May 15 



Exhibition: Hydrolab, a stationary underwater laboratory, was placed on longterm 

 exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History. The laboratory 

 revolutionized cceanogrpahic research by permitting scientists to live and work 

 in the depths of the sea for lengthy periods. 



May 16 



Gift: An adult male fennec fox was presented to the National Zoological Park by 

 the Hai-Bar (Wildlife) Society of Israel. 



May 17 



Research: After ten years of planning and research, Smithsonian Astrophysical 

 Observatory scientists succeeded in operating an atomic clock to within one-half 

 degree of absolute zero, a temperature that is expected to allow maintenance of a 

 time signal 1000 times more accurate than any other clock. 



May 19 



Special Event: The Ambassador to the United States from Hungary attended the 

 opening at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum for "Treasures from Hungary: Gold and Silver 

 from the 9th-19th Centuries," an exhibition initiated by the Cooper-Hewitt Museum 

 and produced by Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. 



May 19 



Challenge Grant: The Visitor Information and Associate's Reception Center 

 received from the Kresge Foundation a $500,000 challenge grant toward the 

 construction of its new Information Center. 



May 21 



Award: Louise Steele, a 15-year volunteer with the Visitor Information and 

 Associate's Reception Center, was the recipient of the first Washington 

 Convention and Visitors Association's 1986 Hospitality Award for Outstanding 

 Volunteer. 



May 23 



Exhibition: "Through Light and Shadow: Photographs by Clara Sipprell," opened at 

 the National Portrait Gallery. 



May-June 



International Program: The Office of Museum Programs/TJSIA Project on Museum 

 Education brought seven international participants to Washington to join with the 

 Kellogg Museum Professionals at the Smithsonian. The group visited Kellogg 

 Project demonstration projects in six U.S. cities in a 30-day exchange program. 



•June 



Special Event: Honors ceremonies were held for the 1935-86 Smithsonian Fellows. 



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