November 18 



Special Event: The Cooper-Kewitt Museum hosted an opening celebration for the 

 exhibition "Golden Eye: An International Tribute to the Artisans of India." The 

 exhibition was a part of the yearlong Festival of India 1985-1986 and inspired 

 the creation of the Golden Eye Foundation. The celebration included the 11 

 designers participating. 



November 22 



Exhibition: "Gaston Lachaise: Portrait Sculpture" opened at the National 

 Portrait Gallery. 



November 26 



Reception: District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry cohosted a reception at the 

 National Museum of African Art , in recognition of the establishment of the 

 sister cities agreement between Washington, D.C. , and Dakar Cities Friendship 

 Council Inc. , a private voluntary organization. 



December 



New Program: The Directorate of International Activities announced a new funding 

 program, the International Exchanges Program, aimed at increasing and 

 strengthening regular exchanges between the Smithsonian and institutions in 

 developing countries. The program will support workshops, training courses and 

 short-term group projects. 



December 



Exhibition: The National Museum of African Art brought together for the first 

 time in almost four decades the collaborative efforts of South African 

 photographer Constance Stuart Larrabee and novelist Alan Paton, author of Cry, 

 the Beloved Country , in an exhibition, "Go Well, My Child." Pelated events 

 included a discussion with the photographer and a celebration of South African 

 traditional songs with Welcome Msami, noted South African author/performer. 



December 



Discovery: Museum zoologist Meredith L. Jones, an authority on Riftia, the giant 

 tube worm that is a major faunal constituent of the communities living in and 

 around seaflcor hvdrothermal vents, reported a new discovery bearing on the 

 question of how the adult tube worm obtains the internal symbiotic bacteria from 

 which the worm derives its nourishment. 



December 



Discovery: A Smithsonian Astrcphysical Observatory scientist and a colleague at 

 rhe Massachusetts Institute of Technology reported discovery of the third, and 

 best, candidate for a black hole. 



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