leading expert in this field, Dr. Helmut Schweppe of BASF, West Germany. This 

 course, attended by 19 museum professionals was recorded on videotape, from which 

 CAL, jointly with the Getty Conservation Institute, will prepare an educational 

 tape at a later date. 



September 17 



Lecture: Olga Hirshhorn described her life with her famed benefactor husband, in. 

 conjunction with the exhibition "Selections from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn 

 Bequest. " The program was cospcnsored by the Resident Associate Program and the 

 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. 



September 17-20 



Workshop: The Office of Museum Programs On-Site Workshop "Collections: Planning 

 and Management," cospcnsored by the Office of Museum Programs and the Hawaii 

 Museums Association, sent a Smithsonian Institution team to Honolulu. 



September 20 



Special Event: As part of an ongoing effort to strengthen ties between museums 

 and schools across the United States, the Office of Elementary and Secondary 

 Education conducted a regional workshop in Shreveport, louisiana, serving more 

 than 400 teachers from the area, including nearby Arkansas and Texas. 



September 23 



Milestone: The exhibition "Milestones: 50 Years of Consumer Goods and Services" 

 opened at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum to extensive national broadcast coverage, 

 inclining ABC's "Good Morning America," and coverage in the New York. Times. 



September 23-24 



Special Program: "Pulse: A Practicum on Current Ideas and Approaches in Museum 

 Education" was held at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. The two-day 

 symposium featured lectures and workshops for docents. 



September 25 



Exhibition Award: The Office of Horticulture was awarded second-place honors at 

 the 33th Orchid Congress for orchid display, first place for an educational 

 exhibition and first, second and third place awards for orchid photographs. 



September 26-27 



Special Event: The annual weekend for members of the James Smithson society 

 included a formal dinner to honor members of the Society and the National Board 

 of the Smithsonian Associates, a behind-the-scenes tour of the Supreme Court, 

 followed by a luncheon at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 



September 30 



Exhibit Film: The epilogue film for the Museum of American History exhibition 

 "Engines of Change" was completed by the Office of Telecommunications. 



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