September 10 



Media Event: Nearly three hundred people, representing ninety-eight print and 

 broadcast outlets, attended an all-day preview of the Smithsonian's new museum, 

 research, and education complex. The largest single-day press event in the 

 Institution's history, the conference resulted in national and international media 

 coverage in radio, television, newspapers, and magazines. 



September 10 



Expanded Service: The Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center began 

 operating information desks in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, National Museum of 

 African Art, and S. Dillon Ripley Center. 



September 1 1 



Symposium: Organized by the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies and the National 

 Academy of Sciences, "Recreations with the Muses: Creativity in the Arts and Sciences" 

 marked the upcoming opening of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Personal testimony from 

 accomplished individuals in various walks of life and areas of expertise gave insight 

 into the creative process. 



September 1 1 



Special Event: A seated dinner for three hundred guests was held in honor of the 

 opening of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Speakers included His Excellency Kyung-Won 

 Kim, the ambassador of Korea, and Mr. Nagao Hyodo, minister for general affairs, 

 Embassy of Japan. The governments of Korea and Japan contributed to the construction 

 of the Sackler Gallery. 



September 1 1 



Special Event: As part of its Lectures and Seminars Series, the Smithsonian 

 Institution Libraries (SIL) presented a public program on "Books in the Attic: What 

 Are They Worth?" Nearly two hundred people attended the panel discussion and the 

 reception following the program. Copies of SIL's "Book Collecting and the Care of 

 Books" (revised edition) were distributed to the audience. 



September 11-13 



Special Event: In cooperation with several other Smithsonian offices, the Office of 

 the Committee for a Wider Audience participated in the Black Family Reunion held on 

 the Mall and sponsored by the National Council of Negro Women. "Blacks in the 

 Westward Movement," a photo-panel exhibition by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling 

 Exhibition Service, was displayed; literature describing Smithsonian programs was 

 distributed to visitors; and staff members were on hand to answer questions. 



September 12 



Award: "Smithsonian World" won a Primetime Emmy for "Outstanding Informational 

 Series" from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 



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