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and orientation sessions are given for varied adult organizations; art and dance classes, craft workshops and demonstration sessions are held as well.  Supplementing its education program at the Museum, extension activities in school classrooms and auditoriums widen the Museum's audience considerably.  In addition, the staff has created study guides, pamphlets, teacher's aids and catalogs to increase the educational opportunities afforded by the Museum.  Museum staff teach several college level classes in area universities and provide consultative services to other museums interested in African art.  During Fiscal Year 1976, approximately 100,000 persons visited the Museum.

In the fall of 1974 Warren Robbins first approached the Smithsonian with a proposal that his museum become part of the Institution.  At its May 14, 1975 meeting, the Board of Regents approved a resolution authorizing the Secretary to undertake exploratory discussions with the Museum of African Art, the Office of Management and Budget, and appropriate Members of Congress in order to prepare recommendations on the possible acquisition of this museum.

Those discussions indicated that while the Museum of African Art was held in high esteem, the time was not auspicious for seeking the appropriate funds which would be necessary to support the Smithsonian's