National Portrait Gallery

The National Portrait Gallery is an art museum in , United States. Founded in 1962 and opened in 1968, it is part of the .
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  • 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”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and Capital One Arena.

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The , a national park, is a famous…

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose indoor arena… is situated 420 feet east of National Portrait Gallery.

Museum
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The is a museum… is situated 350 feet west of National Portrait Gallery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East End and Chinatown.

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is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th…

Neighborhood
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's is a small, historic area…

Suburb
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is the central business district…

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
Open­Street­Map ID
node 611558744
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4139761
Wiki­data ID
Q1967614

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“National Portrait Gallery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المعرض الوطني”
  • Armenian: “Ազգային դիմանկարների պատկերասրահ (Վաշինգտոն)”
  • Catalan: “Galeria Nacional de Retrats”
  • Chinese: “史密森尼國家肖像畫廊”
  • Chinese: “美國國家肖像畫廊”
  • Czech: “Národní portrétní galerie”
  • Czech: “National Portrait Gallery”
  • Dutch: “National Portrait Gallery”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معرض الصور الوطنى فى واشنطون”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Portreta Galerio”
  • Esperanto: “National Portrait Gallery”
  • French: “National Portrait Gallery (Washington)”
  • French: “National Portrait Gallery”
  • Georgian: “პორტრეტების ეროვნული გალერეა (აშშ)”
  • Georgian: “პორტრეტების ეროვნული გალერეა”
  • German: “National Portrait Gallery”
  • Hebrew: “גלריית הדיוקנאות הלאומית (וושינגטון)”
  • Hebrew: “גלריית הדיוקנאות הלאומית”
  • Indonesian: “Galeri Potret Nasional”
  • Italian: “National Portrait Gallery (Washington)”
  • Italian: “National Portrait Gallery”
  • Japanese: “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”
  • Korean: “국립 초상화 미술관”
  • Macedonian: “Национална портретна галерија”
  • Mazanderani: “آمریکا پرتره ملی موزه”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “National Portrait Gallery”
  • Persian: “نگارخانه ملی پرتره”
  • Polish: “National Portrait Gallery w Waszyngtonie”
  • Polish: “National Portrait Gallery”
  • Portuguese: “National Portrait Gallery”
  • Russian: “Национальная портретная галерея”
  • Slovenian: “National Portrait Gallery”
  • Slovenian: “NPG”
  • Spanish: “Galeria Nacional de Retratos (Washington)”
  • Spanish: “Galería Nacional de Retratos (Washington)”
  • Spanish: “Galería Nacional de Retratos”
  • Spanish: “National Portrait Gallery (Washington D C )”
  • Spanish: “National Portrait Gallery (Washington D C.)”
  • Spanish: “National Portrait Gallery (Washington D.C.)”
  • Turkish: “National Portrait Gallery”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна портретна галерея США”
  • Urdu: “نیشنل پورٹریٹ گیلری (ریاستہائے متحدہ)”
  • Urdu: “نیشنل پورٹریٹ گیلری”
  • Vietnamese: “Phòng trưng bày chân dung quốc gia”
  • Welsh: “Oriel Bortreadau Genedlaethol yr Unol Daleithiau”
  • Western Panjabi: “نیشنل پورٹریٹ گیلری”
  • Yoruba: “National Portrait Gallery (United States)”
  • Yoruba: “National Portrait Gallery”

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