the National Zoo. The photos featured stunning scenes 

 of protected natural areas in Venezuela. 



its InfoTools program to the newly installed information 

 desks at the National Museum of American History. 



June 24— August J 



■ Lecture Series The Office of Museum Programs spon- 

 sored "Reinventing the Museum from the Inside Out," 

 a weekly lecture series for Smithsonian interns. 



June 26-July 13 



■ Seminar "Interpreting Latino Cultures: Research and 

 Museums," the 1994 Latino Graduate Training Seminar, 

 was organized by the Office of Museum Programs and 

 the Center for Mexican American Studies at the Univer- 

 sity of Texas at Austin. 



June 26-July 1 and July 24—29 



■ Conferences The National Science Resources Center 

 conducted two Elementary Science Leadership Insti- 

 tutes for teams from 34 school districts nationwide. 



June 27 



■ Special Event Secretary Robert McC. Adams' por- 

 trait, painted by Burton Silverman, was unveiled in the 

 Smithsonian Castle during a reception for supporters of 

 the project. Regent Barber Conable described the long 

 tradition of secretaries' portraits at the Institution. 



June 29 



■ Exhibition Object installation began for the exhibi- 

 tion "All Roads Are Good: Native Voices on Life and 

 Culture," one of three inaugural exhibitions of the 

 George Gustave Heye Center of the National Museum 

 of the American Indian in New York City. 



June JO 



■ Exhibition The Archives of American Art opened 

 "The Aura of Human Experience: Jacob Kainen from 

 the Archives of American Art," a selection of papers, 

 photographs, and prints of contemporary Washington 

 artist Jacob Kainen. The exhibition closed October I. 



July 



■ Online Service The Visitor Information and 

 Associates' Reception Center extended online access to 



July 



■ Visitor Publication Smithsonian Museums at-a-G lance, a 

 leaflet published by the Visitor Information and 

 Associates' Reception Center, was produced in Italian to 

 assist foreign visitors attending World Cup soccer 

 events in Washington, D.C. 



July 



■ Trade Show The Smithsonian Institution Press's 

 Video Division exhibited at the Video Software Dealers' 

 Convention in Las Vegas for the first time. 



July 



■ New Research Vessel A new research vessel, the RV 

 Saxatilis, was purchased to replace the RV Robert For- 

 est at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Cen- 

 ter. The new vessel is 42 feet long, has twin diesel 

 engines, is U.S. Coast Guard-certified, and will be 

 equipped for both estuarine research and public edu- 

 cation activities. 



July 



■ Facility Planning The Office of Design and Construc- 

 tion completed the design for a multimillion-dollar ren- 

 ovation, restoration, and correction of accessibility 

 deficiencies at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Mu- 

 seum and the museum's adjacent townhouses. 



July 



■ Workshop The Office of Printing and Photographic 

 Services conducted a workshop for Native Americans on 

 photodocumentary techniques, cosponsored with the 

 National Park Service. 



July 



■ Public Meeting At a public meeting to discuss man- 

 aged deer hunting at the Smithsonian Environmental 

 Research Center, participants unanimously agreed that 

 managed hunting was the best option for deer popula- 

 tion control. Public comments were incorporated into 

 an environmental assessment. 



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