Freer and Sackler Galleries

Tour: Freer Highlights

12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Sunday, February 12, 2012, 12 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Sunday, February 12, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Mourning

12 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Sunday, February 12, 2012, 2 PM

Winner of the top prize at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival, Morteza Farshbaf’s debut feature is unique in a number of ways—not the least of which is that the two main characters are deaf and communicate almost entirely in sign language. As the characters bicker during a road trip, the audience learns tantalizing pieces of information about their passenger, a young relative whose parents disappeared in the middle of the night. A protégé of Abbas Kiarostami, Farshbaf “fashions a consistently surprising and blackly comic road trip that may herald the arrival of a major new Iranian talent” (Institute of Contemporary Art, London). (Dir.: Morteza Farshbaf, Iran, 2011, 84 min., Persian and sign language with English subtitles, video)

Categories: Films
Co-sponsor: This screening is copresented by the Global Film Initiative and is part of the Global Lens 2012 film series. For more information, visit www.globalfilm.org.
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meyer Auditorium
Cost: Free; walk-in.

In Every Language Love

12 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Sunday, February 12, 2012, 2 PM

An Open House for All Ages

In the classroom, enjoy a digital slideshow of images of love in Asian art. Use stamps that say “love” in more than a dozen Asian languages to print Valentines to take home.

Categories: Kids & Families
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Sackler sublevel 2
Cost: Free.

Tour: Freer Highlights

13 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Monday, February 13, 2012, 11 AM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

13 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Monday, February 13, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

13 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Monday, February 13, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

13 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Monday, February 13, 2012, 2 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

14 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 11 AM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

14 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

14 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

14 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 2 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Noodles and a Movie at the Freer!

15 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 6 PM

To introduce Taiwan's food culture and celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office collaborates with the Freer and Sackler in welcoming foodies and cinema lovers to savor a free film and feast.

One of Taiwan's top culinary artists, chef Hou Chun-sheng, winner of the 2011 Taipei Beef Noodle Soup Competition, serves his special beef noodles during a reception at the Freer, followed by a screening of Eat Drink Man Woman. Chef Hou's beef noodles are a must-eat for international gourmets and the perfect dish to prepare viewers for Eat Drink Man Woman—Taiwan-born director Ang Lee's food-centered film about an elderly chef and his family as they experience the trials and joys of life in modern Taiwan. Settle in and enjoy an evening of homestyle Taiwan food culture! Free and open to the public.

Categories: Films
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meyer Auditorium
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

16 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Thursday, February 16, 2012, 11 AM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Peacock Room Shutters Open

16 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12 – 5:30 PM

The Peacock Room is open during museum hours, but once a month it is shown in a whole new light. When the shutters of Whistler’s “harmony in blue and gold” are open, a flood of natural light turns the Peacock Room into a glowing jewel of blue, green, and gold tones. Details, colors, and textures are revealed in the sunlight—and a special filtering film on the windows minimizes fading.

The shutters are open from noon to 5:30 pm every third Thursday of the month into spring 2013. On those days, docents are in the Peacock Room to answer questions (12–2 pm), and starting at 2, they lead a tour of Whistler’s works on view in the Freer Gallery.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Peacock Room
Continues: Every third Thursday
Related Exhibition: The Peacock Room Comes to America

Spotlight: Peacock Room

16 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12 – 2 PM

As an alternative to a tour, drop in during this hour-long block to have an informal conversation with a docent about the exhibition.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Peacock Room
Cost: Free; walk-in.
Related Exhibition: The Peacock Room Comes to America

Tour: Freer Highlights

16 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Thursday, February 16, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Whistler and the Peacock Room

16 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Thursday, February 16, 2012, 2 PM

Hear the story of James McNeill Whistler's controversial decoration of the Peacock Room, originally in the London home of shipping magnate Frederick R. Leyland. Explore other works by Whistler in the Freer's American art galleries, and find out how he influenced Charles Lang Freer's aesthetic sensibility.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Peacock Room
Cost: Free; walk-in.
Related Exhibition: The Peacock Room Comes to America

Tour: Freer Highlights

17 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Friday, February 17, 2012, 11 AM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

17 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Friday, February 17, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

17 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Friday, February 17, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

17 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Friday, February 17, 2012, 2 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Here without Me

18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Friday, February 17, 2012, 7 PM

