May 21 



Exhibition: The Real McCoy: African American Invention and Innovation, 1619- 

 1930," which traces the important role played by African American inventiveness, 

 opened at the Anacostia Museum. The exhibition included a wide range of 

 educational programs focusing on inventiveness and creativity for the museum's 

 diverse audiences. 



May 23 



Milestone: The Cooper-Hewitt Museum purchased the landmark townhouse adjacent to 

 its current facilities. The building is a major element of the museum's master 

 plan to develop a coherent public facility, equipped with a study center for 

 three-dimensional objects, an auditorium for lectures, conferences, and other 

 programs, and adequate space for collection storage, a loading dock, and a 

 receiving area. 



May 23 



Special Event: In conjunction with Reading Is Fundamental and ABC-TV's "Good 

 Morning America" show, the National Zoological Park provided support for a 

 special broadcast to encourage literacy. First Lady Barbara Bush took part in 

 the program, which was aired from the Zoo's Education Building Auditorium. 



May 24-June 7 



Expedition: A Smithsonian Research Expedition titled "Documenting Our Veterans' 

 Memorials" was conducted in Washington, D.C., to capture on film the preparation, 

 commemoration, and aftermath of Memorial Day for the Smithsonian's photographic 

 archives and for the National Museum of American History's Division of Armed 

 Forces. 



May 25 



Special Event: Friends of the National Zoo's ZooFari, a gala evening event to 

 raise funds for the Zoo's Theodore H. Reed Animal Acquisition Fund, attracted 

 hundreds of participants. The fund supports the propagation of rare and 

 endangered species at the National Zoo. 



June 



Publication: A book, The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright, 

 written by Tom D. Crouch, chairman of the Department of Social and Cultural 

 History at the National Museum of American History, was published by W. W. Norton 

 and Company. 



June 



Lecture: Internationally recognized author, lecturer, teacher, photographer, and 

 scholar Beaumont Newhail spoke on "The Birth of Photography" in an evening 

 marking the 150th anniversary of photography and complementing the National 

 Gallery of Art exhibition "On the Art of Fixing a Shadow: 150 Years of 

 Photography." The evening was cosponsored by the Smithsonian Resident Associate 

 Program. 



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