CONTENTS. 



Page. 



General considerations 7 



Inception and history ~ 



Some important matters of the year 12 



National Gallery of Art 13 



New building for the National Museum 15 



Summary of the operations of the year 17 



Appropriations '" 



Buildings 18 



Additions to the collections !'•» 



General work on the collections 31 



Exhibition collections •"•<'» 



Researches 38 



Explorations - 42 



Distribution and exchange of specimens 44 



Visitors 4r» 



Meetings 46 



( Jorrespondence 47 



Publications 47 



Library 4S 



Photography 49 



Expositions 4'.i 



Organization and staff 52 



The Museum staff f>~> 



List of accessions 57 



Lisi of publications ; !»7 



