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# Freer Gallery of Art

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10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. dailyClosed 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 Freer Gallery houses one of the premier collections of Asian art, with objects dating from Neolithic times to the early 20th century, as well as the world's most important collection of works by James McNeill Whistler.

## Highlights

Chinese paintings, Indian sculpture; Islamic painting and metalware; Japanese lacquer; Korean ceramics; American Art from the late 19th-century aesthetic movement; Whistler’s Peacock Room.

## 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. & Independence Ave. SW

Check Metrorail's Elevator and Escalator Service Status page for service disruptions.

### MetroAccess

To provide an address for MetroAccess Paratransit, please use 1050 Independence Ave., SW.

### Parking

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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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**Accessibility Information and Programs**
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                - Exhibitions
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                        -  **  Imagined Neighbors: Japanese Visions of China, 1680–1980				              March  16, 2024 – September  15, 2024														              Freer Gallery of Art										 
                        -  **  Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea				              December  9, 2023 – 2026														              Freer Gallery of Art										 
                        -  **  Whistler: Streetscapes, Urban Change				              November  18, 2023 – May  4, 2024														              Freer Gallery of Art										 
                        -  **  A Collector's Eye: Freer in Egypt				              January  28, 2023 – Ongoing														              Freer Gallery of Art										 
                        -  **  Freer's Global Network: Artists, Collectors, and Dealers				              October  15, 2022 – Ongoing														              Freer Gallery of Art										 
                        -  **  The Peacock Room Comes to America				              September  3, 2022 – Indefinitely														              Freer Gallery of Art										 
                        -  **  Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China				              October  14, 2017 – Indefinitely														              Freer Gallery of Art										 
                        -  **  Setting the Bar: Arts of the Song Dynasty				              October  14, 2017 – Indefinitely														              Freer Gallery of Art										 
                        -  **  Promise of Paradise: Ancient Chinese Buddhist Sculpture				              October  14, 2017 – Indefinitely														              Freer Gallery of Art										 
                        -  **  Engaging the Senses: Arts of the Islamic World				              October  14, 2017 – Indefinitely														              Freer Gallery of Art										 
                        -  **  Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent				              October  14, 2017 – Indefinitely														              Freer Gallery of Art										 
                        -  **  Art and Industry: China's Ancient Houma Foundry: Chinese Bronzes				              October  14, 2017 – Indefinitely														              Freer Gallery of Art										 
                        -  **  Rediscovering Korea's Past: Korean Ceramics				              October  14, 2017 – Indefinitely														              Freer Gallery of Art										 
                        -  **  Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades				              October  14, 2017 – Indefinitely														              Freer Gallery of Art										 
                        -  **  Center of the World: China and the Silk Road				              October  14, 2017 – Indefinitely														              Freer Gallery of Art										 

View all Freer Gallery of Art exhibitions

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                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        The Princess from the Land of Porcelain (*La Princesse du pays de la porcelaine*) 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Jar with lid 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Tea bowl with design of autumn grasses 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Ritual wine container (*you*) with dragons, birds, and bovine heads 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Mask 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Boy Viewing Mount Fuji 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Brazier for iron kettle 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        The Four Sylvan Sounds 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Variations in Flesh Colour and Green - The Balcony 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Minobu River, from the series *Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji* 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Amulet of Isis with Horus-Child 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Funerary relief bust 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Fragment of stone. Carving in low relief on one face; incised inscription on the other. 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Buddhist tablet: seated central figure flanked by monk and Bodhisattva on either hand; rectangular base, and figure of Buddha in sunken relief on reverse 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Disk (*bi*) with raised hexagons arranged in a grid, dragon, and feline 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Pedestal of three circular stages: on each stage figures in half round facing outward; head of one broken 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Tile 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Portrait of a young man 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Figure of a cat, probably Kyoto ware 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Carp 鯉図 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Standing figure of Bodhisattva: both hands missing, and minor injuries 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Stele: a tile head piece for a grave 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Vase in mimikuchi form 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Caprice in Purple and Gold: The Golden Screen 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Adoration of the Christ Child 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Panel from a mihrab 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Chair. Wood, covered with red lacquer and inlaid with mother-of-pearl 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Kitab al-khamsa (Book of the five poems) by Jami (d. 1492) 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Portrait of Whistler 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        (20th century copies of Hiroshige - part of group of Fifty-three Stations Along the Tokkaido) 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        St. Mark and St. Luke; Right cover of The Washington Manuscript of the Gospels 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Portrait of an emperor 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Tomb of the Prophet at Medina 
                          -          Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery        Rakka ware pitcher 

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