Operation Desert Storm, written by Richard HaJIion, 

 the museum's Lindbergh Professor. 



by the New York Regional Center of the Archives of 

 American Art. 



March }0 



■ Symposium "The African-American Aesthetic in 

 the Visual Arts and Postmodernism," organized by 

 the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden with 

 Howard University's College of Fine Arts, was pre- 

 sented in conjunction with the Washington, D.C., an- 

 nual meeting of the National Conference of Artists. 

 Papers by IO distinguished scholars and artists were 

 presented at the all-day symposium, which was made 

 possible in part by the Smithsonian Educational Out- 

 reach Fund. 



Spring 



■ Research A high-resolution imaging instrument 

 built by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory for 

 the ROSAT satellite made detailed observations of x-ray 

 objects selected from the satellite's initial all-sky survey. 

 Striking images of the Andromeda Galaxy suggest that 

 x-ray sources there may be highly variable, since many 

 seen a decade earlier by the Einstein Observatory had 

 disappeared and other new sources now glowed brightly. 



April 



■ Broadcast Radio Smithsonian joined forces with 

 Washington, D.C., public radio station WETA-FM to 

 present "Folk Masters: Traditional Music in the Ameri- 

 cas," 13 one-hour programs featuring virtuosos of folk 

 music in concert at Carnegie Hall. 



April 



■ Public Program The Anacostia Museum sponsored 

 "Straight Up: AIDS, Teens, and Denial," an outdoor 

 health fair designed to provide teens with an opportu- 

 nity to gain access to subject-related materials in a non- 

 judgmental environment. The health fair was featured 

 on WJLA-TV news and radio stations WHUR and 

 WKYS and attracted more than 500 junior and senior 

 high school students. 



April 



■ Tour A members' art tour of museums and private 

 collections in St. Louis and Kansas City was organized 



April 



■ Volunteers The Visitor Information and Associates' 

 Reception Center held its annual appreciation event for 

 behind-the-scenes volunteers. 



April 



■ Exhibition The Smithsonian Institution Libraries 

 opened "Nusantara: Lands and Peoples of Indonesia" in 

 its exhibition gallery in conjunction with the interna- 

 tional Festival of Indonesia. The exhibition was funded 

 by the James Smithson Society. 



April 4-7, April 10-H 



■ Conference The Office of Folklife Programs sponsored 

 a conference, "Other Orients: Soviet and American Per- 

 spectives on Muslim and Middle Eastern Societies and 

 Politics" with Dartmouth College and the Soviet Acad- 

 emy of Sciences in Hanover, New Hampshire, and at 

 the Smithsonian. 



April S 



■ Exhibition "Magical Mixtures: Marisol Portrait 

 Sculpture" opened at the National Portrait Gallery. The 

 exhibition — the first museum show devoted to the por- 

 traits of the Venezuelan-American sculptor — included 

 21 images created between 1961 and 1989 of such interna- 

 tionally known figures as John Wayne, Georgia 

 O'Keeffe, Lyndon Johnson, and Bishop Desmond Tutu. 



April 6 



■ Broadcast "Our Biosphere: The Earth in Our 

 Hands," a one-hour film narrated by Robert Redford 

 and focusing on the work of the Smithsonian's Marine 

 Systems Laboratory, premiered on the Discovery Chan- 

 nel. The film was produced by the Smithsonian's Office 

 of Telecommunications. 



April 8 



■ Workshop The Office of Museum Programs inaugu- 

 rated the American Indian Museum Studies Program 

 with a five-day workshop on planning and management 

 of tribal cultural facilities. 



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