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With the help of Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) and The Children’s Museum, students throughout Indiana will benefit from a unique initiative that combines digital technology and photo-quality printers to bring 19th century European masterpieces to 21st century students.

Lexmark’s Print Art Educational Program is donating one Lexmark Color Jetprinter to each elementary, middle and high school in Indiana, including the Indianapolis Public Schools. Additionally, Lexmark is providing to each school a “Print Gallery” CD-ROM featuring high-resolution art masterpieces from the Réunion des Musées Nationaux (RMN), a consortium of Europe’s leading museums, including the Louvre and Orsay museums in Paris.

The Print Gallery disc includes approximately 100 works of art, including narrative discussions of the individual works and descriptions of the artists. The art is indexed and easily searchable to aid in classroom instruction. It is delivered with a companion publication – a teacher’s guide with selected lesson plans. Those plans include four multidisciplinary exercises for several of the artworks on the CD and can be applied to the disc’s entire electronic collection.

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“Technology plays a huge role in educating students today, and school districts across the country are hungry for this kind of cutting-edge hardware,” said IPS Superintendent Duncan N.P. Pritchett, Jr.

The donation is part of a statewide philanthropic effort Lexmark has made to every school in Indiana. Using some of the world’s finest artwork as a platform, this program will enrich the language arts, humanities, art and cultural curricula in Indiana classrooms.

“Access to images of the world’s finest works of art is an essential component of a quality arts education. Arts education is as important as the sciences and humanities,” said Dr. Jeffrey H. Patchen, president and CEO, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.

This form of academic exposure to the arts has long-term educational benefits. For example, a 1999 study published by The College Board concluded that students of the arts outperform their non-arts peers on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT). Students with more than four years of arts study scored 53 points higher on the verbal portion and 30 points higher on the math portion than did students with no arts coursework.

Gary Morin, Lexmark’s executive vice president and CFO, says creating the Print Art Educational Program is consistent with the company’s philanthropic efforts that promote educational excellence. “With the photo quality of our inkjet printers and the high-resolution images that we’ve assembled with the help of the European museums, we are bringing the finest art in the world into the state of Indiana in a way that will benefit those students long after their coursework is complete."

In 2000, The Print Art Educational Program was piloted in Fayette County, Ky., where Lexmark is headquartered. Teachers in 51 schools in that district used the printers and CDs as complements to their existing curricula. The resounding success of the pilot program convinced Lexmark to expand the program. Lexmark's Print Art Educational Program is currently in more than 9,000 schools across the United States. More information can be found at http://printart.lexmark.com.

About Lexmark
Lexmark International, Inc. is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of printing solutions — including laser and inkjet printers, multifunction products, associated supplies and services — for offices and homes in more than 150 countries. Founded in 1991, Lexmark reported more than $4.4 billion in revenue in 2002, and can be found on the Internet at www.lexmark.com.

About The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is a non-profit institution committed to creating extraordinary learning experiences that have the power to transform the lives of children and families. The 365,000 square-foot facility houses 10 major galleries that explore the physical and natural sciences, history, world cultures and the arts. The Children’s Museum, situated on 13 acres of land in Indianapolis presents thousands of programs and activities each year. For more information about The Children’s Museum in English and Spanish, visit www.ChildrensMuseum.org.

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