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National Portrait Gallery
American Art Museum

National Portrait Gallery with Expert Guide

By Babylon Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is S$139 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview
  • Experience the evolution of American Art
  • Enjoy a guided highlights tour with a personal touch
  • See the famous Presidential Portrait collection
  • Learn the mystery behind some the iconic art
  • Visit 2 of the most famous Smithsonian Museums with a guide

Activity location

    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Meet your guide on the steps outside the G Street entrance to the museum
    • 8th St NW & G St NW
    • 20001, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

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Private National Portrait Gallery & American Art Guided Museum Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 13:30
Price details
S$349.01 x 2 AdultsS$698.02

Total
Price is S$698.02
Until Sat, 2 Nov
Small Group Option up to 8 guests
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • English

SAVE Money and book this Small Group option with up to 8 guests per guide!

Language options: English
Starting time: 13:30
Price details
S$138.76 x 2 AdultsS$277.52

Total
Price is S$277.52
Until Sat, 2 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional art historian guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedAvailable Daily
  • What's includedWhat's includedDuration 2 - 2.5 hours
  • What's includedWhat's includedWheelchair Tour under Request Only
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup or drop-off (we recommend UBER or Taxi)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge (optional)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLuggage or coat storage
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTour does NOT include Temporary Exhibits

Know before you book

  • No large bags or suitcases are allowed inside the museum, only handbags or small thin bag packs are allowed through security
  • Moderate amount of walking is involved.
  • Occasional closures without previous warning from the museum management. When this occurs, guests will be provided with an appropriate alternative if the museum opening time is delayed more than 1 hour from the tour starting time. In these cases the supplier is unable to provide refunds or discounts
  • Some specific rooms inside the museum are subject to rules requiring quiet or restricted right to speak inside. In these cases your guide will provide the information about the rooms contents before entering the specific rooms where this rule applies. Some collections may vary along the year.
  • Please provide a phone number and email you can be reached at during your trip.
  • This tour has a minimum requirement of 2 participants to run (an alternative date or full refund will be offered if the minimum is not met)
  • Wheelchair tour only available as PRIVATE (guide will not be able to provide a small group tour for guests that require wheelchair)

What you can expect

This 2.5-hour Private Tour explores the National Portrait Gallery and the American Art Museum where you’ll witness the nation’s history unfolding. Housed in the historic Old Patent Office Building, art and history mingle together at two of DC’s most important galleries.

The building itself is a marvel, once a Civil War Era hospital where famed poet Walt Whitman helped injured soldiers. Today, his portrait joins thousands of others in this building, which has flirted with art exhibits since 1829, before becoming a dedicated museum. The National Portrait Gallery features portraits of the great women and men who helped build the United States. Presidents and first ladies are on display, as well as famous military leaders of the Civil War, like Grant and Sherman. Discover 19th-century daguerreotypes, early photographs, before exploring the Robber Barons and Suffragettes of the early 20th century.

Afterwards, move on to the American Art Museum where artists like Mary Cassatt, a beloved Impressionist, are on display. You’ll explore big names like Edward Hopper and David Hockney in front of some of their iconic paintings. Georgia O’Keeffe’s provocative flowers will spark conversations as much as the slightly odd portrait of former President Obama. Learn about the WPA-era photographs that helped define a nation during the Great Depression, as well as more modern works that will leave you speechless…

We’re more than just storytellers. Our young, passionate, and engaging guides approach touring in a different way. They will bring a personal touch to each tour, adding their own favourite anecdotes and tips along the way. They are there to listen to you, to answer your questions, and to create a dialogue – unlike other tours where they just lecture you as you go along. That’s the whole reason why we specialise in private and semi-private tours exclusively, to make sure you get the most possible out of your experience.

Location

Activity location

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    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMeet your guide on the steps outside the G Street entrance to the museum
    • 8th St NW & G St NW
    • 20001, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America