Event: GENDER: DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ART? Date/Time: Tuesday, March 1, at noon Location: Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History 14th St. & Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. This panel discussion, which is free and open to the public, will address fundamental museological issues, such as: * Does artwork produced by women possess a special sensibility or aesthetic that is different from art created by men? * What are the historical and social factors that make artwork created by women less valued, collected and displayed than that of their male counterparts? * Are museums attemping to rectify this imbalance, and if so, how? Panelists include: * Elizabeth Broun, Director, National Museum of American Art * Josephine Withers, Professor of Art History, University of Maryland * Phyllis Rosenzweig, Curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden * Rosalyn Walker, Curator, National Museum of African Art For more information, contact: Andrea Yangas, Wider Audience Development Program Smithsonian Institution phone: (202) 786-2403 / fax: (202) 633-9047 [log in to unmask]