Emperor of Japan Visits SI
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PrintHis Majesty Emperor Akihito and Her Majesty Empress Michiko of Japan visited the Smithsonian in June 1994. They visited the Freer Gallery of Art to view a selection of the world famous Japanese art collection the Gallery has. Because of the Emperor's scholarly interest in marine biology, they also visited with ichthyologists in the National Museum of Natural History and talked with senior scientists Victor Springer and David Johnson.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-015, Box 2, "The Torch," August 1994, p. 2.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
June 1994