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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>FYI <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Jones, Vanessa E. <JonesVE@si.edu> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 6, 2026 3:28 PM<br><b>To:</b> Jones, Vanessa E. <JonesVE@si.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> Verbal description tour at the National Portrait Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I am writing to let you know that I will be leading a verbal description tour geared towards blind and low-vision visitors, of select portraits in the </span><span style='color:#3659E3'><a href="https://npg.si.edu/exhibition/americas-presidents" title="https://npg.si.edu/exhibition/americas-presidents"><span style='color:#3659E3'>America's Presidents</span></a></span><span style='color:black'> exhibition. This sensory-focused gallery talk will incorporate rich storytelling, verbal description, and the opportunity to interact with tactile reproductions of President Abraham Lincoln's face masks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The dates are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Saturday, July 11th, 10-11:30 am</span></b><span style='color:black'><br><b>Saturday, August 8th, 10-11:30 am</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-top:9.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:17.95pt'><span style='color:black'>Tours will meet in the G Street lobby.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:9.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:17.95pt'><span style='color:black'>You may register at the link below, or by replying to this email with your preferred date and the number of attendees.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:9.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:17.95pt'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portrait-description-tour-of-americas-presidents-tickets-1990124186013?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portrait-description-tour-of-americas-presidents-tickets-1990124186013?aff=oddtdtcreator</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:9.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:17.95pt'><span style='color:black'>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white'>Vanessa Jones</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=Signature><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white'>Access Programs</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white'>Smithsonian</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white'>National Portrait Gallery</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=elementtoproof style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white'><a href="mailto:jonesve@si.edu" title="mailto:jonesve@si.edu">Jonesve@si.edu</a> | 202.633.8506</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=elementtoproof style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=elementtoproof style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/smithsoniannpg/" title=""https://www.facebook.com/smithsoniannpg/""><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 style='width:.25in;height:.25in' 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id="x_Picture_x0020_1366378215" src="cid:8a687f0e-dbba-4b22-991a-3497bdb634af"></span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white'> </span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/NatlPortraitGallery" title=""https://www.youtube.com/user/NatlPortraitGallery""><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 style='width:.25in;height:.25in' id="x_Picture_x0020_54559144" src="cid:8fba06bb-e0a2-4fad-a00e-1cfb6c0beaa8"></span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white'> </span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://app.smartify.org/venues/smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery" title=""https://app.smartify.org/venues/smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery""><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 style='width:.25in;height:.25in' id="x_Picture_x0020_2000694408" src="cid:ae5274db-2bee-497b-ae72-7837d81a5500"></span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=elementtoproof style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white'><a href="http://npg.si.edu/" title="http://npg.si.edu/">npg.si.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003382713/museum-accessibility-spectrum-alison-eardley-vanessa-jones?_gl=1*z4rlde*_gcl_au*MTczNjIwOTQwNy4xNzM1OTk3ODk1*_ga*MTgwMDMzOTY0Ny4xNzI2ODQwMDk3*_ga_0HYE8YG0M6*MTczOTM3NDE0Mi40MC4wLjE3MzkzNzQxNDIuNjAuMC4w" title=""https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003382713/museum-accessibility-spectrum-alison-eardley-vanessa-jones?_gl=1*z4rlde*_gcl_au*MTczNjIwOTQwNy4xNzM1OTk3ODk1*_ga*MTgwMDMzOTY0Ny4xNzI2ODQwMDk3*_ga_0HYE8YG0M6*MTczOTM3NDE0Mi40MC4wLjE3MzkzNzQ"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;background:white;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=109 height=164 style='width:1.1333in;height:1.7083in' id="image_0" src="cid:52955e3e-121f-4aca-bfbe-6d778a716cfd"></span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>