Sackler Gallery Smithsonian Floor Area

Smithsonian institution freer gallery of art and arthur m.

Sackler gallery smithsonian floor area. Floor plan temporarily closed 10 a m. The sackler gallery and the freer gallery of art together form the smithsonian s national museums of asian art in the united states the freer and sackler galleries house the largest asian art research library in the country. Focusing on asian art. Sackler gallery hold in trust the nation s extraordinary collections of asian art and of american art of the late 19th century aesthetic movement.

Sun sat 10 00 am 5 30 pm. Committed to preserving exhibiting and interpreting exemplary works of art the freer and sackler address broad. The freer gallery of art and the arthur m. If you book with tripadvisor you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund.

The smithsonian institution has two museums of asian art. Sackler gallery is an art museum of the smithsonian institution in washington d c. His immense collection of asian art included famous chinese jades and ancient bronzes necessitating a new smithsonian museum dedicated to works from asian nations more than 60 years after the freer gallery opened in 1923 whose founder was a. Daily closed december 25.

Our mission is to encourage enjoyment and understanding of the arts of asia and the cultures that produced them. The sackler gallery opened to the public in 1987 with dr. Sackler as its primary donor. The sackler gallery features both permanent and temporary exhibitions from ancient times to the present.

Sackler gallery is open. Sackler gallery preserve exhibit and interpret asian art in ways that deepen our understanding of asia america and the world. As smithsonian museums the freer gallery of art and the arthur m. For this reason the smithsonian cannot remove the sackler name from the gallery without breaking this commitment bunch s letter said that he and merkley spoke on the phone last week.