National Portrait Gallery
art museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution
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Summary
National Portrait Gallery is an art museum[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of art museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,146 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: portrait[3], portrait painting[4], visual arts[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Washington, D.C.[6]
- Country: United States[7]
- Instance of: art museum[8]
- Architect: Robert Mills[9], Norman Foster[10]
- Architectural style: Greek Revival architecture[11]
- Headquarters location: Washington, D.C.[12]
- Location: Old Patent Office Building[13]
- Part of: Smithsonian Institution[14]
- Commons category: National Portrait Gallery (United States)[15]
- Inception: January 1, 1962[16]
- Parent organization or unit: Smithsonian Institution[17]
- Official website: http://www.npg.si.edu/[18], https://npg.si.edu/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:National Portrait Gallery (United States)[20]
- Commons gallery: National Portrait Gallery (United States)[21]
- Described at URL: https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_218079[22]
- Director / manager: Kim Sajet[23]
- Visitors per year: 329,683[24]
- Phone number: +1 202-633-8300[25]
- Described by source: Open GLAM Survey[26]
- Official name: National Portrait Gallery[27]
- Commons Institution page: National Portrait Gallery, Washington[28]
- Date of official opening: 1962[29]
- Main Wikidata property: P6152[30]
- Native label: National Portrait Gallery[31]
Why It Matters
National Portrait Gallery has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]