# From Daguerreotypes to Digital: National Portrait Gallery Celebrates 50 Years of Collecting Photography

> The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of its photography collection, which now makes up nearly half the museum’s holdings.

- **Source:** [Petapixel](https://petapixel.com/2026/10/03/from-daguerreotypes-to-digital-national-portrait-gallery-celebrates-50-years-of-collecting-photography/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ac0f2e405c8b8a1e7189ca5)
- **Published:** 2026-10-03
- **Category:** Cameras
- **Tags:** #gallery #national #photography #portrait #collecting #digital #celebrates #daguerreotypes
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