Show THE SfVHTHSONIAN’S Itm fytt DAZZLING NEW CULTURE BLOCK Th INTRODUCTORY OFFER: SAVE $1 Softy National Golltffu’i East Building Is on aoi stunning Washington landaark on aoi repository for th Institution's trooswy of soa 75 Million objects By tumes and campaign buttons to SupkM Solooon entire buildings a city of landmark! White House the Washington Monument the Jefferson Memorial to name a few — Washington DC has Just acquired another spectacular one It’s the new East Building of the National Gallery of Art which opened in June and is already being acclaimed as an artistic achievement as peat as the sculpture paintings and tapestries it displays Inside Designed by the renowned architect IM Pei the building rises on Pennsylvania Avenue Just a short waHi from the white dome of the Capitol Lire the National Gallery it Is a gift from the Mellon family and cost about $95 million For many of the 840000 people who visited the East Building during the first six weeks it was Just one stop on a tour of the fascinating Smithsonian Institution whose treasure of 75 million objects in 14 different museums makes it one of the world’s greatest showcases of the rich cultural and scientific heritage of man And the three million objects on display at any one time can be seen for free — the Smithsonian is America’s own national museum run largely with money appropriated by Congress Eight of Its buildings ttnc the grassy arboreal mal from the Capitol to the Washington Monument and most are imIts bued with US history headquarters is a tuneted Norman castle of red sandstone that Abraham Lincoln used during the Civil War to watch US Army signal corpsmen practice lantern signals The Smithsonian's variety is almost endless thanks in large part to the philanthropy of thousands of Americans who have donated everything from cos- rare stamp collections Rbsady -- tn Solomon the Building 6: The Tragedy At a a Fortune of Brides-bur- g magazine naffer Another Smithsonian building the Hlrshhora Museum and Sculpture Garden displays modem art donated by Joseph H Hbshhom who also provided funds to help construct the circular concrete building which opened in 1974 Smithsonian Secretary S Dillon Ripley called Htrshhom's gift "one of the three outstanding cultural events connected with Washington in this century” But it’s been the outstanding scientific event of the century the landing of American astronauts on the moon that has been the Smithsonian’s biggest attraction The National Air and Space Museum drew the amazing tptal of almost 10 million visitors last year Its opening on July 1 1976 was part of our Bicentennial celebration TThc second-mo- popular st is the National Museum of Natural History Nearly fivc mil&on people last year saw one of the world’s great collections of fossils plants animals rocks and minerals as wcH as an exhfci-tio- n on the emergence of man himself The Smithsonian’s natural-histor- y collection was started a century ago during the government’s exploration of the West and with its many cxhfaHs especially designed for kids tt is a child’s wonderland In the Discovery Room children can touch fossils whale bones stuffed birds and reptiles Indian arrowheads elephant tusks cow skulls — even a pickled rattlesnake The Museum of History and Technology has an exhfcWon of children's toys from the last century There are doOs doO furniture and the ultimate in doO houses an elegant miniature mansion AB the museums are open to Inyou and to obtain additional of Office the to write formation Public Affairs Smithsonian Institution 900 Jefferson Drive SW Washington DC 20560 i&t Gaiutdwi” FAMILY WEEKLY’S own cookbook edited by FAMILY WEEKLY’S Food Editor for only $995 In response to requests for a new cookbook based on recipes from our magazine and in observance of FAMILY WEEKLY’S 25th anniversary nationally known food authority Marilyn Hansen has edited 300 pages of illustrated recipes organized to help you code through toe seasons Published by New York Times Bodes “Cooking by the Calendar” includes 12 beautiful color pages that can serve as a calendar ORDER YOUR FAMILY WEEKLY COOKBOOK TODAY and mad this coupon along with your check or money order payable WEEKLY for $1095 — includes $100 to cover postage and FAMILY to handling (New York State residents add applicable sales tax) — to FAMILY WEEKLY Cookbook Box 5120 FDR Station New York NY 10022 Fill in (Check or money order no CODs please) Amount enclosed $ CHARGE IT: (check one) Exp Date BankAmericardVisa Master Charge Credit Card ! 21-roo- FMHLV WEEKLY JtoWMy 11 W 1Y Nmm pMit prtnfl 9VM noon Csy Stott Please allow 4 to 6 weeks delivery feCodi |