November at the National Portrait Gallery Includes Meet the Author, Portrait Discovery Kits, and More

National Portrait Gallery Pop Quiz: Presidential Portraits

Thursday, Nov.6, 6:30 p.m.

How well do you know U.S. presidential history? Test your knowledge and challenge your friends at this month's Pop Quiz trivia night, inspired by the museum's "America's Presidents" exhibition.

Featured Programs

Meet the Author: Laura Auricchio | Nov. 7, noon

Take a fresh look at the American Revolution with Laura Auricchio as she presents her new book The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered.

Meet the Author: Patrick O'Donnell | Nov. 13, noon

Patrick O'Donnell discusses his new book, First SEALs: The Untold Story of the Forging of America's Most Elite Unit.

Meet the Artist: Carlee Fernandez | Nov. 15, 2 p.m.

Carlee Fernandez discusses her works on view in the special exhibition "Portraiture Now: Staging the Self."

Morning at the Museum: National Portrait Gallery | Nov. 22, 10 a.m.

Morning at the Museum is a Smithsonian program that provides museum access for individuals with cognitive and sensory processing disabilities, by providing pre-visit materials, early entrance for registered families, facilitated movement activity and a "Take a Break" space! RSVP ataccess@si.edu or (202) 633-2921.

Portraiture, Citizenship, and Abstraction - A Social Art Project with Teens | Nov. 23, 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

This 90-minute workshop for teens helps them discover new ways of thinking about identity and culture by working with contemporary conceptual artist Pedro Lasch. Lasch is a faculty member at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and associate research professor of art, art history and visual studies at Duke University. During the workshop, participants will use Lasch's specially designed mirror masks to connect the collections of the National Portrait Gallery with personal concerns, as well as broader topics like abstraction and social justice.

Register online: http://www.eventbrite.com/org/810710525

November Programs

Portrait Discovery Kits | Nov. 8, 15, 22 and 29, 1-4 p.m.; Nov. 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2-5 p.m.

Fun, interactive activity kits guide you through the museum to learn more about people and their contributions to American history.

Portrait Story Days: Sitting Bull | Nov. 8, 1-4 p.m.; Nov. 9, 2-5 p.m.
Young visitors and their families may drop in to listen to a story about an influential person in the Portrait Gallery's collection and create a work of art inspired by his or her portrait.

Portrait Story Days: Sequoyah | Nov. 15, 1-4 p.m.; Nov. 16, 2-5 p.m.

Young visitors and their families may drop in to listen to a story about an influential person in the Portrait Gallery's collection and create a work of art inspired by his or her portrait.

Face to Face: One Life: Grant and Lee | Nov. 20, noon

On the third Thursday of each month, Senior Historian David C. Ward discusses a single portrait and the life it seeks to capture.

Portrait Story Days: Chief Joseph | Nov. 22, 1-4 p.m.

Young visitors and their families may drop in to listen to a story about an influential person in the Portrait Gallery's collection and create a work inspired by his or her portrait.

Portrait Story Days: Zitkala-Ša |Nov. 29, 1-4 p.m.; Nov. 30, 2-5 p.m.

Young visitors and their families may drop in to listen to a story about an influential person in the Portrait Gallery's collection and create a work of art inspired by his or her portrait.

Photo Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery