[United States Government Manual]
[May 31, 1996]
[Pages 718-735]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
1000 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560
Phone, 202-357-1300
Board of Regents:
The Chief Justice of the United States William H. Rehnquist
(Chancellor)
The Vice President of the United States Albert Gore, Jr.
Members of the Senate Thad Cochran, Daniel
Patrick Moynihan,
(vacancy)
Members of the House of Representatives Samuel Johnson, Robert
Livingston,
(vacancy)
Citizen Members Howard H. Baker, Jr.,
Barber B. Conable,
Louis V. Gerstner,
Jr., Hanna Holborn
Gray, Anne
d'Harnoncourt,
Manuel L. Ibanez,
Homer A. Neal,
Frank A. Shrontz,
Wesley Samuel
Williams, Jr.
Officials:
The Secretary I. Michael Heyman
The Inspector General Thomas D. Blair
Director, Office of Planning, L. Carole Wharton
Management and Budget
Counselor to the Secretary for Thomas E. Lovejoy
Biodiversity and
Environmental Affairs
Counselor to the Secretary for Marc Pachter
Electronic Communications and
Special Projects
Counselor to the Secretary for Miguel Bretos
Latino Affairs
Executive Assistant to the James M. Hobbins
Secretary
Executive Secretary to the Barbara Cederborg
Secretary
Under Secretary Constance Newman
General Counsel John E. Huerta
Director, Office of Government M. John Berry
Relations
Director, Office of David J. Umansky
Communications
Director, Office of Information Vincent Marcalus
Technology
Senior Information Officer Arthur Lee Denny
Senior Business Officer Roland Bascher, Acting
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Assistant Secretary for Institutional Alice Green Burnette
Advancement
Director, Office of Development Marie Mattson
Director, Office of Special Nicole L. Krakora
Events and Conference
Services
Assistant Secretary for Finance and (vacancy)
Administration
Senior Administrative Services Carolyn Jones
Officer
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rick Johnson
Finance
Director, Office of Sponsored Ardelle Foss
Projects
Director, Office of Equal Era Marshall
Employment and Minority
Affairs
Director, Office of Human Susan Roehmer
Resources
Director, Office of Printing and James H. Wallace, Jr.
Photographic Services
Director, Office of Contracting John W. Cobert
and Property Management
Director, Office of Physical Patrick J. Miller
Plant
Director, Office of Protection Michael J. Sofield,
Services Acting
Director, Office of Environmental William F. Billingsley
Management and Safety
Treasurer Sudeep Anand
Comptroller Leslie Casson
Provost J. Dennis O'Connor
Director, Anacostia Museum Steven Newsome
Director, Archives of American Richard Wattenmaker
Art
Director, Cooper-Hewitt, National Dianne Pilgrim
Design Museum
Director, Freer Gallery of Art Milo C. Beach
and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Director, Hirshhorn Museum and James T. Demetrion
Sculpture Garden
Director, National Air and Space Robert Hoffmann, Acting
Museum
Director, National Museum of (vacancy)
African Art
Director, National Museum of Elizabeth Broun
American Art
Curator in Charge, Renwick Kenneth R. Trapp
Gallery
Director, National Museum of Spencer Crew
American History
Director, National Museum of the W. Richard West, Jr.
American Indian
Director, National Campaign for John L. Colonghi
NMAI
Director, National Museum of Robert W. Fri
Natural History
Director, National Portrait Alan M. Fern
Gallery
Director, National Postal Museum James Bruns
Director, National Zoo Michael Robinson
Director, Office of Exhibits Michael Headley, Acting
Central
Director, Center for Museum Rex Ellis
Studies
Director, Smithsonian Institution Anna R. Cohn
Traveling Exhibition Service
Director, Institutional Studies Zahava Doering
Office
Editor, Joseph Henry Papers Marc Rothenberg
Project
Director, Office of Fellowships Roberta Rubinoff
and Grants
Director, Smithsonian David L. Correll
Environmental Research Center
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Director, Smithsonian Irwin I. Shapiro
Astrophysical Observatory
Director, Smithsonian Tropical Ira Rubinoff
Research Institute
Director, Conservation Analytical Lambertus Van Zelst
Laboratory
Director, Smithsonian Institution Barbara Smith
Libraries
Director, Museum Support Center Vincent Wilcox
Coordinator, International Joan Zavala
Environmental Science Program
Director, Environmental Awareness Judith Gradwohl
Program
Director, Smithsonian Institution Ethel W. Hedlin
Archives
Director, Office of Elementary Ann Bay
and Secondary Education
Director, Center for Folklife Richard Kurin
Programs and Cultural Studies
Director, National Science Douglas Lapp
Resources Center
Director, Wider Audience Marshall Wong
Development Program
Director, Office of International Francine Berkowitz
Relations
Director, Office of Paul B. Johnson
Telecommunications
Director, Smithsonian Institution Daniel Goodwin, Acting
Press
Editor, Smithsonian Magazine Don Moser
Publisher, Smithsonian Magazine Ronald Walker
Director, The Smithsonian Mara Mayor
Associates
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts \1\
Chairman James A. Johnson
President Lawrence J. Wilker
National Gallery of Art \1\
President Robert H. Smith
Director Earl A. Powell III
Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars \1\
Director Charles Blitzer
Deputy Director Samuel Wells
Deputy Director for Planning and Dean W. Anderson
Management
Chairman, Board of Trustees Joseph H. Flom
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One hundred fifty years old, the Smithsonian Institution is an
independent trust instrumentality of the United States that fosters the
increase and diffusion of knowledge. The world's largest museum complex,
the Smithsonian includes 16 museums and galleries, the National Zoo, and
research facilities in several States and the Republic of Panama. The
Smithsonian holds more than 140 million artifacts and specimens in its
trust for the American people. The Institution, a respected center for
research, is dedicated to public education, national service, and
scholarship in the arts, sciences, and history.
The Smithsonian Institution was created by act of August 10, 1846 (20
U.S.C. 41 et seq.), to carry out the terms of the will of British
scientist James Smithson, who in 1826 had bequeathed his entire estate
to the United States ``to found at
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Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an
establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.''
On July 1, 1836, Congress accepted the legacy and pledged the faith of
the United States to the charitable trust.
In September 1838, Smithson's legacy, which amounted to more than
100,000 gold sovereigns, was delivered to the mint at Philadelphia.
Congress vested responsibility for administering the trust in the
Smithsonian Board of Regents, composed of the Chief Justice, the Vice
President, three Members of the Senate, three Members of the House of
Representatives, and nine citizen members appointed by joint resolution
of Congress.
To carry out Smithson's mandate, the Institution:
--performs research;
--publishes the results of studies, explorations, and
investigations;
--preserves for study and reference more than 140 million objects,
works of art, and scientific specimens;
--maintains exhibits representative of the arts, the sciences, and
American history and culture; and
--engages in programs of education and national and international
cooperative research supported by its trust endowments; gifts, grants,
and contracts; and funds appropriated to it by Congress.
Activities
Anacostia Museum The Museum is located in the historic Fort Stanton
neighborhood of southeast Washington. The Museum serves as a national
resource for exhibitions, scholarly and applied research, historical
documentation, and interpretive and educational programs relating to
African-American history and culture. The African-American church, the
Harlem Renaissance, African-American inventors, and works by renowned
artists such as Sam Gilliam have been the subjects of exhibitions by the
Museum.
The Research Department, open for use by scholars, supports
exhibition design and educational programs. It conducts independent
studies of African-American history, minority and ethnic studies, and
the history of Anacostia and Washington, DC.
The Education Department designs, prepares, and schedules programs
that enhance current exhibitions and develops independent programs and
activities to serve the needs and interests of the immediate
neighborhood, as well as the broader community. These activities include
guided tours, demonstrations, lectures, storytelling, teacher seminars,
family workshops, conservation seminars, and performing arts programs.
Administratively connected to the Anacostia Museum, the Center for
African American History and Culture mounts exhibitions, sponsors public
programs, and collects material representative of the black experience
in performing arts, literature, and fine arts.
For further information, contact the Anacostia Museum, 1901 Fort Place
SE., Washington, DC 20020. Phone, 202-287-2060.
Archives of American Art The Archives contains the Nation's largest
collection of documentary materials reflecting the history of visual
arts in the United States. The Archives gathers, preserves, and
microfilms the papers of artists, craftsmen, collectors, dealers,
critics, museums, and art societies. These papers consist of
manuscripts, letters, notebooks, sketchbooks, business records,
clippings, exhibition catalogs, tape-recorded interviews, and
photographs of artists and their work. The extensive microfilm holdings
include bodies of materials not belonging to the Archives but recorded
by it with permission of the owner.
The Archives' chief processing and reference center is in the
historic Old Patent Office Building. The Archives has administrative
offices in both Washington and New York. Regional branch offices, each
with a complete set of microfilm duplicating the archives' collections,
are located in Boston, Detroit, New York, and San Marino, CA.
For further information, contact the Archives of American Art,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2781.
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Conservation Analytical Laboratory The Laboratory is a Smithsonian
research institute with a focus on the preservation, conservation, and
technical study and analysis of collection materials, with a special
emphasis on materials in the national collections. Its researchers
investigate the chemical and physical processes that are involved in the
deterioration of museum objects and specimens, and attempt to formulate
conditions and procedures for storage, exhibit, and stabilization that
optimize the preservation of these materials. In interdisciplinary
collaborations with archaeologists, anthropologists, and art historians,
natural and physical scientists study and analyze objects from the
collections and related materials to expand our knowledge and
understanding of their historical and scientific context. Many of the
research projects involve close collaboration with outside scholars and
other Government and academic laboratories. The Laboratory also provides
active analytical and technical support to conservation and curation
efforts in the various museums within and occasionally outside the
Smithsonian.
The Laboratory's education program offers a wide range of training
opportunities, within the areas of its specialty, to professionals in
conservation and related museum disciplines. Its outreach program
includes students at institutes of secondary and higher education and
the general public.
For further information, contact the Conservation Analytical Laboratory,
Museum Support Center, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20560. Phone,
301-238-3700.
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum The Museum, located in New York
City, is the only museum in the country devoted exclusively to
historical and contemporary design. Collections in four curatorial areas
include nearly 250,000 objects in the areas of applied arts and
industrial design, drawings and prints, wallcoverings, and textiles. A
fifth curatorial area, contemporary design, is non-collection-based. The
library houses more than 50,000 volumes related to design and decorative
arts, a rare book room, and archives containing information related to
designers, as well as a Latino/Hispanic and African-American archive.
Changing exhibitions and public programs seek to educate all people by
exploring the role of design in daily life. The Museum is open daily
except Mondays and Federal holidays. Admission is charged.
For further information, contact the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design
Museum, 2 East Ninety-First Street, New York, NY 10128. Phone, 212-860-
6868.
Freer Gallery of Art The building, the original collection, and an
endowment were the gift of Charles Lang Freer. The Gallery houses one of
the world's most renowned collections of Asian art as well as an
important group of ancient Egyptian glass, early Christian manuscripts,
and the works of James McNeill Whistler together with other 19th and
early 20th century American artists.
More than 26,000 objects in the Asian collection represent the arts
of East Asia, the Near East, and South and Southeast Asia, including
paintings, manuscripts, scrolls, screens, ceramics, metalwork, glass,
jade, lacquer, and sculpture. Members of the staff conduct research on
objects in the collection and publish results in scholarly journals and
books for general and specialist audiences. They arrange thematic
exhibitions from the collection and present lectures in their fields of
specialization.
For further information, contact the Freer Gallery of Art, Jefferson
Drive at Twelfth Street SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-4880.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden The Museum houses major
collections of modern and contemporary art. The nucleus of the
collection is the gift and bequest of more than 13,000 works of art for
the people of the United States from Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981).
Supplementing the permanent collection, which keeps up with current
developments through an active acquisitions program, are loan
exhibitions focusing on emerging contemporary artists as well as on art
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movements of the modern era. There is an active program of public
service and education, including docent tours through the Museum to
introduce visitors to the collections, lectures on contemporary art and
artists, films of historic and artistic interest, and others. The Museum
houses a collection research facility, a specialized 42,000-volume art
library, and a photographic archive--available for consultation by prior
appointment.
For further information, contact the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20560. Phone, 202-357-3091.
National Air and Space Museum Created to memorialize the development of
aviation and space flight, the Museum collects, displays, and preserves
aeronautical and space flight artifacts of historical significance as
well as documentary and artistic materials related to air and space. The
exhibitions and study collections record human conquest of the air from
its tentative beginnings to recent achievements by high altitude
aircraft, guided missiles, rockets, satellites, and manned space flight.
The principal areas in which work is concentrated include flight craft
of all types, manned and unmanned; space flight vehicles; and propulsion
systems.
The Langley Theater, with a giant screen presentation, and the 70-
foot domed Einstein Planetarium are featured.
For further information, contact the National Air and Space Museum,
Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone,
202-357-2700.
National Museum of African Art This is the only art museum in the
United States dedicated exclusively to portraying the rich, creative
visual traditions of Africa.
Established in 1964 and incorporated as a bureau of the Smithsonian
in 1979, the Museum opened at its new location on the National Mall in
September 1987. Its research components, collection, exhibitions, and
public programs establish the Museum as a primary source for the
examination and discovery of the arts and culture of Africa. In recent
years, works of outstanding aesthetic quality have been added to a
collection numbering about 7,000 works in wood, metal, fired clay,
ivory, and fiber. Examples of traditional art include a wooden figure of
a Zairian Yombe carver; a Lower Niger Bronze Industry vessel, with
chameleons; and a memorial figure from the Cameroon grassfields.
The Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives includes some 100,000
slides, photos, and film segments on Africa. There is also a specialized
library of 18,000 volumes and periodicals.
For further information, contact the Museum of African Art, 950
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-4600.
National Museum of American Art The Nation's oldest Federal art
collection presents more than 250 years of American painting, sculpture,
folk art, photography, and graphic art. A flexibly structured changing
selection from the permanent collection of more than 37,500 works of art
allows for special groupings based on subjects, media, and other
considerations. Approximately 15 special exhibitions are presented each
year on various aspects of American art, often accompanied by
publications and interactive computer programs.
A major center for research in American art, the Museum has dealt
with resources that include the Inventory of American Paintings Executed
Before 1914, with data on nearly 260,000 works; the Peter A. Juley &
Sons collection of 127,000 historical photographs; the Slide and
Photographic Archives; the Smithsonian Art Index; the Pre-1877 Art
Exhibition Catalogue Index; the Inventory of American Sculpture, with
information on more than 50,000 indoor and outdoor works; and the Joseph
Cornell Study Center. The library, shared with the National Portrait
Gallery, contains volumes on art, history, and biography, with special
emphasis on the United States. It also houses the Archives of American
Art, with its vast holdings of documentary material on American art and
artists.
The Museum makes hundreds of images from the collection and
extensive information on its collections,
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publications, and activities available to personal computer users on the
Internet (World Wide Web, http://www.nmaa.si.edu/) and commercial online
services. There is a research program for visiting scholars, and
university interns are welcomed in many museum departments.
The Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art offers
changing exhibitions of American crafts and decorative arts, both
historical and contemporary, and a rotating selection from its permanent
collection of 20th century American crafts. Its Grand Salon is elegantly
furnished in the opulent style of the 1860's and 1870's.
For further information, contact the National Museum of American Art,
Eighth and G Streets NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-1959.
National Museum of American History The Museum's exhibits offer a
unique view of the American experience. Important elements of the
collections present the European background, but emphasis is placed upon
the growth of the United States, upon the men and women who have shaped
our heritage, upon science and the arts, and upon the remaking of our
world through technology.
Exhibits draw upon strong collections in the sciences and
engineering, agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, medicine,
printing, photography, ceramics, coins, and glass. Outstanding holdings
include Whitney's cotton gin, Morse's telegraph, the John Bull
locomotive, and a great variety of scientific instruments. Political,
social, military, and cultural history are also well represented. Major
installations treat everyday life in America just after the
Revolutionary War, science in American life, and the diverse origins of
the American people. The Museum offers changing exhibits on a wide range
of subjects including information technology, political history,
American music, and American cars and trains. Hands-on activities,
demonstrations, films, and performances highlight many aspects of the
Museum.
Scholars may be aided in the use of the Museum's research
collections and specialized library facilities by appointment.
For further information, contact the National Museum of American
History, Fourteenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20560. Phone, 202-357-2700.
National Museum of the American Indian The Museum was established by
act of November 28, 1989 (20 U.S.C. 80q et seq.), and will eventually be
located in a museum to be built on the National Mall in Washington, DC,
near the turn of the 21st century. In the meantime, some of the Museum's
collections are on view in the George Gustav Heye Center located in the
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in lower Manhattan in New York
City. The Museum, whose collections were transferred to the Smithsonian
from the former Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, is
dedicated to the collection, preservation, study, and exhibition of the
living cultures, history, and arts of the native peoples of the
Americas.
Highlights include Northwest Coast carvings; Eskimo masks; pottery
and weaving from the Southwest; painted hides and garments from the
Plains; goldwork from Colombia, Mexico, and Peru; and Amazonian
featherwork.
For information on hours and admission fees, call 212-825-6700 (in
New York City) or 202-357-2700 (in Washington, DC).
For further information, contact the National Museum of the American
Indian, Suite 7102, 470 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone,
202-287-2523.
National Museum of Natural History This museum is dedicated to
understanding the natural world and the place of humans in it. The
Museum's permanent exhibits focus on Earth sciences, biology, and
anthropology, with the most popular displays featuring gemstones,
dinosaurs, marine ecosystems, birds, and mammals. Notable attractions
include the O. Orkin Insect Zoo, where a variety of arthropods live in
five realistic habitats; and the Discovery Room, where visitors can use
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all of their senses to explore specimens and artifacts. The Museum also
produces and hosts a variety of thought-provoking temporary exhibits
along with special exhibitions.
The public displays represent only a small portion of the national
collections housed and maintained by the Museum. These encyclopedic
collections comprise more than 120 million specimens, making the Museum
one of the world's foremost facilities for natural history research.
Some 100 doctorate-level staff researchers ensure the continued growth
and value of the collection by conducting studies in the field and
laboratory. To this end, the Museum maintains permanent research
facilities in Alaska, Florida, Belize, Guyana, and Brazil.
For further information, contact the National Museum of Natural History,
Tenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone,
202-357-2700.
National Portrait Gallery The Gallery was established by act of April
27, 1962 (20 U.S.C. 75a), as a museum of the Smithsonian Institution
``for the exhibition and study of portraiture depicting men and women
who have made significant contributions to the history, development, and
culture of the people of the United States.'' It is housed in one of the
oldest Government structures in Washington--the former U.S. Patent
Office Building, constructed between 1836 and 1867--on the very site
that Pierre L'Enfant, in his original plan for the city, had designated
for a pantheon to honor the Nation's immortals.
The first floor of the Gallery is devoted to major loan exhibitions,
changing exhibitions from the Gallery's collection of paintings,
sculpture, prints, photographs, and drawings as well as several
galleries with special portrait collections. On the second floor are
featured the permanent collection of portraits of eminent Americans and
the Hall of Presidents containing portraits and associative items of our
Chief Executives. The two-story Victorian Renaissance Great Hall on the
third floor of the gallery houses a Civil War exhibition (on the
mezzanine), and is used for special events and public programs.
Publications include a free bimonthly calendar of events,
illustrated catalogs for major exhibitions, an illustrated checklist of
portraits in the collection, and educational materials.
A 45,000-volume library is shared with the National Museum of
American Art and the Archives of American Art. The education department
offers public programs; outreach programs for schools, senior citizen
groups, hospitals, and nursing homes; and walk-in and group tours.
For general information and descriptive brochures on the Gallery's
activities, contact the Public Affairs Office, National Portrait
Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-
2700.
National Postal Museum The Museum houses the Nation's postal history
and philatelic collection, the largest of its kind in the world, with
more than 16 million objects. The 75,000 square-foot Museum is devoted
to the history of America's mail service. Five major galleries include
exhibits on mail service in colonial times and the Civil War, the Pony
Express, the evolution of modern mail service, automation, mail
transportation, the art of letters, and displays of the Museum's
priceless stamp collection.
Highlights include three mail planes, a replica of a railway mail
car, a mudwagon, an airmail beacon, displays of letters and greeting
cards, foreign and domestic mail boxes, and more than 5,000 U.S. and
foreign issue stamps and covers.
Located on Capitol Hill next to Union Station, the Postal Museum is
geared for a family audience. A state-of-the-art museum setting offers
more than 40 videos and interactive displays, as well as a museum shop,
a stamp retail store, and a discovery center for educational programs,
lectures, and performances.
For further information, contact the National Postal Museum, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-633-9360.
National Zoological Park The National Zoo encompasses 163 acres along
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Creek in Northwest Washington, DC. Established in 1889, the Zoo is one
of the oldest branches of the Smithsonian Institution. The collection
today encompasses more than 5,600 animals and 491 species, ranging in
size and diversity from leaf-cutter ants to elephants and rhinos. State-
of-the-art exhibits include ``Amazonia,'' a simulated tropical rain
forest; ``Think Tank,'' an exhibit focusing on animal thinking; the
``Vertebrate'' exhibit; ``Pollinarium''; and the Reptile Discovery
Center, featuring the world's largest lizards, Komodo dragons. The Zoo's
exhibits are supported by scientific investigations conducted at the
Zoo's Department of Zoological Research. Work focusing on genetics,
animal behavior, and reproductive studies has given the National Zoo a
leadership role among the Nation's conservation institutions.
In addition to its Washington facilities, the Zoo's Conservation and
Research Center, located on 3,150 acres near Front Royal, VA, houses an
additional 4,500 animals. Research at the Center explores animal
behavior, ecology, nutrition, reproductive physiology, pathology, and
clinical medicine. The CRC also conducts research into the long-term
maintenance of wild animal populations and captive-breeding of
endangered animals. The Center operates a training program for wildlife
professionals from other countries including those with endangered and
rare wildlife.
For further information, contact the National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20008. Phone, 202-673-4721. E-mail,
listserv@sivm.si.edu. Internet, http://www.si.edu/natzoo/.
Office of Fellowships and Grants This office develops and administers
the numerous Smithsonian programs designed to assist scholars and
students from the United States and throughout the world in utilizing
the Institution's unique resources. These academic programs, which
include long- and short-term appointments, are an important complement
to those offered by universities and support participants' research in
art, history, and science.
Predoctoral, postdoctoral, and graduate student fellowship programs
provide scholars and students the opportunity to conduct research on
independently conceived projects at Smithsonian facilities in
conjunction with the Institution's research staff.
The Office of Fellowships and Grants offers internships aimed at
increasing minority participation in ongoing Smithsonian research
activities and fields of interest. In addition, it administers all
internships funded by stipends. In addition to these programs, the
Office administers other research opportunity programs for many of the
Smithsonian bureaus.
For further information, contact the Office of Fellowships and Grants,
Suite 7300, 955 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-
287-3271. E-mail, siofg@sivm.si.edu.
Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies The Center is
responsible for research, documentation, and presentation of grassroots
cultural traditions in the United States and abroad. It produces the
annual Festival of American Folklife on the National Mall, Smithsonian
Folkways Recordings, educational materials, documentary films,
publications, and traveling exhibits. The Center also maintains a
documentary collection.
For further information, contact the Center for Folklife Programs and
Cultural Studies, Suite 2600, 955 L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC 20560.
Phone, 202-287-3424.
International Center The International Center supports Smithsonian
activities abroad and coordinates the Smithsonian's international
interests, particularly those that do not fall within the scope of a
single Smithsonian bureau or museum. The International Center provides a
meeting place and an organizational channel to bring together the
world's scholars, museum professionals, decisionmakers, and the general
public, to attend and participate in conferences, public forums,
lectures, performances, exhibitions, films, and workshops. Through the
International Center, the Smithsonian seeks to
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encourage a broadening of public understanding of the histories,
cultures, and natural environments of regions throughout the world.
For further information, contact the Office of International Relations,
MRC 705, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-
4281. Fax, 202-786-2557.
Center for Museum Studies The Center is an outreach office of the
Smithsonian that helps museums in the United States fulfill their public
service mission. It conducts training programs for museum professionals
on museum operational methods, management of collections, exhibitions
techniques, and educational activities.
The Center is also the central intern office for the Institution,
registering all interns and administering a central intern application
referral service.
Located in the Center is the Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Museum Reference Center, the Nation's largest museological library.
For further information, contact the Center for Museum Studies, 900
Jefferson Drive SW., Room 2235, MRC 427, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-3101. Fax, 202-357-3346.
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery The Museum of Asian Art opened to the public
September 1987 on the National Mall. Changing exhibitions drawn from
major collections in the United States and abroad, as well as from the
permanent holdings of the Sackler Gallery, are displayed in the
distinctive new museum. The Gallery's growing permanent collection is
founded on a group of art objects from China, South and Southeast Asia,
and the ancient Near East that was given by the late Arthur M. Sackler,
a medical researcher, publisher, and art collector. Dr. Sackler's gift
included Chinese jades, bronzes, ancient Near Eastern ceramics, gold and
silver, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia. The collection has
expanded to include Persian manuscripts; Japanese paintings; ceramics,
prints, and textiles; and paintings and metalware from China, Japan, and
South and Southeast Asia.
Programs at the Gallery include loan exhibitions and major
international shows offering both surveys of distinctive Asian
traditions and comparative exhibitions showing the art of different
centuries, geographic areas, and types of patronage. Many exhibitions
are accompanied by public programs and scholarly symposia.
For further information, contact the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-4880.
Office of the Smithsonian Institution Archives The Office consists of
the Division of the Smithsonian Institution Archives, the Institutional
History Division, and the National Collections Program. The Archives
division acquires, preserves, and makes available for research the
official records of the Smithsonian Institution and the papers of
individuals and organizations associated with the Institution or with
its work. These holdings, described in the Guide to the Smithsonian
Archives, 1996, document the growth of the Smithsonian and the
development of American science, history, and art.
The Institutional History Division explores the history of the
Smithsonian by drawing upon the holdings of the Archives and by creating
new historical records such as audio and videotaped interviews. Within
the Division, the Joseph Henry Papers publishes the correspondence and
papers of the Smithsonian's first Secretary and renowned scientist,
Joseph Henry.
The National Collections Program assists in and monitors the
development of effective collections management policy throughout the
Institution and the museum community at large.
For further information, contact the Office of the Smithsonian
Institution Archives, 900 Jefferson Drive SW., MRC 414, Washington, DC
20560. Phone, 202-357-1420.
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory The Observatory is located in
Cambridge, MA, on the grounds of the Harvard College Observatory. Since
1973, the observatories have coordinated research activities under a
single director in a cooperative venture
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known as the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
The Center's research activities are organized in seven divisions,
as follows: atomic and molecular physics, radio and geoastronomy, high-
energy astrophysics, optical and infrared astronomy, planetary sciences,
solar and stellar physics, and theoretical astrophysics.
Data-gathering facilities include a major observatory in Arizona,
optical and radio astronomy facilities in Massachusetts, and a
submillimeter-wave facility in Hawaii (now under construction). The
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's observational capabilities are
complemented by library, computation, and laboratory facilities in
Cambridge.
Research results are published in the Center Preprint Series and
other technical and nontechnical bulletins, and distributed to
scientific and educational institutions around the world. As a further
service to international science, the Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory serves as the headquarters for the International
Astronomical Union's Central Telegram Bureau and the Minor Planet
Center. The Central Telegram Bureau provides rapid international
dissemination of news about the discovery of comets, novae, and other
astronomical phenomena. The Minor Planet Center is the principal source
for all positional observations of asteroids as well as for establishing
their orbits and ephemerides.
The Public Affairs Office coordinates an extensive public education
program. A variety of ``open nights'' are held in Cambridge and at other
facilities.
Information about these activities and other general materials for
students and teachers may be obtained from the Information Officer,
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
02138. Phone, 617-495-7461.
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center The Center measures physical,
chemical, and biological interactions in the environment and determines
how these interactions control biological responses. This research is
carried out in a 2,600-acre facility in Edgewater, MD, where the ecology
of land/water interactions is studied for the estuary and adjacent
watersheds of the Chesapeake Bay.
For further information, contact the Smithsonian Environmental Research
Center, P.O. Box 28, Edgewater, MD 21037. Phone, 301-261-4190.
Smithsonian Institution Libraries The libraries of the Smithsonian
Institution include approximately 1.2 million volumes with strengths in
natural history, museology, history of science, and humanities. The
systems' administrative services and Central Reference and Loan are
located in the National Museum of Natural History with 18 branch
libraries located in most of the major Smithsonian museums and research
units including the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York
City; the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA; and the
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Republic of Panama. Inquiries
should be addressed to the appropriate branch library or to Central
Reference and Loan. Phone, 202-357-2139. E-mail, libmail@sil.si.edu
For further information, contact the Smithsonian Institution Libraries,
Tenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone,
202-357-2240.
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) Since
1952, SITES has been committed to making Smithsonian exhibitions
available to millions of people who cannot view them firsthand at the
Smithsonian's own facilities. Each year, audiences across the North
America experience the treasures and opportunities of the Smithsonian by
visiting SITES exhibitions that come to local museums, libraries,
science centers, historical societies, zoos, aquariums, community
centers, and schools. More than 65 exhibitions on art, history, and
science circulate every year. To receive a copy of Update, the annual
catalog of current exhibitions, and for information on booking a SITES
exhibition, contact the Service.
For further information, contact the Smithsonian Institution Traveling
Exhibition Service, MRC 706, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
20560. Phone, 202-357-3168.
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) The Institute is a
research organization for advanced studies of tropical ecosystems.
Headquartered in the Republic of Panama, STRI maintains extensive
facilities in the Western Hemisphere tropics. It is the permanent base
of a corps of tropical researchers, who in turn provide an intellectual
environment that attracts many visiting scientists and research fellows.
The Institute's researchers study the evolution, behavior, ecology, and
history of tropical species on systems ranging from coral reefs to
tropical rain forests. Growing strengths in molecular biology, plant
physiology, and paleoecology compliment established excellence in
evolutionary biology and ecology.
The Institute operates the Barro Colorado Nature Monument, a 12,000-
acre forest reserve, including Barro Colorado Island (protected since
1923) and adjacent peninsulas in Gatun Lake, part of the Panama Canal.
It also maintains a research and conference center in Panama City,
including one of the world's finest libraries. In addition, STRI has two
marine laboratories, one at Naos Island on the Pacific entrance to the
Panama Canal and another at Galeta Island on the Atlantic. It
administers marine stations in the Caribbean in the San Blas Islands,
and at Cayos Cochinos, Honduras, and maintains a research vessel for
off-shore studies. The Institute's scientific staff conducts research in
these areas as well as in other parts of Central and South America, the
Pacific, Asia, and Africa, where comparative studies are clarifying the
distinctive role of the tropics.
For a brochure describing the Institute's activities and
illustrating some of the facilities and habitats available, contact the
Visitor Services Office, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit
0948 APO AA. International phone with operator assist, 011-507-227-6022.
E-mail, stri.tivol1.maggiorig@ic.si.edu.
For further information, contact the Smithsonian Tropical Research
Institute, 900 Jefferson Drive, Suite 2207, Washington, DC 20560. Phone,
202-786-2817. Fax, 202-786-2819. E-mail,
siwp01.stridc.bcasana@ic.si.edu.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts The Center, the sole
official memorial in Washington to President Kennedy, is an independent
bureau of the Smithsonian Institution, administered by a 49-member Board
of Trustees.
In a public/private partnership, the Federal Government provides
appropriated fund support for the maintenance and operation of the
physical facilities of the Presidential monument, while the Board of
Trustees is responsible for raising private funds for all of the
artistic initiatives. Additional funds for programming and education are
derived through box office sales and other earned income, and other
government grants. The Center's Board is responsible for administration
of the building and for performing arts programming and education.
Since its opening in 1971, the Center has presented a year-round
program of the finest in music, dance, and drama from the United States
and abroad. Facilities include the Opera House, the Eisenhower Theater,
the American Film Institute Theater, the Terrace Theater, the Theater
Lab, and the Concert Hall, home of the Center's affiliate, the National
Symphony Orchestra.
The Center's Education Department includes the nationwide Performing
Arts Centers and Schools: Partners in Education, American College
Theater Festival, Youth and Family Programs, the National Symphony
Orchestra Education Program, and the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts
Education Network, designed to increase participation by students
throughout the country in Center activities and to establish the Center
as a focal point for strengthening the arts in education at all levels.
The Kennedy Center box offices are open daily, and general
information and tickets may be obtained by calling 202-467-4600 or 202-
416-8524 (TDD). Full-time students, senior citizens over the age of 65,
enlisted personnel of grade E-4 and below, fixed low-income groups, and
the disabled may purchase tickets for most performances at a 50-percent
discount through the Specially Priced Ticket Program. This program is
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designed to make the Center accessible to all, regardless of economic
circumstance.
Visitor services are provided by the Friends of the Kennedy Center
volunteers. Tours are available free of charge between 10 a.m. and 1
p.m. daily.
National Gallery of Art The National Gallery of Art is governed by a
Board of Trustees composed of five Trustees and the Secretary of State,
the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chief Justice of the United States,
and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. It houses one of the
finest collections in the world, illustrating Western man's achievements
in painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts. The collections, beginning
with the 13th century, are rich in European old master paintings and
French, Spanish, Italian, American, and British 18th- and 19th-century
paintings; sculpture from the late Middle Ages to the present;
Renaissance medals and bronzes; Chinese porcelains; and about 75,000
works of graphic art from the 12th to the 20th centuries. The
collections are acquired by private donation rather than by Government
funds, which serve solely to operate and maintain the building and its
collections.
The National Gallery's West Building, designed by John Russell Pope
in neoclassical style, was a gift to the Nation from Andrew W. Mellon,
who also bequeathed his collection to the gallery in 1937. On March 17,
1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted the completed building
and works of art on behalf of the people of the United States of
America.
The National Gallery's East Building, designed by I.M. Pei, was
accepted by President Jimmy Carter in June of 1978 as a gift of Paul
Mellon and the late Ailsa Mellon Bruce, son and daughter of the
gallery's founder, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The East
Building provides space for temporary exhibitions, the gallery's growing
collections, the Center for the Advanced Study in the Visual Arts,
including greatly expanded library and photographic archives, and
administrative and curatorial offices.
