December 26-31 



■ Public Program The Museum of American History's 

 annual Holiday Celebration presented a holiday exhibi- 

 tion as well as music, storytelling, and demonstrations 

 of holiday crafts and foods that reflect the many ways 

 that Americans celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwan- 

 zaa, and the New Year. The Museum opened for six days 

 during the shutdown of the federal government at the 

 end of 1995 to offer this annual celebration. 



January 



■ Radio Series Smithsonian Productions launched its 13- 

 part documentary, Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was 

 with host Lou Rawls, on public radio during Black His- 

 tory Month, and again during the Smithsonian's 150th 

 Birthday Celebration on the Mall. 



January 



■ Public Program In a year-long series entitled "Look- 

 ing American: 150 Years of Collecting,'' staff from 

 around the National Museum of American History dis- 

 cussed research and the collecting of costume and tex- 

 tiles throughout the Smithsonian's history. Topics of the 

 informal talks tanged from "All-American Inaugural 

 Gowns" to "Rez Rags: American Indian T-Shirts and In- 

 dian Identity." 



January 



■ Research Result First tesults from the Antarctic Sub- 

 millimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory 

 (AST/RO) built and operated by SAO and Boston 

 University demonstrated that conditions for submil- 



li meter- wave astronomy and atmospheric studies are 

 bettet than at any other existing observatory site on 

 Earth. The telescope, operating in the 6-month-long 

 night at the Amundson-Scott South Pole Station, also 

 provided unprecedented views of carbon atoms in our 

 Galaxy and ozone molecules in the Earth's stratosphere. 



January 1996-January ippy 



■ Fellow Residency The National Museum of American 

 Art named Thomas Southall, a specialist in photography 

 of the West, its Joshua C. Taylor Research Fellow for 1996. 



January I 



■ Audio Publication The Smithsonian Associates an- 

 nounced a new audio tape collection featuring live 

 presentations of such well-known speakers as Microsoft's 



Bill Gates, journalist David Brinkley, and mystery 

 writer P.D.James. Entitled Voices from The Smithsonian 

 Associates, the collection will introduce a new program 

 each month and make it possible for people everywhere 

 to enjoy a varied selection of the best Resident Associate 

 programs. 



January 1 



■ Special Event The 150th anniversary officially began 

 with the Smithsonian float in the Rose Bowl parade in 

 Pasadena, Calif. Advance publicity was coordinated by 

 the Office of Public Affairs. 



January 7 



■ Presentation National Science Resources Center 

 Deputy Director Sally Goetz Shuler discussed science 

 education reform at the American Physical Society 

 Working Conference for Scientists and Engineers, held 

 in Washington, DC. 



January 22—26 



■ Workshop The Center for Museum Studies annual 

 workshop series began with "Introduction to Museum 

 Management." 



January 25 



■ Exhibition Cooper-Hewitt, National Design 

 Museum opened "Six Bridges: The Making of the New 

 Yotk Megalopolis," at the Paine Webber Art Gallery. 

 This exhibition focused on the bridges designed by Oth- 

 mar H. Ammann. 



January 25 



■ Exhibition In cooperation with the Smithsonian Ar- 

 chives and with production assistance from the Office of 

 Exhibits Central, VIARC coordinated the installation in 

 the Smithsonian Information Center of Snuthson's Gift. 

 the first 150th anniversary exhibition to open. 



January 25 



■ Television Special CBS television broadcast a one-hour 

 prime-time special, along with a second special on May 

 2 and a third special on August 10, as part of theit 

 media partnership agreement with the Institution for 

 its 150th anniversary. The first program, "Smithsonian 

 Fantastic Journey," was seen by approximately 13.5 mil- 

 lion viewers. The interviews and research for the 



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