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Highlights Tours
(walk-in; upon request at info desk)

Highlight tours of the museum are provided by a museum docent. They are approximately 30-minutes long and are offered as follows:

• Daily, 12 Noon-4 PM

Except
• Federal holidays, no tours

Gallery Explainers: The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality, and the Moving Image: Part I - Dreams
(walk-in; in the exhibition)

Museum docents welcome visitors, discuss the exhibition, and answer questions.

Part I is on view May 11, 2008

Subject to docent availability:

• Daily, 2-5 PM

Except
• Tuesdays and federal holidays, no explainers

Garden Tours: Mary Livingston Ripley Garden
Featured by the Horticulture Services Division
(walk-in; outside, in Ripley Garden, between Hirshhorn Museum and Arts and Industries Building; meet at sign near fountain)

Tours offered April 1 - October 28, 2008:
• Every Tues., 2 PM, weather permitting

Except
• Federal holidays, no tour

Foreign-Language Tours: French, German, Spanish
(by appointment only, 4-week notice required; call Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-5 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-3382 (voice) or 202-633-8043 (TTY), or e-mail hmsgeducation@si.edu)

• French, German, and Spanish

Group Tours
(by appointment only, 4-week notice required; call Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-5 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-3382 (voice) or 202-633-8043 (TTY), or e-mail hmsgeducation@si.edu)
Tours for Visitors with Hearing or Visual Impairments
(by appointment only, 4-week notice required; call Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-5 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-3382 (voice) or 202-633-8043 (TTY), or e-mail hmsgeducation@si.edu)
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