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Penn Quarter
Through Dec 31, 2027
Abraham Lincoln by W.F.K. Travers
National Portrait Gallery · Penn Quarter
8th and G Streets NW
Mon–Sun 11:30 am–7:00 pm; closed December 25
Through May 14, 2028
Meserve Collection Highlights: Modern Prints from Mathew Brady’s Portrait Negatives
National Portrait Gallery · Penn Quarter
8th and G Streets NW
Mon–Sun 11:30 am–7:00 pm; closed December 25
Through Nov 8, 2026
Shahzia Sikander: The Last Post
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Penn Quarter
8th and G Streets NW
Mon–Sun 11:30 am–7:00 pm; closed December 25
Through Oct 17, 2027
Portrait of a Nation: 2025 Honorees
National Portrait Gallery · Penn Quarter
8th and G Streets NW
Mon–Sun 11:30 am–7:00 pm; closed December 25
Through Jan 3, 2027
Nick Cave: Mammoth
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Penn Quarter
8th and G Streets NW
Mon–Sun 11:30 am–7:00 pm; closed December 25
Through Jan 10, 2027
Star Power: Photographs from Hollywood’s Golden Age by George Hurrell (A Sequel)
National Portrait Gallery · Penn Quarter
8th and G Streets NW
Mon–Sun 11:30 am–7:00 pm; closed December 25
Through Jun 6, 2027
The Spirit of Invention: Patent Office and Patentees
National Portrait Gallery · Penn Quarter
8th and G Streets NW
Mon–Sun 11:30 am–7:00 pm; closed December 25
Through Apr 18, 2027
Much Here Is Beautiful: Photography Surveys of the U.S. Bicentennial
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Penn Quarter
8th and G Streets NW
Mon–Sun 11:30 am–7:00 pm; closed December 25
Through Jan 18, 2027
Grounding Our Dreams/Dreaming New Ground
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library — Fifth Floor · Penn Quarter
901 G Street NW
Mon–Thu 9:30 am–9:00 pm; Fri–Sat 9:30 am–5:00 pm; Sun 1:00 pm–5:00 pm (exhibition hours)