Portrait InSight: Verbal Description Tour

Schedule

Sun Oct 18 2026 at 10:30 am to 11:30 am

UTC-04:00
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National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC

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A gallery talk geared towards blind and low vision visitors
About this Event

This educator-guided gallery talk combines detailed verbal description with multisensory engagement and group conversation.


Sunday, October 18th, 10:30 - 11:30 am.
We'll explore select portraits in the America's Presidents exhibition, including tactile reproductions of President Abraham Lincoln's face masks.

Please meet in the G Street lobby.


Questions? Please email [email protected].

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National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 800 G Street Northwest, Washington, United States

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