May 



Visit: John Seiberling, Anthony Eeilenscn and Ron de Lugo, members of the 

 Committee en Interior and Insular Affairs of the U. S. House of Representatives, 

 visited the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and met with representatives 

 from Panama's Department of Renewable Resources and private conservation groups. 



May 



Awards: "Coral Reefs: New Discoveries, New Resources" received the Minister of 

 Foreign Affairs' Silver Cup in Milan, Italy and the Silver Award at the Houston 

 International Film Festival. "The Big Cats and How They Came to Be" placed first 

 at the National Educational Film Festival in the science/ ecology category. Both 

 films were produced by the Office of Telecommunications. 



May 6 



Special Event: James Smithscn Society members enjoyed a private visit to the 

 residence of David Lloyd Kreeger. The house, designed by Philip Johnson, is 

 filled with Impressionist, Post-Impressicnist, and Modern masterpieces. 



May 6-9 



Symposium: "Man and Beast Revisited," a special Smithsonian symposium, was held 

 at Front Royal, Va. , and at the National Zoological Park as a sequel to the 

 intellectual landmark, "Man and Beast: Comparative Social Behavior" (1969) . A 

 new volume is being edited by Michael H. Robinson, zoologist, and Lionel Tiger, 

 anthropologist . 



May 6-10 



International Congress: The Smithsonian Kellogg Project, in conjunction with the 

 Children's Museum, Indianapolis, conducted an International Congress on Learning 

 in Museums. Teams of senior museum professionals from 22 museums in the United 

 States and Canada participated. 



May 7 



Collection Management: A group of works from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture 

 Garden's permanent collection were sold by a New York auction house, the first of 

 a number to be auctioned off over the next few years to benefit the museum's 

 collection. Provision for such action was stipulated by Joseph H. Hirshhorn in 

 his bequest. 



May 8 



Exhibition: The National Air and Space Museum opened a major gallery, "Looking 

 at Earth," that explores the history of aerial and orbital views of the Earth, 

 from camera-carrying pigeons to aircraft to satellites. 



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