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improvements initiated within the History and Art base. Such programmatic growth presently foreseeable is limited to carefully chosen areas--the conservation, care, research and exhibition of the collections; the Museum of African Art; revitalizing the Museum of American History; and improved facilities.

[[underlined]] History and Art Resource Growth [[/underlined]]

In FY 1986, resources in History and Art are expected to reach about $31,800,000 from the present FY 1980 level of about $26,900,000 Projected increased in Federal appropriations are principally associated with continued improvement in collection management capability; future-year operations of the Museum of African Art; revitalizing the research programs of the Museum of American History; and expanding education, exhibition, and collection acquisitions at the Portrait Gallery, Museum of American Art, and Freer Gallery. Trust funds are forecasted to increase somewhat, largely as a result of expectations regarding unrestricted and restricted fund expenses associated with the Freer Gallery of Art, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, and the Museum of African Art.