[MD-Sligo] Fwd: Presidential Family Fun Day at the National Portrait Gallery, February 18th

[Yasmin Reyazuddin]

FYI

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From: Jones, Vanessa E. <JonesVE at si.edu>
Date: Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 2:15 PM
Subject: Presidential Family Fun Day at the National Portrait Gallery,
February 18th
To: Jones, Vanessa E. <JonesVE at si.edu>


Greetings,

I am emailing to let you know about an upcoming public program at the
National Portrait Gallery that will include some accessibility features for
blind and low vision visitors. Please find information about the program in
the attachment, or the same information is copied below. There is no need
to register, but feel free to reply to this email to let me know if you
plan to attend, have any questions, or wish to request other accessibility
accommodations. Feel free to share this with others in the blind or low
vision community.

We hope to see you there!

Presidential Family Fun Day 2023 Accessibility Information

Saturday, February 18th, 11:30am to 3pm National Portrait Gallery, 8th and
G Street, Washington, DC


Celebrate Presidents’ Day and the Portrait Gallery’s newest portraits of
Abraham Lincoln with tours, story times, and artmaking! All events take
place in the Kogod courtyard, except for the tours, which take place on the
second floor in the America’s Presidents exhibition, or on the first floor
in Out of Many.


The museum is entirely wheelchair accessible. The program will include sign
language interpretation, a description tour of our new tactile display of
Lincoln’s hands and face, and hands-on art activities. Sighted guides will
be available upon request in the lobby of the G Street entrance.


Schedule

· 11:30am – 12:30pm – appearances by the Washington Nationals Racing
Presidents

· Noon – President Lincoln story time, with sign language interpretation

· 12:15pm – Performance by Linton Hall School Fife and Drum Corps

· 12:30pm – Tour of new Lincoln Tactile Installation (tailored to visitors
who are blind, but open to all). Meet in courtyard, tour in America’s
Presidents exhibition

· 1:00pm – President Lincoln story time, with Sign language interpretation

· 1:30pm – Tour of Abraham Lincoln portraits, with sign language
interpretation and added description. Meet in courtyard, tour in America’s
Presidents exhibition

· 1:45 – Performance by Linton Hall School Fife and Drum Corps

· 2:30 – Portrait Signs tour of Frederick Douglass, in America Sign
Language, with English interpretation. Meet in courtyard, tour in Out of
Many exhibition


Museum Building Overview

The National Portrait Gallery shares its building with the American Art
Museum. The building takes up an entire city block, between F and G
Streets, and 7th and 9th Streets. The Kogod Courtyard sits in the middle of
the building and can be accessed from the lobbies of the F and G St
entrances. Note that both entrances have steep stairs, and only G Street
has a ramp. Both entrance lobbies will be staffed by volunteers who can
direct visitors to the courtyard, or other parts of the museum.


For additional questions about accessibility, please email jonesve at si.edu.

Vanessa Jones (she/her/hers)
*Access Programs*
Smithsonian
National Portrait Gallery
*JonesVE at si.ed**u*



*npg.si.edu <http://npg.si.edu>*
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