"The Shopping Bag - Portable Art" Collectors and scholars review how the 



lowly bag has been elevated to the level of high art. (Cooper-Hewitt) 

 "Flight Enters the Computer Age" Highlights of an exhibition tracing the 



development of the computer and aerospace industries from the 1940 's. 



(NASM) 

 "Mapping the Human Genome" James D. Watson, winner of a 1953 Nobel Prize 



as the pioneer codiscoverer of the DNA structure, discusses his human 



genome project at the National Institutes of Health. (RAP) 

 •The Real McCoy" Highlights from a new exhibition tracing African 



American invention and innovation. (Anacostia) 

 "Volcanoes: The Inside Story" Examining the scientific breakthroughs 



that have enabled volcanologists to understand how volcanoes work. 



(NMNH) 

 "Fantastic Vessels, Fictional Voyages" A tour through an exhibition of 



three dimensional boats created by contemporary artists. (Renwick) 



Here at the Smithsonian — three-minute television features for national 

 broadcast 



The partial listing which follows contains material based on research 

 done by Smithsonian curators or other personnel: 

 '•Warming Up to Reptiles" A look at how the National Zoo is leading the 



way in understanding and preserving our fine, cold-blooded friends, 



and presenting them to the visiting public. (NZP) 

 "Crossroads of Two Continents" The diverse cultures of the Bering Strait 



region are featured in the first exhibition ever to be jointly 



organized by U.S. and Soviet scholars. (NMNH) 

 "Engines of Change" A look at the transformation of American society 



brought on by the Industrial Revolution. (NMAH) 

 "The Brush of Innocence" Watching Chinese painter Wang Yani as she 



demonstrates her extraordinary art in a special exhibition. (Sackler) 

 "Aloha, Hawai'i!" Experiencing the rich and varied cultural traditions of 



our nation's 50th state. (OFP) 

 "The Portraits of Isamu Noguchi" The first re tr ospective of this 



Japanese-American sculptor's rarely seen portraits of famous 



Americans. (NPG) 

 "Rocks in a Hard Place" The story of Smithsonian scientists in their 



search for meteorites in Antarctica. (NMNH) 

 "Zoo Vets" A look at a day in the life of a veterinarian at the National 



Zoo. (NZP) 

 "Black Wings" A chronicle of the important role of black Americans in the 



history of aviation. (NASM) 

 "The Perpetual Man Ray" Regardless of the medium, the varied art of Man 



Ray is as vital and creative today as it was fifty years ago. (NMAA) 



Film and Video Productions 



This partial listing c ont ains material based on research done by 

 Smithsonian curators or other personnel: 

 "The Earth in Our Hands" Narrated by Robert Redford, this one-hour film 



presents the pioneering work of the Smithsonian's Marine Systems 



laboratory as its scientists recreate self-sustaining ecosystems. 



(NMNH) 



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