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[[underlined]]Other Business[[/underlined]]

There was some discussion of the question of selling works in the collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. The Chairman summarized this discussion by pointing out (1) that the Act of Congress establishing the Museum gives the Board of Trustees authority to sell or otherwise dispose of objects in the collection and (2) that there is no present intention on the part of the Board to do so.

Because of the lateness of the hour, it was agreed that Mr. MacAgy's discussion of plans for the opening exhibition would be deferred until the next meeting of the Board.

Mr. Brademas expressed his pleasure at having been invited to attend the meeting. He spoke of his own interest in museums and of the legislation (H. R. 8677, The Museum Services Act) that he and Congressman Rostenkowski introduced in the 92nd Congress. He predicted that the completion and opening of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden will do much to stimulate national interest in museums and that Mr. Hirshhorn's generosity will thus take on even broader significance. He hoped that his Select Subcommittee on Education, which has already held extensive hearings on the needs of America's museums, would be kept informed of the progress of the Hirshhorn Museum and invited to inspect the construction.

Mr. Hirshhorn invited Mr. Brademas and his colleagues to visit Greenwich and see the part of his collection that is there.

[[underlined]]Next Meeting[[/underlined]]

It was agreed that the next meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held on Friday, April 6, 1973.