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The attic heating system was altered by the installation of steam- 

 heated units in the air ducts. Work continued on the maintenance 

 of the bronze doors and fittings. The director's office was partitioned, 

 and decoration, with the exception of the galleries, was carried out 

 wherever necessary. Floor-level sills were installed throughout the 

 ground level, and the vault was replastered and painted. Panel-case 

 storage was expanded, and additional fire precautions were instituted 

 with the extension of the spray booth and construction of a storage 

 area in the subbasement for flammable materials. The areas in need 

 of repair in the auditorium are being replastered. 



The cabinet shop continued to make and repair furniture and 

 equipment as the need arose. 



Seasonal plantings in the courtyard flourished, and the brick walks 

 which had deteriorated were replaced. 



ATTENDANCE 



The Gallery was open to the public from 9 to 4 :30 every day except 

 Christmas Day. The total number of visitors to enter the main en- 

 trance was 183,359. The highest monthly attendance was in August : 

 31,417. 



There were 3,062 visitors who came to the Gallery office for various 

 purposes — for general information, to submit objects for examina- 

 tion, to consult staff members, to take photographs or sketch in the 

 galleries, to use the library, to examine objects in storage, etc. 



AUDITORIUM 

 The series of illustrated lectures was continued as follows: 



1962 



October 16. Dr. Michael Sullivan, University of London, England, "Real- 



ism in Chinese Art." Attendance, 181. 



November 13. Prof. Oleg Grabar, University of Michigan, "Medieval Jeru- 



salem." Attendance, 212. 

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January 22. Prof. Donald Keene, Columbia University, "Japanese Books 



and Their Illustrations." Attendance, 205. 



February 12. Prof. Pramod Chandra, University of Chicago, "Indian 



Painting of the Bundi School (17th and 18th Centuries)." 

 Attendance, 64. 



March 12. Dr. John A. Pope, Freer Gallery of Art, "Chinese Collec- 



tors." Attendance, 200. 



April 16. Dr. James F. Cahill, Freer Gallery of Art, "Yiian Chiang 



and the Fantastic Landscape in China." Attendance, 203. 



The Smithsonian Institution used the auditorium as follows: 



1962 

 July 17. Museum Service. Lecture by Dr. "Werner of the British 



Museum, "New Methods in Conservation." Attendance, 

 63. 



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