Freer Gallery of Art
American Art
Exhibition Status: Current Exhibitions
As we continue a gradual, phased reopening of the museum, we’re putting safety first with enhanced measures in place to ensure the well-being of visitors, volunteers, and staff. To maintain our public health protocols, the museum may need to temporarily close one or more of the exhibitions listed below without notice. When you arrive, you can ask museum staff about any unexpected closures.
Freer Gallery of Art

Mind Over Matter: Zen in Medieval Japan
Freer Gallery of Art
Japanese Art

Detail, A Mounted man hunting birds with a falcon; Mughal dynasty, early 18th century; Color and gold on paper; Gift of Charles Lang Freer F1907.212
Falcons: The Art of the Hunt
Freer Gallery of Art
Arts of the Islamic World

Dwight William Tryon, Twilight: Early Spring, F1893.12
A Perfect Harmony
Freer Gallery of Art
American Art

Looking Out, Looking In
Freer Gallery of Art
Chinese Art

The Power to See Beauty
Freer Gallery of Art
American Art

Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades
Freer Gallery of Art
Chinese Art

Art and Industry: China’s Ancient Houma Foundry
Freer Gallery of Art
Chinese Art

Center of the World
Freer Gallery of Art
Chinese Art

Promise of Paradise
Freer Gallery of Art
Chinese Art

Setting the Bar
Freer Gallery of Art
Chinese Art

Rediscovering Korea’s Past
Freer Gallery of Art
Korean Art

Detail, Bowl, F1957.24
Engaging the Senses
Freer Gallery of Art
Arts of the Islamic World

Shiva Nataraja, F2003.2
Body Image
Freer Gallery of Art
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

© Baekje Cultural Land in Chungcheongnam-do, © Buyeo Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, © Iksan National Museum
Once Upon a Roof: Vanished Korean Architecture
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Korean Art

The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
South Asian and Himalayan Art

Underdogs and Antiheroes: Japanese Prints from the Moskowitz Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Japanese Art

Left: Northeast peak of Phnom Da in 2019. Southern Cambodia, Takeo Province. Photo: Konstanty Kulik, courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Right: Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan (detail), c. 600. Southern Cambodia, Takeo Province, Phnom Da. Sandstone; The Cleveland Museum of Art
Revealing Krishna: Journey to Cambodia’s Sacred Mountain
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Southeast Asian Art

Detail, Plate; Metalwork, Vessel; 4th century; Sasanian period; Silver and gilt; H x Diam: 5 x 24 cm (1 15/16 x 9 7/16 in); Iran; Purchase; Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery; F1934.23
Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Ancient Near Eastern Art

Detail, Vessel on pedestal foot; Northeast Thailand, Ban Chiang culture, late period, 300 BCE‒200 CE; Earthenware with red pigment; Gift of Victor and Takako Hauge, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, S2004.24
Prehistoric Spirals: Earthenware from Thailand
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Southeast Asian Art