March 



Contracts Awarded: Leon Van Speybroeck of the Smithsonian Astrophysical 

 Observatory was selected as Telescope Scientist for the Advanced X-Ray 

 Astrophysics Facility and an SAO proposal to build a High Resolution Camera for 

 that spacecraft was accepted for "definition phase" funding. 



March 



Grant: The National Endowment for the Arts awarded two grants for the production 

 of two new versions of the Office of Telecommunications' film "American Picture 

 Palaces," one a short-subject, the other a half -hour documentary for Public 

 Broadcasting System telecast. 



March 



Milestone: The National Museum of Natural History celebrated the 75th 

 anniversary of the opening of its present building with a series of events and 

 exhibitions, installations, and publications. 



March 



New Service: Public tours of the original Smithsonian Institution Building were 

 initiated through the Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center's 

 Castle docent program. 



March 2 



Colloquium: "Public Enjoyment of Irish Legacies: Castles, Gardens and 

 Scientific Wonder" featured a joint illustrated presentation on Ireland's lasting 

 treasures by The Hon. Desmond Guinness and the Seventh Earl of Rosse. 



March 7 



Milestone: The Smithsonian Institution Libraries Translations Publishing Program 

 Review Committee, composed of representatives of four museums , met to rank the 

 proposals received for translation of publications funded with Special Foreign 

 Currency. 



March 24-29 



Seminar: The National Zoo conducted a five-day seminar, sponsored by Smithsonian 

 National Associates, on animal communication and the Zoo's related research 

 projects and specialized equipment. 



March 29 



Exhibition: Creation and Renewal: Views of Cotapaxi by Frederic Edwin Church 

 opened at the Museum of American Art with 38 works documenting the artist's 

 extended fascination with the Ecuadorian volcano. A related symposium was also 

 held. 



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