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Everything we have going on from March 26 - April 1.

News Blog Support Us Week of March 26 – April 1, 2018 Remix: We Can Do It! Thursday, March 29 | 5:30-8:30 p.m. | Kogod Courtyard Pay tribute to working women at an after-work program featuring DJ Ayes Cold, fun art activities, a Rosie the Riveter-inspired photo booth, and spotlight tours of women represented in the collections and in the exhibition The Sweat of Their Face: Portraying American Workers. Michelle Obama's Portrait is Drawn into the World of Peeps (via Washington City Paper)   Oprah Winfrey's Words of Wisdom (via the Portrait Gallery's Instagram)   Sonic Blossom in Commemoration of 50 Years (via the Portrait Gallery's Blog) Take a Tour Highlights of the National Portrait Gallery Monday–Friday, noon; Saturday & Sunday, 11:45 a.m. & 3:15 p.m. Docent's Choice Monday–Friday, 2:30 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday, 1:30 & 4:30 p.m. Programs and Events Conversation Circles | Friday, March 30 | 10 a.m.–Noon | G St. Lobby Practice English in small groups while learning more about American history through portraiture.  Open Studio Fridays: Black Ink Tissue Paper Landscapes | Friday, March 30 | 1–5 p.m. | Education Center Experiment with a different art material each week or explore the museum with a Portrait Discovery Kit. Portrait Story Days: Dolley Madison | Saturday, March 31 & Sunday, April 1 | 1–4 p.m. | Education Center Listen to a story about former first lady Dolley Madison in celebration of Women's History Month and create art inspired by her life.  Portrait Discovery Kits | Saturday, March 31 & Sunday, April 1 | 1–4 p.m. | Education Center Pick up an activity kit that guides you through the museum with games and puzzles, and learn more about the people who have made American history.  Upcoming Event: Strike a Prose | Friday, April 20 & Saturday, April 21 | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | Unseen: Our Past in a New Light Craft works of creative writing in a workshop led by local writer Willona Sloan. Registration required at npg.eventbrite.com. Current Exhibitions The Sweat of Their Face: Portraying American Workers Unseen: Our Past in a New Light, Ken Gonzales-Day and Titus Kaphar Marlene Dietrich: Dressed for the Image We Can Do It! by J. Howard Miller, c. 1942. Division of Political History, Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C. Peeper Curry is Awed by Marshmallow Obama at the National Peeptrait Gallery by Kathleen and Avery Canedo, 2018. Oprah Winfrey by Brigitte Lacombe, 2009 (printed 2012). © Brigitte Lacombe. Sonic Blossom by Anita Kan, 2015. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Conversation Circles by Matailong Du, 2016. Open Studio by Matailong Du, 2016. Strike a Prose by Ben Bloom, 2017. Dolley Madison by William S. Elwel, 1848. Open Studio by Bruttany Jordan Cole, 2015. Power House Mechanic by Lewis Hine, 1920-21. Brooklyn Museum, New York. Gift of Walter and Naomi Rosenblum. Ona Judge: Portrait in Tar by Titus Kaphar, 2016. Ellen and Steve Susman, © Titus Kaphar. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Marlene Dietrich in "Seven Sinners" (detail) by John Engstead, 1940. Deutsche Kinemathek – Marlene Dietrich Collection, Berlin.  All images belong to National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution unless otherwise noted.