May 16 



Symposium: In conjunction with the Cooper-Hewitt Museum exhibition "Louis Sullivan: 

 The Function of Ornament," four preeminent scholars of American architectural history 

 examined Sullivan's work in light of contemporaneous developments in the urban fabric 

 of Chicago. 



May 16 



Special Program: The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education presented "Teaching 

 the Constitution," a symposium that attracted 150 elementary and secondary school 

 teachers and administrators from throughout the mid-Atlantic region. A report on the 

 proceedings was distributed free of charge to participants and other interested 

 teachers. 



May 17 



Reopening: The Anacostia Museum reopened at its new site at 1901 Fort Place, 

 Southeast, Washington, D.C. The inaugural exhibition was "Contemporary Visual 

 Expressions," which featured the artworks of Sam Gilliam, Martha Jackson-Jarvis, Keith 

 Morrison, and William T. Williams. 



May 17 and 21 



Anniversary: The sixtieth anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's solo transatlantic 

 flight was commemorated at the National Air and Space Museum by "A Festival of 

 American Music," performed by the U.S. Air Force Concert Band, and the annual Charles 

 A. Lindbergh Memorial Lecture, delivered by retired Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., 

 the U.S. Air Force's first black general. 



May 18-23 



Symposium: "Constitutional Roots, Rights, and Responsibilities," the Ninth 

 International Smithsonian Symposium, was the scholarly centerpiece of the national 

 observance of the bicentennial of the United States Constitution. Held in 

 Charlottesville, Virginia, and Washington, D.C, the symposium brought together sixty- 

 eight participants from twelve countries. Essays will be published in a volume to be 

 edited by A.E. Dick Howard, symposium chairman; several video documentaries also will 

 be produced. 



May 21 



Exhibition: "Morris Louis" opened at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 

 concluding a successful three-city national tour that began at the Museum of Modern 

 Art in New York City. The exhibition featured forty-six paintings by the acclaimed 

 Washington colorist. 



May 21-22 



Dedication and Opening: The 4.2-acre Enid A. Haupt Garden, the pastoral "roof" of 

 the Institution's new underground museum complex, was dedicated and opened to the 

 public. 



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