Visitors took part in an ice cream social for the grand reopening of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery in downtown Washington on July 1, 2006.
Photo Credit: Robin Weiner/Smithsonian Institution
Visitors attended performances in the Great Hall of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery. The museums reopened to the public July 1, 2006 following a six year renovation.
Photo Credit: Robin Weiner/Smithsonian Institution
Los Quetzales dancers from Arlington, Va., perform in the Great Hall of the Patent Office Building, home of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery which reopened to the public July 1, 2006 following a six year renovation.
Photo Credit: Robin Weiner/Smithsonian Institution
"Electronic Superhighway" by Nam June Paik in the contemporary art gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., which reopened July 1, 2006 following a six year renovation.
Photo Credit: Robin Weiner/Smithsonian Institution
Actors portraying George and Martha Washington entertained the crowd in front of Gilbert Stuart's "Lansdowne" portrait in the National Portrait Gallery. The Gallery reopened on July 1, 2006 following a six year renovation.
Photo Credit: Robin Weiner/Smithsonian Institution
Visitors to the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. pass the recently donated portrait of Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sat., July 1, 2006. The Gallery reopened on July 1 following a six year renovation.
Photo Credit: Robin Weiner/Smithsonian Institution
Visitors admire a portrait of best-selling author Toni Morrison in the National Portrait Gallery. The Gallery reopened on July 1, 2006 following a six year renovation.
Photo Credit: Robin Weiner/Smithsonian Institution
Visitors admire a portrait of author and journalist Tom Wolfe in the National Portrait Gallery. The Gallery reopened on July 1, 2006 following a six year renovation.
Photo Credit: Robin Weiner/Smithsonian Institution
