January 



Planning: The Board of Regents approved the Five Year Prospectus, Fiscal Years 

 1990-1994. The Prospectus calls for several programs: increased emphasis on 

 identifying and pursuing construction and facilities repair priorities in future 

 years, further attention to selected programmatic needs in areas such as 

 scientific instrumentation and other technical forms of support, and the 

 successful organization and conduct of events surrounding the forthcoming 

 Columbus Quincentenary commemorations. 



January 



Special Event: The Presidential Inaugural Ball and the Vice-President's 

 pre-inaugural reception were held at the National Air and Space Museum and the 

 National Museum of American History, respectively. The Office of Protection 

 Services, in close cooperation with the Secret Service, provided protection 

 services for both events. 



January 



Community Training: In its ongoing commitment to work with museum educators and 

 staff in the planning and collaboration of exhibition-related community programs, 

 the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service conducted workshops in 

 Florida, Mississippi, Michigan, and Washington, D.C., in conjunction with the 

 exhibitions "Field to Factor)': Afro-American Migrations, 1915-1940"; "Frank Lloyd 

 Wright: Preserving an Architectural Heritage"; and "Inside Active Volcanoes: 

 Kilauea and Mount St. Helens." 



January 



Publication: Contemporary Indian Tradition: Voices on Culture, Nature, and the 

 Challenge of Change was published by Smithsonian Institution Press in the United 

 States and by Oxford University Press in India. The book is based on the 1985 

 Festival of India symposium, "The Canvas of Culture: Rediscovery of the Past As 

 Adaptation for the Future." 



January 4 



Milestone: At approximately 3:15 p.m., the majestic linden tree that dominated 

 the Enid A. Haupt Garden behind the Smithsonian Castle Building fell, a victim of 

 old age and high winds. 



January 5 



Construction: A three-year construction and renovation project began at the 

 Freer Gallery of Art to expand conservation and collections storage space and 

 allow passage between the Freer and the Sackler Galleries by connecting 

 underground gallery space. 



January 10 



Special Event: The Office of Quincentenary Programs and the Office of the 

 Secretary jointly hosted a dinner for the Ibero-American cultural attaches to 

 inaugurate the Smithsonian's collaboration with Ibero-American embassies. 



