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National Portrait Gallery

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National Portrait Gallery

National Portrait Gallery Marks 50 Years of Collecting Photography

The National Portrait Gallery marks 50 years of collecting photography, spanning daguerreotypes to digital portraits — a milestone that traces the medium's full technical and institutional arc.

October 3, 2026

National Portrait Gallery Marks 50 Years of Collecting Photography

The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery will mark 50 years of its photography collection, which now makes up nearly half of the museum's entire h…

October 3, 2026

National Portrait Gallery to Stage Catherine Opie's First UK Retrospective

The National Portrait Gallery in London will mount Catherine Opie's first UK museum retrospective, surveying the American photographer's four decades…

September 26, 2026