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Highlights Tours
Note: During Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), Highlights tours feature a work by a Hispanic artist.

(walk-in; meet behind F St. info desk)

All tours subject to docent availability:

• Daily, 12:30 PM and 2 PM

Except
• 2nd Tuesday of each month, no tours
• Federal holidays, no tours

Special Exhibition Tours: Local Color
(walk-in; meet behind F St. info desk)

All tours subject to docent availability.

Exhibition on view through Oct 13, 2008:

Tours offered Aug. 10 through Oct. 12, 2008:
• Every Sun., 4 PM

Foreign-Language Tours: French & German
(by appointment; 4-week notice required; call Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-5 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-8550 or e-mail SAAMMuseumTours@si.edu)

• French and German

Group Tours
(by appointment; 3-week notice required; call Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-5 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-8550 or e-mail SAAMMuseumTours@si.edu)
Thematic Tours
(for groups only; by appointment; 3-week notice required; call Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-5 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-8550 or e-mail SAAMMuseumTours@si.edu)

• Tours relate to special exhibitions and Heritage Months (e.g., February, African Americans; March, Women; May, Asian Pacific/American, etc.)

Tours for Visitors with Hearing or Visual Impairments
(by appointment; 3-week notice required; call Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-5 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-8550 or e-mail SAAMMuseumTours@si.edu)
Luce Foundation Center Activity: Art + Coffee
(walk-in; meet in the F Street Lobby)

Discover the treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during a tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Note: On Fridays, enjoy a special tour of one of David Beck's sculptures: Movie Palace or Museum.

• Every Wed. through Sun., 1:30 PM

Luce Foundation Center Activity: Scavenger Hunt
(3rd floor, west; handout available at the Luce Foundation Center information desk)

(for children and adults) Take a fun test of your skills in the Luce Foundation Center's scavenger hunt! Follow the clues to find specific artworks among the more than 3,300 objects on display.

Lunder Conservation Center Activity: Behind-the-Scenes Program
(register in person at the Luce Foundation Center information desk, 3rd floor mezzanine, before 3 PM)

Learn how artworks in the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery collections are cleaned, conserved, and stabilized.

• Every Wed, 3-3:30 PM

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