A professor-in-residence position is filled annually by a
distinguished scholar in the field of art history; graduate and
postgraduate research is conducted under a fellowship program; programs
for schoolchildren and the general public are conducted daily; and an
Extension Service distributes loans of audiovisual materials, including
films, slide lectures, and slide sets throughout the world.
Publications, slides, and reproductions may be obtained through the
Publications Service.
For general information on the National Gallery of Art and its
activities, call 202-737-4215.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars The Center, located
in Washington, DC, is the Nation's official memorial to its 28th
President. The Center's mandate is to integrate the world of learning
with the world of public affairs. Through meetings and conferences, the
Center brings scholars together with Members of Congress, Government
officials, business leaders, and other policymakers. Through publication
of books and the Wilson Quarterly and a nationally broadcast radio
program, the results of the Center's research and meetings are made
publicly available.
The Center awards approximately 40 residential fellowships annually
to individuals with project proposals representing the entire range of
superior scholarship, with a strong emphasis on the humanities and
social sciences.
Applications from any country are welcome. Persons with outstanding
capabilities and experience from a wide variety of backgrounds
(including government, the corporate world, academia, and other
professions) are eligible for appointment. For academic participants,
eligibility is limited to the postdoctoral level.
The Center prefers its fellows to be in residence for the academic
year--September to May or June--although a few fellowships are available
for shorter periods of not less than 4 months.
The Center holds one round of competitive selection per year. The
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deadline for the receipt of applications is October 1, and decisions on
appointments are announced in March of the following year.
For further information, contact the Fellowship Office, Woodrow Wilson
Center, Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2841; Fax, 202-357-4439.
Sources of Information
Contracts and Small Business Activities Information may be obtained
from the Director, Office of Contracting and Property Management,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, regarding procurement of
supplies; contracts for construction, services, etc.; and property
management and utilization services for all Smithsonian Institution
organizations except as follows: John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts, Washington, DC 20566; Supply Officer, National Gallery
of Art, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20565.
Phone, 202-287-3343.
Education and Research Refer to statements on the Office of Fellowships
and Grants, the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies, and
other offices. For information, write to the Directors of these offices
at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560.
For information regarding Kennedy Center Education Programs, both in
Washington, DC, and in nationwide touring productions and training,
contact the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington,
DC 20566 (phone, 202-416-8000).
The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts was founded in
1979, as part of the National Gallery of Art, to promote study of the
history, theory, and criticism of art, architecture, and urbanism
through the formation of a community of scholars. The activities of the
Center for Advanced Study, which include the fellowship program,
meetings, research, and publications, are privately funded. For further
information, contact the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts,
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 20565. Phone, 202-842-6480; or
fax, 202-842-6733.
Electronic Access to Information A wealth of information about the
Smithsonian Institution can be accessed electronically. Internet, http:/
/www.si.edu/.
Employment Employment information for the Smithsonian is available from
the Office of Human Resources, Smithsonian Institution, Suite 2100, 955
L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-287-3100. Recorded
message, 202-287-3102. Employment information for the following
locations may be obtained by contacting the organizations directly as
follows: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 60 Garden Street,
Cambridge, MA 02138 (phone, 617-495-7371); Personnel Office, National
Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20565 (phone, 202-842-6298); or for the hearing impaired (TDD), 202-
789-3021); and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Human
Resources Department, Washington, DC 20566 (phone, 202-416-8610).
Films The National Gallery of Art circulates films, slide programs,
videos, teaching packets, and videodiscs to schools and civic
organizations throughout the country. Contact the Department of
Education Resources, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 20565.
Phone, 202-842-6273. Please write to request a free catalog of programs.
Memberships For information about membership in The Smithsonian
Associates Resident Program, write to The Smithsonian Associates, 1100
Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-3030. The
Resident program offers a wide variety of performing arts events,
courses, lectures, seminars, symposia, films, and guided tours with
noted specialists. Additional activities include a lecture series for
senior adults; classes, workshops, films, and summer camp sessions for
young people; and family and adult/child activities. Membership benefits
include discounts and admissions priority; a subscription to Smithsonian
magazine; monthly copies of the Associate, the
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award-winning guide to Resident Associate activities; and dining
privileges. Additionally, all members receive discounts on museum shop
purchases; Smithsonian Catalog items; Smithsonian Institution Press
publications and records; and discounts on subscriptions to Air and
Space/Smithsonian magazine. The Smithsonian Associates also offer
volunteer opportunities and special services for individuals with
disabilities.
For information about The Smithsonian Associates National Program,
contact The Smithsonian Associates, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW.,
Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-4800. National membership benefits
include a subscription to Smithsonian magazine; information services
from the Associates' Reception Center; eligibility to travel on
international and U.S. study tours and seminars guided by expert study
leaders; discounted tickets for Smithsonian educational events
nationwide; and dining privileges. The Contributing Membership offers
additional opportunities to support the Smithsonian Institution.
Contributing members, at various levels, receive an array of benefits--
from receiving quarterly issues of Smithsonian Institution Research
Reports to being invited to the annual James Smithson weekend and other
special events. For information about the Contributing Membership, call
202-357-1699.
The Young Benefactors offers individuals between the ages of 25 and
45 the opportunity to increase their understanding of the Institution
and to participate in unique fundraising events which assist the
Institution in achieving its goals. For additional information about the
Young Benefactors, write to The Smithsonian Associates, 1100 Jefferson
Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-1351.
The Circle of the National Gallery of Art is a membership program
which provides support for special projects for which Federal funds are
not available. Since its inception in 1986, the Circle has provided
support for scholarly exhibitions, acquisitions of works of art,
publications, films, and symposia at the Gallery's Center for Advanced
Study in the Visual Arts. For more information about membership in the
Circle of the National Gallery of Art, please write to The Circle,
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 20565; or call 202-737-4215.
