November 



Gift: The Earl Silas Tupper Foundation pledged $4 million to the Smithsonian 

 Tropical Research Institute for the construction of the Earl S. Tupper Research 

 and Conference Center in Panama. 



November 



New Facility: The Smithsonian Institution Libraries announced the opening of a 

 new branch library in the Office of Horticulture. The library, currently located 

 in the Arts and Industries building, is the fifteenth branch library in the 

 system. 



November 1 



Premiere: "Comet Quest," a multi -media presentation that explores comets through 

 the ages, opened at the National Air and Space Museum's Albert Einstein 

 Planetarium. 



November 1 



Workshop: A regional workshop, sponsored by the Office of Elementary and 

 Secondary Education, was held in Oakland, Calif. , bringing more than 310 teachers 

 to work with local museum educators. Additional workshops were held in 

 Charleston, S.C. (November 8), and in Oak Ridge, Tenn. (March 23). 



November 5 



Exhibition: Marine Mammals of the World, an exhibit of the Smithsonian 

 Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, opened at the National Bank of Panama 

 Museum under the sponsorship of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and 

 the Directorate of Marine Resources of the Government of Panama. All exhibit 

 materials were translated into Spanish. 



November 10 



Workshop: Carolyn Landon, artist, conducted an adult workshop, "African 

 Sculpture Through the Artist's Eyes," in the galleries of the Museum of African 

 Art. 



November 13-14 



Visit: Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg 

 visited the Freer Gallery of Art and the galleries, plaza and garden of the 

 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. 



November 13 



Seminar: Prof. Andrew S. Skinner, Adam Smith professor of political economy at 

 the University of Glasgow, led a discussion on Adam Smith and public policy, part 

 of a continuing series examining the intellectual roots of the U.S. Constitution 

 and Bill of Rights. 



