December 13 



Reception: Sculptor Martin Puryear, winner of the Grand Prize at the 1989 Sao Paulo 

 Bienal in Brazil, was honored by a reception at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture 

 Garden. The event was cohosted by the U.S. Information Agency, which sponsors 

 United States participation in this prestigious international art exhibition. 



December 21 



Exhibition: The National Air and Space Museum opened an exhibition of works by 

 British artist Rowland Emett. "Too Late for the Past, Too Early for the Future: 

 Drawings and Things by Rowland Emett" included three fanciful, animated sculptures 

 and a variety of whimsical paintings and pen-and-ink drawings. 



January 



Agreement: The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the Office of the Assistant 

 Secretary for External Affairs helped to facilitate a $10 million debt-for-nature swap 

 between the United States and Panama. 



January 



Film Premiere: The Smithsonian Resident Associate Program premiered for Washington 

 audiences the acclaimed film Glory, which depicts the Civil War exploits of the famous 

 54th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry composed of African •Americans. 

 Some of the Civil War reenactors featured in the film attended the premiere. 



January 



Award: "Guide to the Smithsonian," a video produced by the Office of 

 Telecommunications, won a Gold Medal at the International Film and TV Festival of 

 New York, adding to a Golden Eagle from the Council on International Non-theatrical 

 Events and a Chris Award from the Columbus Film Festival. 



January 



Exchange Program: The Office of Folklife Programs initiated a U.S.-U.S.S.R. exchange 

 project involving American and Soviet scholars studying traditional cultures and their 

 transformations in Soviet and Soviet American communities. 



January 



Research: The first confirmed detection of gamma rays from the Crab Nebula was made 

 by a Smithsonian scientist at the Whipple Observatory using a 10-meter-diameter 

 Cherenkov Telescope, thus setting a benchmark for future ground-based observations. 



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