June 



Temporary Closing: In preparation for a major construction project that will 



eventually link the Freer and Sackler galleries and add space for conservation and 



collections storage, eight exhibition galleries on the east side of the Freer Gallery 



of Art were closed to the public. A representative selection from the museum's 

 permanent holdings remained on display in several special exhibitions that opened 



during the year in other parts of the building: "American Painting," "Japanese Art," 

 and "Chinese Art." 



June 



Workshop: The Office of Museum Programs conducted a "Facilitators Workshop" for 

 Smithsonian staff members who serve as faculty for the office's workshops. 



June 



Acquisition: In memory of Mrs. Bern Dibner, the Smithsonian Institution Libraries 

 purchased for its Special Collections Branch a rare volume, Bianchelli, Mengo, Super 

 Logicam of Pauli Veneti (Venice: Junta, 1520). 



June 1 



Milestone: Seward Johnson, Jr., chairman of the board and president of the Harbor 

 Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc., and Secretary Adams signed a long-term lease 

 agreement, allowing for construction of needed facilities at the Smithsonian Marine 

 Station at Link Port, Fort Pierce, Florida. 



June 3 



Acquisition: In appreciation for the Smithsonian's contributions to Nepal's efforts 

 to preserve its Royal Chitawan National Park, Prince Gyenendra presented two young 

 greater one-horned rhinoceroses to the National Zoological Park. Participants in the 

 ceremony included U.S. Interior Secretary Donald Hodel. 



June 3 



Research Tour: For representatives of the U.S. Department of Energy and visiting 

 scientists, Bert Drake of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center displayed and 

 described the facilities and equipment he is using to control levels of carbon dioxide 

 in his novel study on the effects of the "greenhouse gas" on marsh plant communities. 



June 3 



Special Event: National Associates attended a lecture and reception at the National 

 Air and Space Museum before departing on the Odyssey of Flight study tour. 



June 4 



Benefit: The Cooper-Hewitt Museum's Tenth Anniversary Ball included a Farewell Salute 

 to Lisa Taylor, who earlier in the year announced her retirement as the museum's 

 director. The event, held at the museum, raised money for an endowment fund for 

 special research projects in the field of design. The fund will be named in Taylor's 

 honor. 



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