April 25 



Trustees Elected: Edwart R. Broida, a well-known collector of contemporary art, and 

 Peggy C. Davis, a law professor and scholar at New York University, were elected to the 

 board of trustees of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. 



April 26-r>eptember 3 



Special Event: Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs.. .A Mesozoic Musical, a one-man show, was 

 presented at the National Zoo in conjunction with the dinosaur displays at the National 

 Museum of Natural History. 



April 27 



Exhibition: A new exhibition on modern carrier aviation opened in the National Air and 

 Space Museum's Sea-Air Operations gallery. The exhibition uses charts, photographs, 

 artifacts, and model aircraft to illustrate the history of carrier aviation, with emphasis on 

 World War II operations in the Pacific Theater. 



April 27 



Symposium: A two-day international symposium, "New Perspectives on Chu Culture," 

 organized by Thomas Lawton, senior research scholar at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 

 and the Freer Gallery of Art, opened at the Sackler Gallery. Four scholars presented 

 papers exploring developments in art historical knowledge based on recent 

 archaeological discoveries in China. A concurrent exhibition, "The Art of the Chu," 

 displayed choice examples from the collection of Paul Singer. The symposium was 

 made possible through the generosity of Mrs. Arthur M. Sackler. 



April 27 



New Facility: The National Zoo formally opened its new Research Building. At the 

 opening ceremonies, S. Dillon Ripley received the National Zoological Park 

 Conservation Medal and Acalia and Tomas Blohm received the Zoo's Centennial Medal. 



April 29-May 1 



Conference: The National Zoological Park hosted the eastern regional conference of the 

 American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums. 



May 



Course: Famed pianist and entertainer Victor Borge delighted an overflow audience with 

 reminiscences about his life in Denmark as part of the Resident Associate Program 

 course "Denmark in Perspective: Great Danes and Their Great Friends," cosponsored 

 with the Embassv of Denmark. 



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