February 18 



■ New Project The Save Outdoor Sculpture! project, or- 

 ganized by the National Museum of American Art and the 

 National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Proper- 

 ty, was launched by nationwide press announcement. 



February 20 



■ Honor The Smithsonian Institution awarded its 

 Langley Medal to Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. 

 (USAF, ret.), whose lifetime of achievements includes 

 leading the first squadrons of African American pilots — 

 popularly known as the "Tuskegee Airmen" — into 

 battle during World War II. 



sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

 Education and Public Service, the Wider Audience 

 Development Program, the National Museum of 

 American History, and the Office of Quincentenary 

 Programs. 



February 26 



■ Cultural Diversity Cooper-Hewitt, National 

 Museum of Design held a panel discussion, book 

 signing, and reception to celebrate the book African 

 American Architects in Current Practice. This event 

 reinforced CHM's commitment to foster dialogue on 

 the contributions of diverse cultures to architecture and 

 design. 



February 20 



■ Exhibition "Hiram Powers: An American Sculptor and 

 His Private Patrons," curated by David Dearinger of the 

 New York Regional Center of the Archives of American 

 Art, featured the work of one of the best known and most 

 influential sculptors of the mid-ioth century. The exhibi- 

 tion included a selection from the Hiram Powers Papers, 

 one of the most extensive in the Archives of American Art 

 and one of the most important extant archival sources deal- 

 ing with American sculpture. 



February 21 



■ Ceremony In conjunction with the National Museum 

 of American History, the Wider Audience Development 

 Program organized a rededication ceremony for the 

 exhibition "A More Perfect Union," featuring remarks 

 from four Japanese American internees including Rep. 

 Norman Mineta (D-Calif). 



February 27 



■ Loan In recognition of a friendship originally sym- 

 bolized by a gift of $1 million from the government of 

 Korea for the construction of the Arthur M. Sackler 

 Gallery, a bronze Buddhist temple bell made in 

 approximately 1100 went on view at the Sackler Gallery 

 during a two-year loan from the National Museum of 

 Korea in Seoul. 



February 28 



■ Exhibition The National Air and Space Museum 

 opened its gallery commemorating the 25th anniversary 

 of the popular television series "Star Trek." Because of 

 the public response, the Visitor Information and 

 Associates' Reception Center implemented a special 

 pass system for visiting the exhibition. 



March 



February 2$ 



■ Public Program 'An Evening with Katharine 

 Graham," an offering in the National Portrait Gallery's 

 "self-portrait" series, featured the chairman of the board 

 of the Washington Post Company, interviewed by Marc 

 Pachter. 



February 26 



■ Lecture Gloria Molina, member of the Los Angeles 

 County Board of Supervisors, delivered an address, "The 

 Changing Face of Urban Politics and Culture," and par- 

 ticipated in a panel discussion. The program was co- 



■ Symposium and Exhibition The Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion Libraries, in cooperation with the National 

 Museum of American History, held a symposium on 

 "World's Fairs and Modern Life" that was attended by 

 scholars, collectors, and the public. The theme was tied 

 to SIL's exhibition "World's Fairs," which displayed a 

 colorful range of publications and souvenirs from inter- 

 national expositions held between 1851 and 1940. 



March 



■ Conference The Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

 External Affairs developed and hosted "U.S. Economic 

 Opportunities in Global Environmental Agreements." 



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