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# Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25

Admission is free

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## About

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art includes the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. The Sackler Gallery features both permanent and temporary exhibitions from ancient times to the present. The museum is home to an incomparable collection of art, including some of the most important ancient Chinese jades and bronzes in the world. In addition to the exhibitions on display, the galleries feature innovative programming for visitors of all ages, such as lectures, concerts, films, and podcasts that enhance and extend the visit.

## Highlights

South Asian sculpture; Chinese jades and bronzes; modern Japanese ceramics.

## Getting Here

We encourage the use of Metrorail and Metrobus.

### Metrorail

**Metro Station:** Smithsonian (Mall or Independence Ave. exit)

**Nearest Accessible Metro Entrance:**SmithsonianNW corner of 12th St. and Independence Ave. SW

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## Dining and Shopping

### Dining

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### Shopping

The Asian Art Museum offers visitors a unique shopping experience. Products reflect the collections and exhibitions and are inspired by the art, culture, and history of Asia. Located on level B1 of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the shop carries jewelry, accessories, apparel, home decor, ceramics, textiles, recordings, children’s toys, books, and many other selections.

Visit the shop online or call 202.633.0503. Smithsonian member discount applies.

## Accessibility

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                - Exhibitions
                - Collections Sampler
                - In-Person Events

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                        -  **  Staging the Supernatural: Ghosts and the Theater in Japanese Prints				              March  23, 2024 – October  6, 2024														              Sackler Gallery										 
                        -  **  Striking Objects: Contemporary Japanese Metalwork				              March  2, 2024 – early 2026														              Sackler Gallery										 
                        -  **  Park Chan-kyong: Gathering				              October  7, 2023 – October  13, 2024														              Sackler Gallery										 
                        -  **  Connecting Stories at the National Museum of Asian Art				              April  29, 2023 – Ongoing														              Sackler Gallery										 
                        -  **  The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas				              March  25, 2023 – Ongoing														              Sackler Gallery										 
                        -  **  Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings				              February  25, 2023 – April  28, 2024														              Sackler Gallery										 
                        -  **  Ancient Yemen: Incense, Art, and Trade				              September  3, 2022 – Indefinitely														              Sackler Gallery										 
                        -  **  The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room				              March  5, 2022 – Indefinitely														              Sackler Gallery										 
                        -  **  Prehistoric Spirals: Earthenware from Thailand				              December  18, 2021 – Ongoing														              Sackler Gallery										 
                        -  **  Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran				              October  14, 2017 – Permanent														              Sackler Gallery										 

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                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Striding lion with Eros child (one of a pair) 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Head of a Bodhisattva 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Wrathful deity riitual crown 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Jar 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Seated Ganesha 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        The Buddha ("Awakened One") 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Monkeys Grasp for the Moon 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Bhairava 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Plaque with dedicatory inscription and attachment of an extended hand holding a phiale/lamp 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Bowl on pedestal foot 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Statue of standing male figure 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Clay Image: Cellist (Deizo: Serohiki) 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Ritual wine warmer (jia) with taotie and dragons 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Breastplate fragment 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Paramasukha Chakrasamvara 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Tara (one of the Famed Twenty-one Tara Emanations) 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Head of a woman (known as "Miriam"), fragment 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Bodhisattva Maitreya or Avalokiteshvara 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Beak-spouted vessel 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Wall hanging 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Yoke rattle in the form of a bird 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Head of the Buddha or a divinity 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Plaque with mask 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Covered box 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Rhyton in the shape of a bull's head 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Teapot or oil bottle 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Prayer wheel 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Kendi 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Vessel in the form of a mythical beast 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Robe 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Face stela 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Cooking pot with overall paddle-impressed texture and lid with incised decoration 

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