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Many thanks for this Anna and the Local Arrangements Committee! This is very helpful and much appreciated. Looking forward to meeting you all in Washington! Mary On 25/03/2014 10:36 AM, Anna Simon wrote: > > /Dear Colleagues,/ > > / > / > > /While it's true some of the ARLIS/NA tours are full, many are still > open, including the //Cemeteries/ <http://sched.co/1izaf70>/, > //Baltimore/ <http://sched.co/1hRlVkv>/, //Hillwood Estate, Museum, > and Gardens/ <http://sched.co/1izdGdW>/, and others. // Some of the > filled tours can still be negotiated on one's own, including the > Capitol, the Library of Congress, the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, the > Folger Shakespeare Library, and many others./ > > /If you're looking for a free diplomatic art tour we suggest visiting > The Anderson House, home of////The Society of the Cincinnati/ > <http://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/visit/tours>/. Located in > Dupont Circle,////The Anderson House/ > <http://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/visit/tours>/(a National > Historic Landmark), is one of the few original Embassy Row homes open > to the public and offers a unique glimpse into political and private > life in early twentieth-century Washington.Completed in 1905 in > Washington's most fashionable neighborhood, the Anderson House > provided Larz Anderson, an American diplomat, and his wife, Isabel, an > author and benefactress, a prominent place to entertain and display > their collection of fine and decorative arts, as well as evidence of > their family history and patriotic service./ > > // > > /Please keep reading for answers to Mary's questions about local tours. / > > / > / > > /We look forward to seeing you in DC!/ > > / > / > > /Sincerely,/ > > /Local Arrangements/ > > > > > Tours of the Capitol: > > http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/plan-visit/frequently-asked-questions#q6 > > The earliest tours available are now for May 5. As far as I can tell > you can view the Capitol on your own without a tour, correct? > > /You can visit the Capitol Visitor Center, an interpretation center in > the bowels of the Capitol, without a tour. The CVC is free and open to > the public. To tour the Capitol you will need to join a tour group. > The Capitol runs these tours and they're recommended. Sign up in > advance or on the day of your tour. Tours are free./ > > /Please note //that there is a tunnel between the Capitol Visitor's > Center and the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building -- so > people wanting to visit both can easily move between the two./ > > > > Watching Congress in Session: > > http://www.senate.gov/visiting/common/generic/new/watching_congress.htm > > http://majorityleader.gov/calendar/113thCongressSecondSession-Monthly.pdf > > I understand that international visitors may watch Congress in session > by obtaining a pass. Does anyone know how early one has to arrive to > obtain these passes? As far as I can tell from the calendar Congress > is in session on May 1 & 2. Is my reading of this correct? What does > it mean when there are no votes that day? Is it worthwhile attending > on that day? > > /We're not aware that there is a cap on daily passes, which are > available by asking the House or Senate Appointment Desks on the upper > level of the Capitol Visitor Center---both international visitors and > domestic may acquire passes in this fashion. If there are no votes it > means no legislation is being voted upon that day. Congress is in > session at various times---it's difficult to predict---but when you > pick up your passes you can inquire about the day's schedule. For a > preview of what you might see, check out the////live CSPAN feed/ > <http://www.c-span.org/live/?channel=c-span>/. Even if the floor is > quiet, there are always interpreters present in the viewing galleries > (standing, earnest young men and women) who can point out features of > the room, answer your questions, and tell stories. / > > Diplomatic Reception Rooms, Department of State: > > https://receptiontours.state.gov/ > > I understand that one can book a tour of the Reception Rooms on your > own. I am unable to access this site despite the instruction re: web > browsers. Any suggestions? > > > /Use Chrome, and click on "Request a Tour" as the directions > //indicate//./ > > Inline image 2 > > > White House: > > http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/tours-and-events > > My past experience is that is impossible to visit the White House if > you are an international visitor. Is this correct? > > // > > /We don't have direct experience visiting the White House as an > international visitor. Here's what the////White House tour website/ > <http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/tours-and-events>/says: "_If you wish > to visit the White House and are a citizen of a foreign country, > please contact your embassy in Washington, DC for assistance in > submitting a tour request_. All foreign nationals must present their > passport. All other forms of foreign identification will not be > accepted."/ > > > > > Anna Simon > Research & Instruction Librarian > Art, Film, and Museum Studies > Ars Hoya: GU Art Blog <https://blogs.commons.georgetown.edu/ajs299/> > > Georgetown University > Lauinger Library > 37th & O Sts. NW > Washington, DC 20057 > 202-687-7467 > > > On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Mary Kandiuk <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > ARLIS Colleagues, > > As someone who was disappointed to find tours full, despite > registering a month ago, I am seeking assistance/advice as to how > to arrange my own tours of some of the sights. I am posting this > question on the listserv so that others may benefit from the > responses. Also, as someone not from the US, I am having some > difficulty navigating some of the government websites. Please see > my questions below. > > Tours of the Capitol: > http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/plan-visit/frequently-asked-questions#q6 > The earliest tours available are now for May 5. As far as I can > tell you can view the Capitol on your own without a tour, correct? > > Watching Congress in Session: > http://www.senate.gov/visiting/common/generic/new/watching_congress.htm > http://majorityleader.gov/calendar/113thCongressSecondSession-Monthly.pdf > I understand that international visitors may watch Congress in > session by obtaining a pass. Does anyone know how early one has to > arrive to obtain these passes? As far as I can tell from the > calendar Congress is in session on May 1 & 2. Is my reading of > this correct? What does it mean when there are no votes that day? > Is it worthwhile attending on that day? > > Diplomatic Reception Rooms, Department of State: > https://receptiontours.state.gov/ > I understand that one can book a tour of the Reception Rooms on > your own. I am unable to access this site despite the instruction > re: web browsers. Any suggestions? > > White House: > http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/tours-and-events > My past experience is that is is impossible to visit the White > House if you are an international visitor. Is this correct? > > With thanks for any assistance you can provide! > > Mary > > -- > Mary Kandiuk MA MLS > Visual Arts, Design and Theatre Librarian/Senior Librarian > York University Libraries > 4700 Keele Street, > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > 416.736.2100 ext. 88890 <tel:416.736.2100%20ext.%2088890> > http://www.yorku.ca/mkandiuk/ > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> For information about joining > ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative > matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ARLIS-L > Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org > Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > -- Mary Kandiuk MA MLS Visual Arts, Design and Theatre Librarian/Senior Librarian York University Libraries 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 416.736.2100 ext. 88890 http://www.yorku.ca/mkandiuk/ [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~