Royal Portraits From 19th-Century Iran Will Go on View at the Smithsonian’s Freer|Sackler After-hours Special Preview of “The Prince and the Shah: Royal Portraits from Qajar Iran” Feb. 23 February 14, 2018 Asian Art Museum Asian Art Museum
Smithsonian’s Freer|Sackler Launches New Location-aware Audio Tour App App Will Offer Multiple Audio Experiences for On-and Off-Site Listeners in Eight Languages January 16, 2018 Asian Art Museum Asian Art Museum
Smithsonian’s Freer|Sackler Unveils New Korean Art Program Republic of Korea Provides $1 Million Award for Korean Art and Scholarship December 20, 2017 Asian Art Museum Asian Art Museum
Science and Art Come Together at the Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery “Secrets of the Lacquer Buddha” Brings New Understanding to Sixth- and Seventh-century Buddha Sculptures December 6, 2017 Asian Art Museum Asian Art Museum
placeholder-logo Freer Gallery of Art To Reopen After Nearly Two Years Renovations Result in Revitalized Galleries and Upgraded Technologies October 11, 2017 Asian Art Museum Asian Art Museum
Smithsonian’s Freer|Sackler IlluminAsia Festival To Host First-ever Asian Food Market on National Mall Reopening Festival Features Local Asian Restaurateurs October 5, 2017 Asian Art Museum Asian Art Museum
Freer and Sackler Galleries Announce Yearlong Residency for the Silkroad Ensemble Ensemble To Help Kick Off Reopening IlluminAsia Festival Oct. 14–15 September 28, 2017 Asian Art Museum Asian Art Museum
Freer|Sackler Celebrates Reopening With Two-Day Festival Oct. 14–15 IlluminAsia Festival Features Asian Art, Food and Cultures September 25, 2017 Asian Art Museum Asian Art Museum
Subodh Gupta Transforms Sackler Pavilion Into Immersive Urban Landscape Sackler Contemporary Installation “Terminal” Opens as Part of Freer|Sackler’s Reopening Oct. 14 August 16, 2017 Asian Art Museum
“Divine Felines” Highlights the Importance of Cats in Ancient Egypt Exhibition Explores Depictions of Cats From Domesticated Animal to Symbols of Divinity August 1, 2017 Asian Art Museum Asian Art Museum
Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery To Reopen in October 2017 With a Commissioned Public Artwork by Tony Award-winning Artists July 31, 2017 Asian Art Museum Asian Art Museum
Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery Explores Rich Buddhist Heritage of Asia “Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice across Asia” To Go On View Oct. 14 July 27, 2017 Asian Art Museum Asian Art Museum Exhibitions Exhibitions