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National Portrait Gallery

Things to Remember…

A Social Story

I am going to the National Portrait

Gallery soon. There are things I

need to remember so everyone

can have fun!

I will remember to follow the rules.

Rules keep art safe. Rules keep me

safe.

Security guards may talk to me

about the rules. This is okay. I will

try to listen to the security guards

because security guards want to

keep me safe.

I will remember to walk in the

museum.

It is okay to look at pictures with

my eyes. I will remember to keep

my hands down at my sides.

It is okay to look at sculptures with

my eyes. I will remember to keep

my hands down at my sides.

Sometimes I will see a rope in

front of art. The rope helps me

remember to stand on one side of

the rope. The art will be on the

other side.

It is okay to ask a question. I will

remember to try to talk with my

quiet inside voice.

If I feel tired, I can sit on a bench.

If I feel hungry or thirsty, I can eat

or drink in the Courtyard.

When I go to the National Portrait

Gallery, I will remember to:

follow the rules.

listen to the security guards.

walk.

look at pictures and

sculptures with my eyes.

talk with a quiet voice.

sit on a bench.

eat or drink in the Courtyard.