National Portrait Gallery (NPG) Highlights with Emphasis on Maya Lin’s “One Life” Exhibit

An In-person Tour with NPG Docent Tom Schick

The mission of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is to tell the story of America by portraying the people who have shaped the nation’s history, development and culture. Join docent, retired lawyer, and NBV neighbor, Tom Schick, in a walk through the NPG, starting with some of its highlights and culminating with the Maya Lin ‘One Life” exhibit.

Maya Lin, most noted for the design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall on the National Mall, describes herself as existing:

… on the boundaries, somewhere between science and art, art and architecture, public and private, East and West. I am always trying to find a balance between these opposing forces, the place where opposites meet.

Participants will meet in the G Street lobby, which is accessible up a rise of entry steps or accessibility ramp from the G Street side of the G and 8 th  Streets entrance.  Metro’s Gallery Place-Chinatown station is a short walk to the NPG, which shares the building with the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum. On-street parking is limited, although commercial parking is available in the area.

Although masks are not required, visitors are encouraged to do so and to maintain appropriate distance from other non-related individuals and groups.

Optimum group size is 20, so please register early. To register for the tour, please RSVP: park21217@aol.com.