• Highlights of the National Portrait Gallery tours
  Weekdays, 11:45 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11:45 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.
  
  
• Docent's Choice tours
  Weekdays, 1 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1:30 p.m.; Spanish tour on Nov. 1 at 1:30 p.m.

"Behind the Scenes"
An Introduction to the Lunder Conservation Center
Wednesdays, 3 p.m.

At the Lunder Conservation Center, learn how museum conservators use science, art history and skilled hands to preserve objects in the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum collections. Group size is limited; please register at the Luce Foundation Center information desk before 3 p.m. on the day of the program.


Face-to-Face Portrait Talks
F Street Lobby, Thursday's 6p.m- 6:30 p.m.

Each week, a staff member of the National Portrait Gallery or a special guest speaker brings visitors face-to-face with a portrait by offering an insight into one person. Visitors meet the presenter in the F Street lobby and then walk to the appropriate gallery. In the November Face-to-Face talks, learn about the "Commanders and Chiefs!"

• Director Martin Sullivan speaks about the temporary installation "Four Indian Kings"
  Thursday, November 6, 6p.m - 6:30 p.m


• Director Martin Sullivan speaks about the portrait of George C. Marshall by Thomas Edgar Stephens
  Thursday, November 13, 6p.m - 6:30 p.m


• Historian Francis Flavin speaks about the portrait of Sequoyah by Henry Inman
  Thursday, November 20 , 6p.m - 6:30 p.m

Facing History: Be the Artist, Youth Program
Saturday, Nov. 15, noon–2 p.m.
National Portrait Gallery Education Center, first floor, room E151

This series is designed so that youth can better understand the work of women artists whose portraits are featured in the exhibition "Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century Portraits." Registered participants will take a guided tour of the exhibition and then create their own pieces based on ideas from the work of Maya Lin, who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This program is recommended for youth ages 10 to 14, accompanied by an adult. Space is limited; please call (202) 633-8501 to register.

This series will continue on Saturday, Dec. 20, featuring the work of American folk artist Grandma Moses, and on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, featuring the sculptor Marisol, known for her unique style in the 1960s. This program will begin in the National Portrait Gallery education center, first floor, room E151.

Facing History: Be the Artist, Family Program
Saturday, Nov. 15, 3 p.m.–5 p.m.
National Portrait Gallery Education Center, first floor, room E151

Children and their families are invited to participate in a series of art classes in order to better understand the work of women artists whose portraits are featured in the current exhibition “Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century Portraits.” The first class, will take a guided tour of the exhibition and then create artwork based on the main ideas from the work of Maya Lin, who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This program is recommended for families with children ages 5 to 10. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited; please call (202) 633-8501 to register. .

This series will occur again on Saturday, Dec. 20, featuring the work of American folk artist Grandma Moses, and on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, featuring the work of sculptor Marisol, known for her unique style in the 1960s. This program will begin in the National Portrait Gallery education center, first floor, room E151.

This program is located in the museum's Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium. The performance is free, but seating is limited. For reservations, please call (202) 633-8520 or e-mail NPGPublicPrograms@si.edu. This program will occur again on Monday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m.