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WHAT: Press
briefing and tour of the Donald W. Reynolds Center
for American Art and Portraiture, home of the
Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National
Portrait Gallery
WHEN: Thursday, March 23
9:30 a.m.—Sign in and refreshments
10 a.m.—Presentation by museum directors, followed
by Q&A and tours of the renovated building
WHERE: National Portrait Gallery
lecture room for briefing
8th Floor
Victor Building
750 Ninth Street N.W.
WHO: Tour Guides
Marc Pachter, director, National Portrait Gallery
Betsy Broun, director, Smithsonian American Art
Museum
Eleanor Harvey, chief curator, Smithsonian American
Art Museum
Claire Larkin, special projects director, Smithsonian
American Art Museum
Brandon Fortune, associate curator, National Portrait
Gallery
Note: The building is a construction
area. Everyone must wear pants and closed flat
shoes (no sandals or open-toed shoes). You will
be given a hard hat and safety goggles when you
enter the building. There will be steps to climb
and no restrooms available. The briefing and Q&A
will take 30-45 minutes. The tour will take approximately
1 hour and 15 minutes. To attend the briefing
and tour, call one of the press contacts listed
above.
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