Bahram Tavakoli’s adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play The Glass Menagerie is a brilliantly acted restaging of the original’s themes within the cultural confines of contemporary Iran. As in Williams’ play, the story is told from the point of view of a cinema-haunting young man. His shy, disabled sister takes refuge in her collection of glass animals while their overbearing mother, played with motor-mouthed aplomb by Montreal Film Festival award-winner Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, works desperately to match her with a marriageable man—which she thinks she may have found in her son’s best friend. (Dir.: Bahram Tavakoli, Iran, 2011, 97 min., Persian with English subtitles)

Categories: Films
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meyer Auditorium
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

18 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Saturday, February 18, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

18 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Saturday, February 18, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Art Cart: Unearthing Chinese Art

18 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Saturday, February 18, 2012, 1:30 – 3:30 PM

Stop by this interactive cart to explore examples of natural and carved jade and the tools used to shape them. Learn how bronzes were made by assembling the parts of a bronze mold. Touch pieces of jade and bronze. Discover designs in the works of art in the Ancient China galleries.

Categories: Kids & Families
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Outside galleries 18 and 19
Cost: Free.
Related Events: Sounds of the Dragon

Tour: Sackler Highlights

19 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Sunday, February 19, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

19 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Sunday, February 19, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Here without Me

19 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Sunday, February 19, 2012, 2 PM

Bahram Tavakoli’s adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play The Glass Menagerie is a brilliantly acted restaging of the original’s themes within the cultural confines of contemporary Iran. As in Williams’ play, the story is told from the point of view of a cinema-haunting young man. His shy, disabled sister takes refuge in her collection of glass animals while their overbearing mother, played with motor-mouthed aplomb by Montreal Film Festival award-winner Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, works desperately to match her with a marriageable man—which she thinks she may have found in her son’s best friend. (Dir.: Bahram Tavakoli, Iran, 2011, 97 min., Persian with English subtitles)

Categories: Films
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meyer Auditorium
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

20 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Monday, February 20, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

20 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Monday, February 20, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

21 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 11 AM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

21 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

21 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

21 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 2 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Music From Japan: Echoes of the Silk Road

23 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 7:30 PM

Hear ancient musical instruments brought to Japan along the Silk Road—with a focus on the long-extinct Persian harp (kugo). Fuyuhiko Sasaki performs both new and recreated works for the harp, joined by a six-piece ensemble of winds, voice, and percussion in music by Sasaki, Akiko Yamane, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Maki Ishii, Takehito Shimazu, and Sukeyasu Shiba. Made possible through support from the Thaw Charitable Trust; part of Music From Japan Festival 2012.

Categories: Performances
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meyer Auditorium
Cost: Free tickets required.
Related Events: Pre-concert tour, Korean Ceramics, 6:45 pm

Tour: Sackler Highlights

23 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

23 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Thursday, February 23, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

23 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Thursday, February 23, 2012, 2 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

23 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Thursday, February 23, 2012, 2 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

24 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Friday, February 24, 2012, 11 AM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

24 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Friday, February 24, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

24 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Friday, February 24, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

24 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Friday, February 24, 2012, 2 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

25 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Saturday, February 25, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

25 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Saturday, February 25, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Art Cart: Unearthing Chinese Art

25 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Saturday, February 25, 2012, 1:30 – 3:30 PM

Stop by this interactive cart to explore examples of natural and carved jade and the tools used to shape them. Learn how bronzes were made by assembling the parts of a bronze mold. Touch pieces of jade and bronze. Discover designs in the works of art in the Ancient China galleries.

Categories: Kids & Families
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Outside galleries 18 and 19
Cost: Free.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

26 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Sunday, February 26, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

26 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Sunday, February 26, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

27 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Monday, February 27, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

27 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Monday, February 27, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

28 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

28 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

01 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Thursday, March 1, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

01 Mar 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Thursday, March 1, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

02 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Friday, March 2, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

02 Mar 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Friday, March 2, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Debussy at 150: Calefax Reed Quintet

03 Mar 2012 00:30:00 GMT

Friday, March 2, 2012, 7:30 PM

The flamboyant Dutch ensemble performs its vibrant arrangements of music inspired by painters, including the Estampes and Suite Bergamasque by Claude Debussy, who was strongly influenced by Whistler and Japanese prints; Enrique Granados’ Goyesca; Conlon Nancarrow’s Studies for Player Piano; and Hans Abrahamsen’s Walden. Praised by the New York Times for their “unadulterated virtuosity,” the Calefax musicians moved the London Times to describe them as “extremely gifted Dutch gents who almost made the wind quintet seem the best musical format on the planet.”

