Winter fun at the National Portrait Gallery – Sing-alongs, Presidents’ Day Festivities, Girl Scouts and more!

National Portrait Gallery

Young Portrait Explorers for Toddlers

Select Mondays
10:30–11:30 a.m.
G Street lobby

Explore the Portrait Gallery in a program that touches on art and history through storytelling. For toddlers up to age five and their adult companions.

December
Marian Anderson
Mondays, Dec. 9 & 16

January
Julie Packard
Mondays, Jan. 13 & 27
Saturday, Jan. 11

February
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mondays, Feb. 10 & 24

Register now–free!

Listen & Create on Portrait Story Days

Saturdays and Sundays
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Education Center

Drop by on a weekend afternoon to listen to a story and create art inspired by the heroes, leaders, and visionaries in the Portrait Gallery's collection.

December
8: Marian Anderson
14 & 15: Amelia Bloomer
21 & 22: Louisa May Alcott
28 & 29: Ida B. Wells

January
4 & 5: Sojourner Truth
11 & 12: Albert Einstein
18 & 19:Martin Luther
King Jr.
25 & 26:Julie Packard

February
8 & 9: Rosa Parks
16: Barack Obama
22 & 23: Frederick Douglass
29: Michelle Obama

Community Days with Activities for All Ages

A Very Special Holiday with Marian Anderson

Sunday, Dec. 8, 12:00 & 3:00 p.m.
Kogod Courtyard & Great Hall

Sing and be merry! This day of song
pays tribute to one of the greatest
opera singers of the twentieth century, Marian Anderson.
Noon Join in a family-friendly sing-along with the Choral Arts Society of Washington
1:00 p.m. Marian Anderson story time with the DC Public Library
1:00-4:00 p.m. Portrait Story Days: Marian Anderson
2:00 p.m. Exhibition tour with Assistant Curator of Photographs Leslie Ureña
3:00 p.m. Hear soprano Janice Chandler-Eteme performs spirituals from Anderson’s repertoire
This program is part of the Smithsonian Year of Music.

Presidential Family Fun Day

Saturday, Feb. 15, 11:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Kogod Courtyard

Enjoy a party loaded with crafts, music, dancing, games, and special tours of "America’s Presidents." Celebrate with artists, President Lincoln’s Cottage, the DC Public Library, the Washington Nationals Racing Presidents, and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing!

Special Program

Day with the Girl Scouts

Saturday, Feb. 22, 9:30–11:30 a.m.
G Street Lobby

Brownie, Junior, and Cadette troops are invited to learn more about women who paved the way. Participants will look at portraits, hear stories, and create artwork while earning points toward Girl Scout Legacy badges and Girl Scout Journey completions.

Ongoing Programs and Activities

Pick up an activity kit with games and puzzles and explore the museum at your own pace. Or, if you are feeling inspired, join us to discover your inner artist during Open Studio.

Portrait Discovery Kits

Saturdays & Sundays
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Education Center, E151

Open Studio

Fridays
1:00–5:00 p.m.
Education Center, E151

Story Time at Our Explore! Space for Children

Every Day
11:45 a.m.

Story time at Explore! immerses you in tales of artists, presidents, inventors, athletes, and more! Before or after story time, enjoy our family space, where you can play while learning about portraiture.

Where is Explore! you ask? Enter through the F Street entrance and take a right. At the end of the hallway take another right and the Explore! space will be on your left. Located across from the Education Center, E151.