October 24 



An Evening With. . . : Mortimer Adler, of Encyclopaedia Britannica, appeared in a 

 living self-portrait program co-sponsored by the National Portrait Gallery and 

 the National Museum of American Art. 



October 24 



Exhibition: To celebrate the reappearance of Comet Halley, the National Air and 

 Space Museum sponsored an art exhibition tracing the lore of comets. "Fire and 

 Ice: A History of Comets in Art" included 90 artworks and artifacts from museums 

 and donors around the world. 



October 26-27 



Symposium: "Consciousness and Survival" was held at Georgetown University under 

 the sponsorship of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and in cooperation with the 

 Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars. Initiated by Sen. Claiborne Pell 

 and Bishop James Spang of New Jersey, the symposium featured physicists, 

 psychologists, biochemists, philosophers and theologians. 



October 28-30 



Workshop: A "Workshop in Imaging Interfercmetry in Space" was held in Cambridge, 

 Mass., under cosponsorship of the Smithsonian Astrcphysical Observatory. 



October 29-November 7 



Residencies: Semi-annual sessions of the Kellogg Museum Professionals at the 

 Smithsonian brought senior-level museum professionals from around the United 

 States to the Smithsonian Institution for a 10-day residency to study issues 

 relating to museums as educational resources in their communities. 



November 



C^iincentenary: In November and December, the Directorate of International 

 Activities sponsored two planning conferences for the Columbus Quincentenary in 

 1992. National and international scholars exchanged ideas with Smithsonian staff 

 on significant themes and topics to be incorporated into the long-term 

 Smithsonian programs. 



November 



Conference: The Directorate of International Activities co-sponsored with the 

 Social Science Research Council a major conference to explore issues concerning 

 access to research sites by foreign scholars. 



November 



Meeting: The Directorate of International Activities hosted the second annual 