Categories: Performances
Co-sponsor: Funded by the Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Foundation for the Arts.
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meyer Auditorium
Cost: Free tickets required.
Related Events: Pre-concert gallery tour, Freer and Whistler, 6:45 pm

Tour: Sackler Highlights

03 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Saturday, March 3, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

03 Mar 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Saturday, March 3, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Nowruz! A Persian New Year Celebration

04 Mar 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Sunday, March 4, 2012, 11 AM – 5 PM

Dance, play, and feast your way into the Persian New Year at the Freer and Sackler Galleries. The museums' fourth annual Nowruz celebration features free attractions for all ages—including Haft Sin table displays, "fire" jumping, paper-flower arranging, Nowruz memory photo booths, chess and backgammon games, a text-messaging scavenger hunt, Persian stories by Xanthe Gresham, performances by vocalist Monika Jalili (free tickets required) and the Nomad Dancers, and contemporary Persian dance beats by Radio Javan—along with traditional Persian food for sale by Moby Dick House of Kabob. Made possible by a generous grant from Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar.

Categories: Kids & Families, Performances
Venue: Freer Gallery, Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Freer and Sackler Galleries
Cost: Free.

Monika Jalili

04 Mar 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Sunday, March 4, 2012, 2 PM

Vocalist Monika Jalili brings to life cherished Iranian songs from the 1940s to the 1970s, along with beloved folk songs in Persian, Azeri, and other Iranian languages. She is joined by her outstanding ensemble on violin, guitar, oud, and percussion. Jallili earned her degree in voice from the prestigious Manhattan School of Music and has performed her Iranian repertoire at the Lincoln Center Out of Doors festival, (Les) Poisson Rouge, and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, as well as in London, Paris, Montreal, Budapest, and Helsinki. Made possible by a generous grant from Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar.

Categories: Performances
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meyer Auditorium
Cost: Free tickets required.

Monika Jalili

04 Mar 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Sunday, March 4, 2012, 5 PM

Vocalist Monika Jalili brings to life cherished Iranian songs from the 1940s to the 1970s, along with beloved folk songs in Persian, Azeri, and other Iranian languages. She is joined by her outstanding ensemble on violin, guitar, oud, and percussion. Jallili earned her degree in voice from the prestigious Manhattan School of Music and has performed her Iranian repertoire at the Lincoln Center Out of Doors festival, (Les) Poisson Rouge, and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, as well as in London, Paris, Montreal, Budapest, and Helsinki. Made possible by a generous grant from Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar.

Categories: Performances
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meyer Auditorium
Cost: Free tickets required.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

05 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Monday, March 5, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

05 Mar 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Monday, March 5, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

06 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

06 Mar 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

08 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Thursday, March 8, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

08 Mar 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Thursday, March 8, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

09 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Friday, March 9, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

09 Mar 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Friday, March 9, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

10 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Saturday, March 10, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

10 Mar 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Saturday, March 10, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

11 Mar 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Sunday, March 11, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

11 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Sunday, March 11, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Foxy Festival

11 Mar 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Sunday, March 11, 2012, 2 PM

When the police announce an effort to rid their precinct of sleaze, they run into a problem: It seems every citizen has a skeleton in the closet—or, more accurately, a blowup doll or set of handcuffs. Lee Jae-young’s bawdy comedy is a lighthearted romp that reveals the naughty underbelly of a well-mannered Seoul neighborhood. The film’s frank yet good-humored take on everything from sex toys to bondage caused a sensation in Korea, and its immensely talented cast of comedic performers delivers an uplifting message of self-acceptance with wit and verve. Intended for mature audiences. (Dir.: Lee Hae-young, 2010, 110 min., Korean with English subtitles)

Categories: Films
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meyer Auditorium
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Sackler Highlights

12 Mar 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Monday, March 12, 2012, 12 PM

Explore the Sackler Gallery's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The museum opened in 1987 to house a gift of some 1,000 works of Asian art from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Among its highlights are early Chinese bronzes and jades, Chinese paintings and lacquerware, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Sackler Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.

Tour: Freer Highlights

12 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Monday, March 12, 2012, 1 PM

Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery, the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how museum founder Charles Lang Freer shaped the collection in the late nineteenth century and how he developed his vision for the museum. Explore its outstanding holdings of Asian and American works of art.

Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours
Venue: Freer Gallery
Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk.
Cost: Free; walk-in.