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(ieneral considerations 7 



Inception and history 7 



Some inii)ortant matters of the year 12 



National (iallery of Art - 13 



New hnildinj; for tlie National Museum 15 



Sunnnary of the operations of the year 17 



Appropriations 17 



BuildinKs 18 



Additions to the collections 19 



General work on the collections 31 



Exhibition collections 36 



Researches 38 



Explorations 42 



Distril)utioH and exchanjie of specimens 44 



Visitors 45 



Meetings • 46 



Correspondence 47 



Publications 47 



Library 48 



Photograi)hy ^ 49 



Expositions .' 1 49 



Organization and staff 52 



The Mnsenm staff 55 



List of accessions 57 



List of i»ul>li<-atious 97 



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