April 



Video Distribution: The Office of Telecommunications distributed a videotape 

 production "Covering the Environment: Front Page or Yesterday's News?" to 875 media 

 professionals nationwide. The videotape was based on a meeting held at the Smithsonian 

 in September 1989. 



April 



Acquisition: The Smithsonian Institution Libraries purchased the Robert D. Mussey, Jr., 

 Collection of antiquarian books on varnishes and furniture finishes. The 70 volumes, 

 ranging in date from 1702 to 1930, include most of the 19th- and 20th-century standard 

 works, as well as some rare titles. The collection by Mussey, an expert in the field of 

 varnishes and finishes, will support the work of conservators at the Conservation 

 Analytical Laboratory, the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design, and other 

 Smithsonian units working on furniture conservation. 



April 



Program: Noted art dealer Leo Castelli, in a rare Washington appearance, enthralled a 

 capacity Resident Associate audience during a conversation with the highly regarded 

 museum curator Walter Hopps. 



April 



Performance: Audience, a satirical play by Czechoslovakia's president, Vaclav Havel, 

 was performed for Resident Associates four months after its Prague premiere. 



April 



Film Distribution: Sale of "The Movie Palaces," a film produced by the Office of 

 Telecommunications, began through the Museum Shops and to theater organizations. 



April 



Appointment: Stephen J. Pike was appointed assistant director for programs and 

 marketing of the Smithsonian National Associate Program. 



April 



Publication Redesign: Research Reports, a newsletter produced by the Office of Public 

 Affairs, was redesigned to accommodate information on the spring and fall appeals to 

 Contributing Members, highlights from Research Expeditions sponsored by the 

 Smithsonian National Associate Program, and a column on the research priorities of the 

 Institution. The publication, which is now issued quarterly, has a circulation of 73,000. 



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