Information about activities of the Friends of the National Zoo and
their magazine, The Zoogoer, is available by writing to them at the
National Zoological Park, Washington, DC 20008. Phone, 202-673-4960.
Information about the national and local activities of Friends of
the Kennedy Center (including the bimonthly Kennedy Center News for
members) is available at the information desks within the Center or by
writing to Friends of the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC 20566.
Photographs Color and black and white photographs and slides are
available to Government agencies, research and educational institutions,
publishers, and the general public from the Smithsonian. Subjects
include photographs of the Smithsonian's scientific, technological,
historical, and art collections as well as pictures dating back more
than 125 years taken from its photographic archives. Information, order
forms, and price lists may be obtained from Photographic Services,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-1933.
Publications The Smithsonian Institution Press and the Office of Public
Affairs publish Smithsonian Year, the Institution's annual report. The
Press also publishes a range of books and studies related to the
sciences, technology, history, air and space, and the arts. A book
catalog and a list of studies are available from Publications Sales,
Smithsonian Institution Press, 1111 North Capitol Street, Washington, DC
20002. Phone, 202-287-3738.
An events highlight advertisement, which appears on the next-to-last
Friday of the month, is published in the Washington Post by the
Smithsonian Office of Public Affairs.
A free Welcome brochure provides a brief guide to the Smithsonian
Institution, published in English and several foreign
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languages. A visitor's guide for individuals with disabilities; the
Smithsonian Institution Research Reports, containing news of current
research projects in the arts, sciences, and history that are being
conducted by Smithsonian staff; and Smithsonian Runner, a newsletter
about Native American-related activities at the Smithsonian, are
available from the Smithsonian Office of Public Affairs, 900 Jefferson
Drive SW., MRC 421, Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2627.
For the newsletter Art to Zoo for teachers of fourth through eighth
graders, write to the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Room
1163, MRC 402, Arts and Industries Building, Washington, DC 20560.
Phone, 202-357-2425.
The Gallery Shops, National Gallery of Art (phone, 202-842-6466),
makes available quality reproductions and publications about the
Gallery's collections. The Information Office provides a monthly
Calendar of Events and several brochures including Brief Guide to the
National Gallery of Art and An Invitation to the National Gallery of Art
(the latter in several foreign languages).
Radio and Telephone Radio Smithsonian produces award-winning radio
series and specials about the arts, sciences, and human culture for
national broadcast on public radio.
Dial-A-Museum, 202-357-2020 provides a taped message with daily
announcements on new exhibits and special events.
Smithsonian Skywatchers Report, 202-357-2000 is a taped message with
weekly announcements on stars, planets, and worldwide occurrences of
short-lived natural phenomena.
For a Spanish Listing of Smithsonian Events, call 202-633-9126.
Concerts From the National Gallery is broadcast 4 weeks after the
performance on Radio Station WGTS, 91.9 FM, Sundays at 7:00 p.m.,
November through July.
Speakers The Bureau maintains a roster of staff and volunteers
available to speak about the Center and its activities.
The Education Office, National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20565, provides gallery talks
and lectures. Phone, 202-842-6246.
Museum aides give slide and musical presentations in area schools
and senior citizen facilities. National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F
Streets NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2920.
Special Functions Inquiries regarding the use of Kennedy Center
facilities for special functions may be directed to the Office of
Special Events, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
Washington, DC 20566. Phone, 202-416-8000.
Theater Operations Inquiries regarding the use of the Kennedy Center's
theaters may be addressed to the Booking Coordinator, John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC 20566. Phone, 202-416-
8000.
Tours For information about museum and gallery tours, contact the
Smithsonian Information Center, 1000 Jefferson Drive, SW., Washington,
DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2700. School groups are welcome.
Special member tours are provided through Friends of the National
Zoo, National Zoological Park, 3000 Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20008. Phone, 202-673-4960.
Visitor Information The Smithsonian Information Center, located in the
original Smithsonian building, commonly known as ``The Castle,''
provides general orientation. Members and the public learn about the
national collections, museum events, exhibitions, and special programs.
Write to the Smithsonian Information Center, 1000 Jefferson Drive SW.,
Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2700. Information for visitors with
a hearing impairment can be obtained by calling (TTY), 202-357-1729.
The Visitor Services Office of the National Gallery of Art provides
individual assistance to those with special needs, responds to written
and telephone requests, supplies crowd control for ticketed exhibitions
and programs, and provides information to
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those planning to visit the Washington, DC, area. For more information,
write to the National Gallery of Art, Office of Visitor Services,
Washington, DC 20565. Phone, 202-842-6681; or for the hearing impaired
(TDD), 202-842-6176.
Volunteer Service Opportunities The Smithsonian Institution welcomes
volunteers and offers a variety of interesting service opportunities.
Individuals may serve as tour guides or information volunteers, or may
participate in an independent program in which their educational and
professional backgrounds are matched with curatorial or research
requests from within the Smithsonian. For information, write to the
Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center, 1000 Jefferson
Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2700. Volunteers with a
hearing impairment may call (TTY) 202-357-1729.
Volunteers at the National Gallery of Art may select from providing
such services as giving tours of the permanent Gallery collection for
children and adults in English or foreign languages; serving as art
information specialists at the art information desks throughout the West
and East buildings; and assisting the library staff on assorted
projects. For further details, write the Education Division, National
Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 20565. Phone, 202-842-6246; or for the
hearing impaired (TDD), 202-842-6176. For library volunteering
inquiries, phone 202-842-6510.
For information about volunteer opportunities at the Kennedy Center,
write to Friends of the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC 20566. Phone,
202-416-8000.
Members of the press may contact the Smithsonian Office of Public
Affairs, 900 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-
2627. All other inquiries should be directed to the Smithsonian Visitor
Information Center, 1000 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560.
Phone, 202-357-2700. TDD, 202-357-1729.
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