RSS FeedSmithsonian American Art & Portrait Gallery Opening Event Info (July 1)
GPLiving readers should expect to see several postings about the Smithsonian American Art & Portrait Gallery in the next few days – and rightfully so! The museum has been closed for 6 years while undergoing extensive renovation. It is a cornerstone of our neighborhood and it’s about to come back to life.
Opening Day Events
This Saturday (July 1) is the grand opening. Here are the times:
Podcasts
Before you visit the museums, be sure to load up your ipod with these two podcasts/audio guides: Selections from the American Art Museum’s Lincoln Gallery and the Portrait Gallery’s Americans On Display.
Performance of 1776: The Musical
Then, on Friday, July 7 through Monday, July 10, the National Portrait Gallery inaugurates its Cultures in Motion Program with a staged reading/concert of the prize winning play 1776: The Musical in the Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium:
- Friday, July 7, 7:00pm
Saturday, July 8, 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Sunday, July 9, 2:00pm
Monday, July 10, 7:00pm
Admission is free, however reservations are preferred. To make a reservation or for additional information, please call (202) 275-0570.
Interactive Maps/More Info
Lastly, you can orient yourself with the Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture by checking the WaPo’s interactive article.
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As excited as I am for the museum to re-open, I was really looking forward to having our sidewalks back. Especially the west side of 7th Street. The construction complex on the southwest corner of the building (9th and F) has even grown in recent weeks to completely block off the sidewalk on the north side of F Street. Are these going to be around until construction on the courtyard is finished 18 months from now? Ugh. (But really, I’m happy the museum’s opening!)