bortreadau Genedlaethol yr Unol DaleithiauWelsh
نیشنل پورٹریٹ گیلریWestern Panjabi
National Portrait GalleryYoruba
National Portrait Gallery (United States)Yoruba
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