September 28 



Lecture and Film Series: In preparation for a major exhibition and book on 

 strategic bombing, the National Air and Space Museum launched a 16-month series 

 of public lectures, symposia, and films-all dedicated to exploring the history 

 and legacy of strategic bombing. The first speaker in the series was Phillip 

 Morrison, a physicist on the Manhattan Project and a member of the first 

 scientific team to visit the bombed city of Hiroshima in 1945. 



September 29 



Symposium: Cooper-Hewitt staff led a symposium sponsored by the Decorative Arts 

 Association of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum and titled "Explorations: Interior 

 Fabrics of the 1990s," which included lectures and a panel discussion by five 

 internationally recognized designers, architects, and experts-Jack Lenor Larsen, 

 Murray Bartlett, Hugh Hardy, Patricia Conway, and Pierre Paulin. The subject of 

 the discussion was the role of fabrics in the design of public and private 

 interiors in terms of issues and trends for the coming decade. 



September 29 



Exhibitions: Two new exhibitions in the Sea-Air Gallery of the National Air and 

 Space Museum opened-'Carrier War in the Pacific" and "Squadron Ready Room." The 

 first chronicles the six major carrier battles fought by the United States and 

 Imperial Japanese navies during World War II. The second simulates a ready room 

 for flight crews abroad an aircraft carrier. 



September 30 



Special Event: As part of an ongoing effort to strengthen ties between museums 

 and schools across the United States, the Office of Elementary and Secondary 

 Education conducted a Regional Workshop in Amarillo, Texas. The workshop brought 

 together representatives from 33 museums, historic sites, and nature centers, as 

 well as 450 teachers from the area. 



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