December 6 



■ Film Premiere The National Museum of the Ameri- 

 can Indian National Campaign and Turner Broad- 

 casting System, Inc., cohosted the world premiere 

 and reception in New York for the television movie, 

 The Broken Chain. The movie is part of the Turner 

 Broadcasting initiative, The Native Americans: Behind 

 the Legends. Beyond the Myths, produced in support of 

 the museum. 



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■ Exhibition "To the President: Folk Portraits by the 

 People" was on view at the National Portrait Gallery. 

 Since George Washington's first administration, gifts of 

 generosity and affection have been bestowed upon our 

 heads of state. Spanning the last 60 years and encom- 

 passing presidents from Herbert Hoover to Bill Clin- 

 ton, this exhibition showcased 56 one-of-a-kind 

 creations. 



December 14 



■ Endangered Species The National Zoological Park's 

 first elephant calf was born after a 22-month gestation 

 period. The female Asian elephant, named Kumari, 

 weighed 264 pounds at birth. Kumari means "princess" 

 in one of the principal languages of Sri Lanka. Her 

 mother, Shanthi ("peace"), was a gift to the people of 

 the United States from Sri Lanka in 1976. Kumari's 

 birth represents another milestone in the Zoo's efforts to 

 conserve endangered species. 



December ip 



■ Special Event The Office of Development hosted a fes- 

 tive party for the families of local members of the James 

 Smithson Society and local institutional supporters. 

 Children had the chance to make holiday crafts with an 

 teachers from the Resident Associate Program. 



December ip 



■ Exhibition "Before Freedom Came: African Ameri- 

 can Life in the Antebellum South" opened at the An- 

 acostia Museum. This exhibition, which examines the 

 individual, family, and community life of 19th-century 

 African Americans against the backdrop of one of the 

 most tumultuous eras in American history, was organ- 

 ized by the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, 



Virginia, and adapted for national travel by the 

 Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. 



December ip 



■ Conference The Council of Museum Education Direc- 

 tors, with support from the Educational Outreach Fund 

 and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Education 

 and Public Service, sponsored the first Smithsonian mu- 

 seum education conference on "Current Research on 

 Learning: Implications for the Museum Experience." 

 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, professor and former chair- 

 man of the Department of Psychology at the University 

 of Chicago, was the guest speaker. 



January— April 



■ Awards "Beyond Category: The Music of Duke El- 

 lington," an Office of Telecommunications production, 

 received the Gold Medal from the New York Inter- 

 national Festival, the Gold Award from the 35th annual 

 CINDY competition, a CINE Golden Eagle from the 

 Council on International Non-Theatrical Events, the Sil- 

 ver Apple from the National Educational Film and 

 Video Festival, and third place in the fifth annual Muse 

 Awards sponsored by the American Association of 

 Museums. 



January— June 



■ Fellowship "The Development of Science Education 

 Lessons about Maryland Dinosaurs," an Office of Mu- 

 seum Programs Fellowships in Museum Practice re- 

 search project, was conducted at the Smithsonian by 

 Martin Tillett, naturalist with the Howard B. Owens 

 Science Center, Lanham-Seabrook, Maryland. 



January 



■ Publication Smithsonian Institution Ptess launched 

 the appointment book program with the 1994 edition. 

 An annual offering for The Smithsonian Associates, the 

 appointment book offers an attractive way to introduce 

 members to Smithsonian museums and events while 

 generating significant new revenue. 



January 



■ Exhibition The Smithsonian Libraries Branch at 

 Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum presented an 

 exhibition of books, "Walter Crane: Design for Chi 1- 



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