The exhibition “Painting With Words: Gentleman Artists of The Ming Dynasty” celebrates the relationship between imagery, brushstrokes and words as mastered by artists of the Wu School in China in the 15th to early 17th centuries. It will be on…
As the world notes the achievements of women March 8, International Women’s Day, a newly opened exhibition, presented by the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, casts a spotlight on young Afghan women artists and arts entrepreneurs who are reviving the…
“Turquoise Mountain: Artists Transforming Afghanistan” will convert the Smithsonian’s International Gallery into a space that evokes the vibrant marketplace of Old Kabul with artisans demonstrating their skills in jewelry making, woodworking, calligraphy, ceramics and other crafts. “This exhibition highlights the…
The exhibition “The Lost Symphony: Whistler and the Perfection of Art” tells the story of “The Three Girls,” a painting destroyed by its artist James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) following a conflict with his patron Frederick Leyland. On view from Jan.…
The Smithsonian’s museums of Asian art and Mitsubishi Corp. announced a partnership to expand collaboration and communication between Japanese and American audiences and scholars. Mitsubishi Corp. will donate $1 million to the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler…
The Smithsonian will host its 2015 holiday festival, Saturday, December 5, and Sunday, December 6, at participating museums including: the National Museum of American History, National Museum of Air and Space, National Museum of Natural History, Freer Gallery of Art…
Exhibitions With Artistic Connections to Sackler Gallery Featured Featured Event “Say Goodbye to the Freer!”: Jan. 2-3, 2016; 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Online asia.si.edu/future The Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art, one…
Immense Tapestry by Egyptian-Lebanese Artist Lara Baladi Opens Aug. 29 A large-scale tapestry by Egyptian-Lebanese photographer and multimedia artist Lara Baladi (b. 1969, Beirut, Lebanon) will be exhibited in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery pavilion this summer as part of…
