[NFBV-Potomac-Announce] FW: Verbal description tour at the National Portrait Gallery

[John Halverson]

I hope you find this of interest.

John

From: LeRoy Hansen <leroy.t.hansen at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2026 11:55 PM
To: Bonnie <bonnoday at gmail.com>; Sandy Halverson <sjh300 at outlook.com>; John Halverson <jwh100 at outlook.com>
Subject: Fwd: Verbal description tour at the National Portrait Gallery

Hi Bonnie and Sandy. I suspect that both of you received the email below. In case you didn’t I wanted to let you know that we have an opportunity for another tour of the art gallery and I am hoping John will go ahead and post this to send out to the Chapter members.

I hope all of you found the meetings to be fulfilling and fun.Leroy
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From: "Jones, Vanessa E." <jonesve at si.edu<mailto:jonesve at si.edu>>
Date: July 6, 2026 at 2:27:53 PM CDT
To: "Jones, Vanessa E." <jonesve at si.edu<mailto:jonesve at si.edu>>
Subject: Verbal description tour at the National Portrait Gallery

Greetings,

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 America's Presidents<https://npg.si.edu/exhibition/americas-presidents> 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.

The dates are:
Saturday, July 11th, 10-11:30 am
Saturday, August 8th, 10-11:30 am
Tours will meet in the G Street lobby.
You may register at the link below, or by replying to this email with your preferred date and the number of attendees.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portrait-description-tour-of-americas-presidents-tickets-1990124186013?aff=oddtdtcreator
Best wishes,
Vanessa Jones
Access Programs
Smithsonian
National Portrait Gallery

Jonesve at si.edu<mailto:jonesve at si.edu>  |  202.633.8506



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