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Docent Outreach: House Calls
For audiences unable to visit us, knowledgeable speakers will share with your group outstanding images and broad themes in American art and craft. For artworks, the focus is on historic context, for crafts, it is process. Sessions can include music, poetry, and hands-on activities.
Our House Calls can be stand-alone or multiple visits for adult groups unable to visit the museum. Program lengths vary from 60-90 minutes. These sessions are free.
Chose from five broad themes listed below. Click on the topics to see more detailed information. Sessions can also be customized to suit your group's particular needs or interests.
To schedule your House Call email us at SAAMMuseumTours@si.edu or call (202) 633-8550. You can also complete and submit the School/Group Registration Form.
Pictured: Edward Hopper, Cape Cod Morning, 1950, oil, 34 1/8 x 40 1/4 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation