"Insect Zoo" School groups tour an exhibit hall devoted solely to insects and 

 their relatives. (MNH) 



"The Information Revolution" An installation scheduled for 1989 is one of the 

 Smithsonian's most ambitious exhibitions ever and is devoted to the history 

 and operation of computers. (MAH) 



"Intelligence: Natural and Artificial" Computer scientists say the next genera- 

 tion of computer hardware will "think" as well as blink. At the Smithsonian 

 and the National Geographic Society, a look at how the human brain works and 

 how well computers of the future will be able to duplicate it. (MAH) 

 "The Pedal and the Mettle" A new book chronicles the history and lore of the 

 independent trucker. (SIP) 



"Silver Anniversary Portrait" A salute to the National Portrait Gallery as 

 it enters its 25th year. (NPG) 



"Via Air Express" Curator Ron Davies chronicles the 70-year history of getting 

 it there overnight. (NASM) 



"Sigmund Romberg: will You Remember?" The story of the Hungarian-born composer 

 whose operetta music helped lay the foundation for American popular song with 

 research specialist Dwight Bowers. (MAH) 



"Fiddler on the Beach" At the Marine Biology Laboratory at STRI , biologist 

 John Christy studies the ubiquitous but mysterious fiddler crab. (STRI) 

 "Engines of Change" A new exhibition details the transformation of American 

 society brought on by the 19th century's explosion of technology, now known 

 as the Industrial Revolution. (MAH) 



"From Field to Factory" Historian Spencer Crew discusses his efforts to chron- 

 icle the "great migration" of hundreds of thousands of blacks from the rural 

 South to the industrial centers of the North as they searched for work. (MAH) 

 "The Portrait in Miniature" Curator Robin Bolton-Smith discusses a new gallery 

 devoted to the unique medium of the miniature — popular in the 1700 's and enjoying 

 a revival today. (NMAA) 



"The Portrait Writ Large" A 25-year retrospective of the work of James Rosen- 

 quist, one of the most provocative exponents of Pop-art. (NMAA) 

 "Genius at the Margins" A display of books from the Dibner Library, dating 

 back to the 15th century, complete with the handwritten annotations of the bril- 

 liant scientists who used them in their work. (MAH) 



"The Wildest Food on Earth" Stalking the elusive "free lunch" with the wild 

 plant fancier Ruth Smith. (MNH) 



"The Best Food in Space" An exhibition reveals the ways and means of weightless 

 cuisine. (NASM) 



"Commuters on the Orient Express" Dr. John Anderson, Jr., this year's Lindbergh 

 Scholar, discusses the work now being done to develop a hypersonic airplane that 

 can fly from New York to Tokyo in two hours. (NASM) 



"Passage by Pachyderm" Caroline Stanley-Millson details her use of elephants 

 as transportation and special helpers in her studies of tribal architecture 

 in Southern India. (NZP) 



"A Century of Struggle" A look at how far labor has come coincides with the 

 centennial of the American Federation of Labor. (MAH) 



"Families" Family stories gathered from across America form a tribute to the 

 Christmas season. (OTC) 



"The Holiday Spirit" A celebration of the holidays with international music, 

 craftspeople and "The Trees of Christmas." (MAH) 



"Russia: The Land, The People" An exhibition of late-19th-century Russian 

 art tours the U.S. under the auspices of the Smithsonian's Traveling Exhibition 

 Service and sparks a major gathering of scholars to discuss art, culture and 

 politics of 19th-century Russia. (SITES) 



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