National Portrait Gallery

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Hours: 11:30 to 7 Closed December 25	Location: 8th St. at F St., NW Washington, DC
Phone/Website: http://www.npg.si.edu/ (202) 633-1000 (voice/tape) (202) 633-5285 (TTY) info@si.edu	Metro: Green Line Red Line Yellow Line Gallery Place-Chinatown Station

Echoes of Elvis
Fans strap on their blue suede shoes and join the celebration of Elvis Presley's 75th birthday at the National Portrait Gallery
By Abby Callard

The Hall of Presidents
Senior historian Sid Hart discusses the highlights of the National Portrait Gallery's "Hall of Presidents."
By Produced by Beth Py-Lieberman, Megan Gambino and Jesse Rhodes

One Life: The Mask of Lincoln
An Exhibition Preview
By Beth Py-Lieberman, Ryan Reed and Jesse Rhodes

Videos

	The Story Behind Gene Kranz's Vest Listen to a short lecture given by curator Margaret Weitekamp on Gene Kranz career with NASA and how his vest ended up at the Smithsonian
	The Art of Gaman: Crafts from the Japanese Internment Camps During World War II, Japanese Americans who were sent to internment camps used scraps and found materials to create beautiful works of art
	The Photography of Timothy H. O’Sullivan After capturing the horrors of the Civil War, 19th century photographer Timothy H. O’Sullivan uncovered the beauty of the great expanses of the American west

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Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
by Harry R. Rubenstein

For the first time, the Smithsonian is publishing its unparalleled Lincoln collection.

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Oct 20 - 23, 2010

Enjoy behind-the-scenes access and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Museum of Natural History

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