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![]() National Portrait Gallery's F Street entrance | |
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Established | 1962 |
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Location | Eighth and F Streets, NW, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Coordinates | 38°53′52″N 77°1′23″W / 38.89778°N 77.02306°W |
Visitors | 1,069,932 |
Director | Kim Sajet (2013–present) |
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Website | www |
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is a historic art museum in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded in 1962 and opened in 1968, it is part of the Smithsonian Institution. Its collections focus on images of famous Americans. Along with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the museum is housed in the historic Old Patent Office Building.