May 



Public Awareness Campaign: The Office of the Committee for a Wider Audience received 

 a grant from the Smithson Society to launch a major public awareness campaign intended 

 to acquaint black Americans with the Smithsonian's programs and services. 



May 



Symposium: "The Impact of Very Long Baseline Interferometry on Astrophysics and 

 Geophysics," hosted by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, attracted some 

 three hundred scientists from two dozen countries for discussions on topics ranging 

 from the observation of "superluminal" motion in quasars to the measurement of 

 continental drift. 



May 



Workshop: "Interpretive Labeling for Art Museums," a workshop organized by the 

 Smithsonian's Kellogg Project, was held at the Toledo Museum of Art. Teams from ten 

 art museums participated. 



May 1 



Education Program: "Zoo animals: A Closer Look," the National Zoological Park's 

 science education program for elementary school children, celebrated its tenth 

 anniversary with a reception for all teachers who have participated in the program. 



May 1-3 



Outreach: Representatives of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute participated 

 for the first time in the biannual General Kuna Indian Congress. For more than a 

 decade, the institute has operated an important marine research facility in the Kuna 

 Yala Archipelago. Participation in the congress strengthened the institute's 

 relationship with the Kuna Indians. 



May 1-3 



Special Event: National Air and Space Associates attended a weekend program with 

 curators and staff at the National Air and Space Museum. 



May 4 



New Board Members: Professor Frederick Mote of Princeton University and Sherman Lee, 

 director emeritus of the Cleveland Museum of Art, were named to the Visiting Committee 

 of the Freer Gallery of Art. 



May 5 



New Trustees: Agnes Gund, a well-known collector of contemporary art, and Robert T. 

 Buck, director of the Brooklyn Museum, were elected to the Board of Trustees of the 

 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden at the board's semiannual meeting. 



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