June 12-14 



Training: A training course on polymer chemistry was given by Dr. James Mark and 

 Dr. George Odian at the Conservation Analytical Laboratory. 



June 15 



Special Event: The world- renowned sitarist Ravi Shankar performed as part of the 

 Festival of India at the Smithsonian in a concert sponsored by the Resident 

 Associate Program. 



June 17 and 20 



International Project: The Smithsonian Institution Libraries assembled an ad hoc 

 American Review Committee of distinguished museologists to make final revisions 

 to English- language entries in the Dictionarium Museologicum, a multi-lingual 

 glossary of 2,066 museum- related terms, jointly produced by the International 

 Council of Museums and UNESCO. 



June 19 



Film Premiere: "The Dream Is Alive," a spectacular new large-screen film that 

 offers an insider's view of America's space shuttle program, opened at the Air 

 and Space Museum's Samuel P. Langley Theater. Footage was taken by astronauts 

 during three 1984 space shuttle flights. 



June 21 



Exhibition: The Martha Jackson Memorial Collection opened at the Museum of 

 American Art with 66 works selected from the 127 paintings, sculptures and works 

 on paper donated to the Museum of American Art by Mr. and Mrs. David Anderson. 



June 21-24 



Symposium: "The Canvas of Culture: Rediscovery of the Past as Adaptation for 

 the Future" was developed as a major Festival of India program. 



June 26-30; July 3-7 



Folklife Festival: The 19th annual Festival of American Folklife featured a 

 mela- -an 'Indian fair, Louisiana folklife, and the cultural traditions of 

 indigenous, ethnic and regional communities. Traditional foodways and dance 

 parties were also included. 



June 27 



Agreement: An agreement facilitating joint research, cooperative programs, and 

 exchanges of scholarships, exhibitions and publications with Malaysian 

 institutions was signed by Secretary Adams and Malaysian Ambassador Dato' Lew Sip 

 Hon on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. 



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