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	Highlights Tours

(walk-in; meet at sign in Potomac Atrium)

All tours subject to docent availability:

• Mon., 1:30 PM and 3 PM
• Tues.-Sun., 11 AM, 1:30 PM, and 3 PM

Except
• Mon., Sept. 8, no tours


	Group Tours: School

NOTE: The museum is accepting reservations for school group tours for the upcoming school year; call Mon.-Fri.: 202-633-6644 (voice), 1-888-618-0572 (toll-free voice), or 202-633-6751 (TTY), or e-mail NMAI-GroupReservations@si.edu

• School Group Tour Schedule: Tues.-Fri., 10 AM and 11:15 AM
Tours run approximately 45 minutes
Note: No tours on federal holidays

Notes:
• To confirm already scheduled school group tours, call Mon.-Fri.: 202-633-6644 (voice), 1-888-618-0572 (toll-free voice), or 202-633-6751 (TTY).
• Although individual passes are not required for registered school groups, teacher must show confirmation letter for entry.
• School groups are to enter at the museum's south entrance on Maryland Ave.


	Tours for Visitors with Hearing or Visual Impairments

(by appointment only, 2-week notice required; call Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-6 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-6644 (voice), 1-888-618-0572 (toll-free voice), or 202-633-6751 (TTY), or e-mail NMAI-GroupReservations@si.edu)


	Lelawi Theater: "Who We Are": Daily

(walk-in; 4th level)

• Daily, every 20 minutes beginning at 10:20 AM; last show begins at 4:40 PM.

• This unique, 13-minute, multimedia presentation transports visitors to the Arctic, the Northwest coast, and the plateaus of Bolivia to reveal the diversity of contemporary Native life and to introduce themes and messages encountered throughout the museum.
• Translations: Hand-held devices with translations in French, German, Japanese, and Spanish are available from staff who introduce the program.

Note: Lelawi (pronounced le-LAW-wee) is a Lenape/Delaware word meaning "in the middle."


	Teaching Carts

Cultural Interpreters present hands-on learning opportunities for museum visitors with objects from the museum's teaching collection, including boats, containers, and sun symbols.

• At various locations in the museum. For times and location, check at the Welcome Desk.


	Resource Center

(walk-in; 3rd level)

The Resource Center (which includes the Interactive Learning Center with 18 computers) is a public reference area where visitors can learn more about the Native peoples of the Americas and the programs, exhibitions, and collections of the museum. School groups are welcome in the Resource Center.

• Hours: Same as museum hours
• Phone: Mon.-Fri., except federal holidays, 10 AM-5:30 PM: 202-633-6900.

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