Join us at several AANHPI Heritage Month festivities across the Smithsonian!

Wednesday, May 1 | 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

National Museum of Asian Art

Tuesday, May 7 | 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and National Veterans Network

Friday, May 9 – Sunday, May 11 (various times)

National Museum of Asian Art

Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19 | 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

National Museum of the American Indian (New York City)

Tuesday, May 28 | 5:00 pm – 6:45 pm

National Portrait Gallery

PORTRAITS OF OUR CULTURAL ICONS

AANHPI Heritage Month
Portrait Exhibition

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center is proud to present Portraits of Our Cultural Icons, sponsored by the Office of Senator Mazie K. Hirono, in celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The exhibition can be viewed in the Russell Rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building.

Directions: The Russell Rotunda is located in the Russell Senate Office Building (Russell SOB) within the Capitol Complex. The Russell SOB is located at 
2 Constitution Ave NE. Attendees should enter through the Delaware Ave Door (a public and ADA-compliant entrance), which is located at the intersection of Constitution Ave NE and Delaware Ave NE. All attendees must go through a security screening. Security screening opens at 7:00am and closes at 8:00pm (or half an hour after the Senate adjourns). The Delaware Ave Door entrance is open Monday through Friday.

Portraits of Our Cultural Icons

(Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Edition)

Monday, May 6 – Friday, May 10

Portraits of Our Cultural Icons

(Asian American Edition)

Monday, May 13 – Friday, May 17

Check out these resources across the Smithsonian!

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

National Museum of American History

Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum