Portrait Signs: A Tour in ASL

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Thu, 21 Sep, 2023 at 05:00 pm to Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 01:00 pm

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National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC

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Portrait Signs: A Tour in ASL
About this Event

Portrait Signs is a Deaf-led gallery talk in American Sign Language. Tours explore a variety of topics related to portraiture, history, and biography, from special exhibitions to the permanent collection. Dates and tour topics are continually updated. Select tours include English interpretation.

Tours meet in the G Street lobby.

Saturday, June 27, 2026, 12-1 pm - ASL/English

LGBTQ+ highlights tour that explores the lives of individuals who have lived and loved outside societal expectations around gender and sexuality in the US.


Questions? Please email [email protected].


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Keenan’s Keenan, “Screen Memories” series, by Clementine Keenan
Ghost print on paper, with acrylic, oil, and oil pastel, 2023

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

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