October 22-26 



Special Event: Contributing members participated in a weekend program that featured 

 visits to selected exhibitions with museum directors and curators. 



November 



Publication: The first issue of Rittenhouse: The Quarterly Journal of the American 

 Scientific Instrument Enterprise was published by the Department of the History of 

 Science and Technology at the National Museum of American History. 



November 



Publication: Portraits of Nature: Paintings by Robert Bateman by Dr. Stanwyn G. 

 Shetler, assistant director for programs at the National Museum of Natural History, 

 was published by the Smithsonian Institution Press and Viking Penguin Books, New York. 

 The book was produced for the museum's 1987 exhibition of Bateman's works. 



November 



Milestone: Researchers at the Tropical Biology Library at the Smithsonian Tropical 

 Research Institute gained on-line access to the Smithsonian Institution Libraries 

 catalogue in Washington, D.C. 



November 



Residencies: The semiannual, ten-day residency session of the Kellogg program for 

 senior-level museum professionals was held at the Smithsonian. Coordinated by the the 

 Office of Museum Programs, the residencies provide opportunities for participants from 

 around the nation to focus on issues relating to museums as educational resources in 

 communities. 



November 



International Project: The thirty-day Project on Museum Management began with a 

 seminar at the Smithsonian. Designed for foreign museum professionals and organized 

 by the Office of Museum Programs and U.S. Information Agency, programs were held in 

 five cities. 



November 1 



Concert Series: The 20th-century Consort gave the first of four concerts in its 1986- 

 87 season at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. 



November 2 



Benefit Premiere: The Washington premiere of The Mission, sponsored by the Resident 

 Associate Program, was held in the National Museum of Natural History. The event, 

 which included a reception at the Organization of American States Building, benefited 

 the Resident Associate Program's various outreach activities. 



