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
Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room (detail), James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), 1876–1877, oil paint and gold leaf on canvas, leather, mosaic tile, glass, and wood, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, Freer Gallery of Art, F1904.61
Wisteria and Other Flowers (detail), Fukae Roshu (1699–1757), Japan, Edo period, 18th century, ink and color on paper, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Freer Gallery of Art, F1958.12
Twilight: Early Spring (detail), Dwight William Tryon (1849–1925), United States, 1893, oil on canvas, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, Freer Gallery of Art, F1893.12a-b
Blind Men Appraising an Elephant (detail), Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎 (1836–1924), Japan, Taisho era, 1921, hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, Freer Gallery of Art, F2019.3.34a-f
Dish with design of dragons and clouds (detail), China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty, Xuande Reign, 1426–1435, porcelain with cobalt under clear glaze, enamel over glaze, Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Freer Gallery of Art, F1965.4
Disk (bi) with knobs, feline and dragon (detail), China, Eastern Han dynasty, 100–220, jade (nephrite), Gift of Charles Lang Freer, Freer Gallery of Art, F1916.155
Lidded ritual wine container (zun) in the form of a bird, China, Shanxi province, Middle Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 5th century BCE, bronze with gold inlay, Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer, Freer Gallery of Art, F1961.30a-b
Lintel possibly showing the Western Paradise of the Buddha Amitabha (detail), China, Shaanxi province, probably Xi'an, Tang dynasty, 8th century, marble, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, Freer Gallery of Art, F1913.137
The Drunken Monk (detail), artist: traditionally attributed to Li Gonglin (傳)李公麟 (ca. 1049–1106); calligrapher: frontispiece by Hongli, the Qianlong emperor 乾隆帝 (1711–1799); inscription: three inscriptions by Hongli, the Qianlong emperor 乾隆帝 (1711–1799); colophon: two colophons by Hongli, the Qianlong emperor 乾隆帝 (1711–1799), colophon attributed to Su Shi (1037–1101), colophon by Dongcun (13th–14th century?); China, Southern Song dynasty, mid-12th to mid-13th century, ink and color on paper, Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer, Freer Gallery of Art, F1968.18
Ewer (detail), Korea, Jeolla-do province, Gangjin or Buan county, Gangjin kilns, Sadang-ri group, or Buan kilns, Yucheon-ri group, Goryeo period, mid-13th century, stoneware with copper-red pigment and white slip under celadon glaze, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, Freer Gallery of Art, F1915.50a-b
Bowl (detail), Iran, Samanid period, 10th century, earthenware painted under glaze, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Freer Gallery of Art, F1957.24
Shiva Nataraja (detail), India, Tamil Nadu state, Chola dynasty, ca. 990, bronze, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment and funds provided by Margaret and George Haldeman, Freer Gallery of Art, F2003.2
Yamuna Morning IV (detail), Atul Bhalla (b. 1964, India), 2007, Inkjet print on archival HahnemĂĽle paper, Gift of Drs. Umesh and Sunanda Gaur, S2019.6.6
Striding lion with Eros child (one of a pair) (detail), Yemen, early 1st century BCE–mid-1st century CE, bronze, Gift of The American Foundation for the Study of Man (Wendell and Merilyn Phillips Collection), Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, S2013.2.77.1
Sunrise in Udaipur, 1722–23. Udaipur. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; 82.3 × 152.4 cm. The City Palace Museum, Udaipur, 2012.20.0015 (Detail)
Plate (detail), Iran, Sasanian period, Reign of Shapur II, 4th century, silver and gilt, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Freer Gallery of Art, F1934.23
Vessel on pedestal foot (detail), 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