Immersive Exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Highlights Importance of the Preservation of Cultural Heritage
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Detail, Thunder God; Katsushika Hokusai; F1900.47
Freer Gallery of Art Celebrates a “Man Mad About Painting”
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Holds Yearlong Exhibition of World-Renowned Japanese Artist Katsushika Hokusai
Detail, Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Gwaneum bosal). Korea, Goryeo period, ca. 1220–85. Gilt wood, gilt copper, and iron with crystal inlays. National Museum of Korea, Seoul
Smithsonian’s Freer|Sackler Reveals There Is More Than Meets the Eye When It Comes to Buddhist Sculpture
A Look at a Korean Buddhist Sculpture and the Devotional Materials It Once Held Inside
Detail, Somayeh, from Blank Pages of an Iranian Photo Album; Newsha Tavakolian; courtesy of Newsha Tavakolian/Magnum photos, ELS2019.4.1.
Smithsonian’s Freer|Sackler Presents a Different View of Iran
Six Female Artists Explore the Complexities of Life Within and Outside of Iran
Empress Xiaoxian (detail). China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1771, with repainting possibly 19th century. Ignatius Sichelbarth (Ai Qimeng), Yi Lantai, and possibly Wang Ruxue. Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Peabody Essex Museum, gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Sturgis Hinds, 1956, E33619. Photo by Walter Silver/PEM.
Smithsonian’s Freer|Sackler Traces Japanese Artists’ Response to Modernity With Two Exhibitions
“Japan Modern” Explores Photography and Prints in the 20th Century
Woman's robe (munisak); Central Asia, 1850–99; wool, cotton, and silk; Gift of Guido Goldman, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, S2005.16
Smithsonian’s Freer|Sackler Weaves Together Traditional and Contemporary Fashion
“To Dye For: Ikats from Central Asia” Explores the Origins of the Ikat and the Links to Their Contemporary Counterparts
Ahmad Shah Qajar and his Cabinet; S2013.4
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
Buddha; China, Tang dynasty (618–907), early 7th century; hollow-core lacquer with pigment and gilding; Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment; Freer Gallery of Art, F1944.46
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