On our way back to the metro yesterday we passed the National Portrait Gallery which is part of the Smithsonian and shares a large 19th century neo-classical building with the Museum of American Art.
We didn't have very much time to look around and so concentrated on the galleries on the top floor - mostly 20th century portraits of famous Americans from the world of sport, film, music, literature and politics. We were not sure that photographing the art was acceptable but took a few shots of the very ornate galleries.
All of the Smithsonian museums are free to visit and so it is possible to make short visits to look at one area at a time, without feeling that you have to 'do' the whole thing in order to get your money's worth!
That's another very impressive building!
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