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Puzzle pieces in a pile

December 17, 2020December 30, 2020

Puzzling our way through!

In-gallery photo of Buddhist sculptures at the Freer Gallery of Art

November 22, 2020November 22, 2020

This Day in Freer History: November 22, 1920

Amitabha, Buddha, Buddhism, C.T. Loo, Charles Lang Freer, China, east Asia, Eugene and Agnes Meyer, Freer at 100, Freer History, John E. Lodge, Katharine Nash Rhoades, provenance, sculpture, Xiangtangshan

Film still from "In the Future, They Ate from the Finest Porcelain", a desolate landscape with groups of military and workers digging holes in the desert

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

Asian Futurisms and Speculative Fictions

Asian Film, film series, futurism, sci-fi, science fiction

Swami Vivekananda with one hand cupping his face, his elbow rests on the back of chair on which he is seated sideways.

September 27, 2020October 14, 2020

This Day in Freer History: September 27, 1893

Charles Lang Freer, Freer, Freer at 100, Freer Gallery of Art, Freer History, Swami Vivekananda, Vedanta, Yoga

Painting fragment of an Indian prince with a flower in one hand riding a white horse, representing the planet of Venus.

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020

Astrology’s Reveal: Fragments of a Scroll

Astrology, Horoscopes, India, Indian art, painting, Planets, Zodiac

A couple standing on a hilltop and embracing, they are silhouetted in front of an orange sun rising or setting.

September 17, 2020September 14, 2020

Take a Chance on Japan

Asian Cinema, cinema, documentaries, film, film festival, Japan, Japanese cinema, Japanese film

September 1, 2020September 2, 2020

Zooming in on the Shapur Plate

Close looking, Online Tours, tours

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020

LONELY PLANET in Edo-period Japan: Meisho Zue

Japanese Art, Library, Travel

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

The Art of Action: 25 Years of Hong Kong Fight Scenes

Action Films, Asian Cinema, Asian Film, Films, Hong Kong Film Festival, Virtual Film Festival