Smithsonian at Gallery Place
Two great museums in one great building
Experience Smithsonian at Gallery Place—two museums that tell America’s stories through art, history and biography. The National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum are located in Washington’s vibrant new downtown. Both museums will reopen in July 2006 after an extensive renovation to their shared historic home.

Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian American Art Museum tells the story of America through the visual arts and encompasses more than three centuries of American artistic achievement that parallels the nation’s cultural development The museum celebrates the extraordinary creativity of our country’s artists, whose works are windows on the American experience. Discover your own story on its walls.

National Portrait Gallery
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery connects Americans with their heritage by telling the stories of the extraordinary men and women who have contributed to our national culture. The gallery presents portraits of American lives, each of which is a story told by many voices—a mosaic of reflections on people, places and times.