of the Year of American Craft in 1993. First Lady Hillary 

 Rodham Clinton introduced the exhibition to the press at 

 the museum on April 25. As the exhibition tours Ameri- 

 can museums through mid-1997, the regularly updated 

 Internet tour invites electronic "visitors" to see the objects 

 in the White House and visit the artists in their studios. 

 The electronic tour was made possible by a gift from MCI. 



April 28 



■ Public Program More than 300 middle school and 

 high school students from 18 public schools in the 

 Washington, D.C., area participated in a showcase of 

 poetry, song, and dance during the Smithsonian's 

 Fourth Annual Duke Ellington Youth Festival at the 

 National Museum of American History. The students 

 also displayed original works of art based on themes in 

 Ellington's life and work in a temporary exhibition 

 presented in conjunction with the festival. 



April 29 



■ Symposium The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery held a 

 one-day symposium, "Saints, Sufis, and Siddhas: Holy 

 Men and Women in South Asian Art," exploring the 

 broad significance of the holy personage in the artistic 

 culture of South Asia. The symposium was generously 

 funded by Mrs. Arthur M. Sackler. 



May 



■ Vint During her visit to the Smithsonian, Queen 

 Sirikit of Thailand was guest of honor at a luncheon at the 

 National Museum of American History and an evening re- 

 ception at the National Museum of Natural History. 



May 



■ Exhibition The National Museum of African Art 

 opened the traveling exhibition "Ancient Nubia: 

 Egypt's Rival in Africa," which presented 300 artifacts 

 that document the rise and fall of Nubian kingdoms 

 from 3100 B.C. to A.D. 400. In conjunction with the 

 exhibition, which was organized by the University of 

 Pennsylvania Museum, the National Museum of Afri- 

 can Art sponsored extensive programs for the public 

 and teachers, including workshops, panel discussions, 

 storytelling, and musical performances. 



May 



U Fellowship Dr. Pedro E. Leon Azofeifa of the School 

 of Medicine, University of Costa Rica, was awarded the 



second George E. Burch Fellowship, administered by 

 the Office of Fellowships and Grants. 



May 



■ Exhibition "VanDerZee, Photographer (1886-1983)," a 

 National Portrait Gallery exhibition, began its national 

 tour under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution 

 Traveling Exhibition Service at the African American 

 Museum of Fine Arts in San Diego, California. 



May 



■ Publication The Freer Gallery of Art published With 

 Kindest Regards, a volume of correspondence between 

 James McNeill Whistler and Gallery founder Charles 

 Lang Freer, edited by Linda Merrill, associate curatot of 

 American art. 



May 1 



■ Internships Thirty-three students were offered awards 

 under the Summer Minority Internship Program 

 administered by the Office of Fellowships and Grants. 

 Thirteen were African American, ten were Latino, seven 

 were Asian American, two were Native American, and 

 one was physically challenged. 



May 3-6 



■ Members' Event Contributing Members enjoyed three 

 and a half days of behind-the-scenes tours in the "Trea- 

 sures of the Smithsonian" program. 



May 4 



■ Tour and Reception In celebration of the Archives ot 

 American Art's 40th anniversary, the Detroit Council 

 sponsored an art tour and reception at Masco Corpora- 

 tion in Taylor, Michigan. Archives trustee Richard 

 Manoogian and his wife, Jane Manoogian, hosted an eve- 

 ning of dining and tours of the Masco Corporate Art 

 Collection and the Masco Home Furnishings Showroom. 



May 5 



■ Conference In coordination with the Office of the Pro- 

 vost, the Smithsonian Council of Museum Education 

 Directors organized an Institution-wide conference on 

 "Museums as Partners in School Reform." The confer- 

 ence provided an overview of Goals 2000: Educate 

 America Act and the national guidelines for disciplin- 

 ary standards for education. Participants also learned 



