the artist's woik this century. A scholarly catalogue was 

 copublished with Yale University Press. 



headed up the education division of the larger 

 department. 



March 



■ Publication Smithsonian Books joined the National 

 Museum of the American Indian in the editorial produc- 

 tion, manufacture, and direct-mail sale of Creation's Jour- 

 ney. The museum's premiere volume was published in 

 October 1994 on the opening of the George Gustave 

 Heye Center in New York City. 



March 



March 4-April 8 



■ Public Program Cooper-Hewitt, National Design 

 Museum presented the third installment in A City of 

 Neighborhoods: Bridging School and Community, a 

 joint project of the museum and the American Institute 

 of Architects, New York chapter. The series brought to- 

 gether architects and educators for workshops that stud- 

 ied the physical and social environment of the 

 neighborhoods of Central Harlem. 



■ Research Support The Office of Printing and Photo- 

 graphic Services supported the field work of National Mu- 

 seum of Natural History scientists with underwater site 

 surveys of the reef off the coast of Belize, Central America. 



March 



March p-11 



■ Seminar The National Air and Space Museum 

 hosted the 1994 Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Mu- 

 seums Seminar. Eighty-eight participants representing 

 55 museums from around the world attended. 



■ Research In a pilot program funded by the James 

 Smithson Society, Sally Siew-Siew Chuah completed a 

 one-year residency working in all the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution Libraries' divisions. 



March 



March f>, April 27 



■ Awards Programs The National Science Resources 

 Center cohosted programs for recipients of the 1993 

 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Math- 

 ematics Teaching. 



■ Online Service "Ask the Smithsonian," a new feature, 

 was added to the Visitor Information and Associates' Re- 

 ception Center's segment on America Online, resulting 

 in an increase of some 500 public inquiries a month 

 through this commercial database service. 



March 1 



■ Panel Discussion "Gender: Does It Make a Difference 

 in Art?" addressed fundamental museological issues 

 about the collection, preservation, and display of art pro- 

 duced by men versus art produced by women. The 

 panel discussion marked the institutional observance of 

 Women's History Month and was coordinated by the 

 Wider Audience Development Program. 



March 2 



■ Reorganization The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculp- 

 ture Garden created a Public Programs Department, 

 merging its education and curatorial departments. 

 Chief Curator Neal Benezra became director of public 

 programs, while Education Chief Edward P. Lawson 



March p 



■ Research A tethered-sacellite experiment conceived 

 and designed at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observa- 

 tory was successfully launched by the National Aeronau- 

 tics and Space Administration. The experiment 

 confirmed that a 20-kilometer-long, 0.8-centimeter- 

 thick plastic cable could suspend a payload in space 

 with a minimum of oscillation and swing. 



March 10 



■ Special Event Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Mu- 

 seum held its first annual benefit auction, which in- 

 cluded a silent auction and a live auction of 25 tabletops 

 created by leading interior designers. More than 400 

 guests attended the event, which raised more than 

 $40,000 for Cooper-Hewitt's general operating funds. 



March 11 



■ Exhibition "Patty Wagstaff-National Aerobatic 

 Champion" opened as part of the National Air and 



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