There are five days left to see former First Lady Michelle Obama鈥檚 portrait at the National Portrait Gallery before it ships to Chicago for a national tour in June alongside President Obama’s portrait.
“The Smithsonian鈥檚 National Portrait Gallery announces the final chance to view the popular portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama by Amy Sherald before it departs Washington, D.C., for a five-stop national tour, with Kehinde Wiley鈥檚 iconic portrait of President Barack Obama,鈥� the Smithsonian announced Tuesday.
The portrait of Michelle Obama can be viewed through May 23, along with the gown designed by Michelle Smith鈥檚 label Milly, as part of the special exhibition 鈥淓very Eye Is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United States.鈥�
The National Portrait Gallery is open 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday to Sunday, and located at 8th and G streets in Northwest. Visitors can use the G Street entrance to enter the building. Free, timed-entry passes for all ages in accordance with social-distancing policies .
President Obama鈥檚 portrait by Kehinde Wiley is no longer on display.
The Obamas’ portraits will next be exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago at 鈥淭he Obama Portraits Tour,鈥� which begins June 18 and runs through May 30, 2022, before they are returned to Washington.
鈥淔rom the moment of their unveiling聽in February 2018, the Portrait Gallery鈥檚 commissioned portraits of the Obamas have inspired unprecedented responses from the public. As part of the museum鈥檚 mission to encourage conversations surrounding the power of portraiture and to engage communities nationwide, it has organized a tour to bring these paintings to millions of Americans who might not otherwise be able to visit the nation鈥檚 capital,鈥� the Smithsonian news release said.
Tour locations include:
- Illinois鈥擩une 18, 2021鈥揂ug. 15, 2021
- New York鈥擜ug. 27, 2021鈥揙ct. 24, 2021
- California鈥擭ov. 7, 2021鈥揓an. 2, 2022
- Atlanta鈥擩an. 14, 2022鈥揗arch 13, 2022
- Texas鈥擬arch 27, 2022鈥揗ay 30, 2022
