June 8 



Meeting: Coordinated by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, the 

 Smithsonian Advisory Council on Education focused its annual meeting on the 

 involvement of new audiences in the conceptualization, development, and 

 implementation of exhibitions, programs, and materials. 



June 8 



Exhibition: The Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design's summer exhibition "The 

 Doghouse" featured architects' and designers' whimsical visions of doghouses. The 

 outdoor installation was designed to be accessible to sight -impaired visitors. 



June 9 



Symposium: At the Biennial Symposium of the Association of American Cultures, held 

 in Oklahoma City, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Service organized a 

 session titled "The Smithsonian Institution's Multicultural Agenda for the 1990s." 



June 11 



Symposium: The Conservation Analytical Laboratory and the National Museum of 

 American Art (NMAA) organized and held the symposium "The Medium of Ideas: 

 Technical Studies in Nineteenth-Century American Painting" in connection with the 

 Albert Pinkham Ryder exhibition at NMAA. 



June 13 



Exhibition: "The Five of Hearts: Henry Adams and His Washington Circle," a small 

 exhibition recording the Washington circle of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Adams, Mr. and Mrs. 

 John Hay, and Clarence King, opened at the National Portrait Gallery. The Honorable 

 James Symington, great-grandson of John Hay, one of the "Hearts," attended. 



June 18 



Pilot Program: Smithsonian Opportunities for Learning (SOL) began an eight-week pilot 

 session. Modeled on a national internship program also run by the Office of Elementary 

 and Secondary Education, SOL is designed to meet the specific needs of local high 

 school students, especially those who have recently immigrated to the United States. 



June 19 



Event: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Service participated in the 

 national banquet of the I Have a Dream Foundation at the National Museum of American 

 History. 



