September 12, 2022September 13, 2022 Phase One of the Peacock Room Conservation Project Is Complete!Peacock Room
May 20, 2022May 24, 2022 Sensational Buddhism: Marks of PerfectionBuddhism, China, Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia, India, Tibetan Art
January 22, 2022February 1, 2022 Exploring Digital Initiatives through Chinese Buddhist Art and Architecturearchaeology, Ars Orientalis, Buddhism, China, digitization, east Asia
January 21, 2022 Unseen Art History: Utagawa Toyoharu’s ‘A Winter Party’Charles Lang Freer, Japan, painting, Unseen Art History
December 10, 2021December 20, 2021 Unseen Art History: Wine cup from the Hoi An Hoard shipwreckceramics, Pottery, Shipwreck, Southeast Asian Art, Unseen Art History, Vietnam
November 29, 2021December 3, 2021 Sensational BuddhismBuddhism, Buddhist Art, Buddhist Practice, Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia, Tibetan Art, Tibetan Shrine Room
November 12, 2021November 10, 2021 Unseen Art History: Tea Bowl with Design of Chrysanthemumsceramics, Japanese Art, Japanese ceramics, provenance, Provenance Research, Unseen Art History, Yamanaka & Co.
October 8, 2021April 9, 2023 Unseen Art History: October Morning: Deerfield, MassAmerican Art, Charles Lang Freer, Landscape, Provenance Research, United States, Unseen Art History, Willard Metcalf
September 9, 2021April 19, 2023 Unseen Art History: September (Chrysanthemum) Art History, Autumn, Chrysanthemum, flowers, Japan, Japanese Art, provenance, Unseen Art History, Watanabe Seitei
September 1, 2021September 2, 2021 From Court to Concert Hall: The Origins of Classical Music in Japanclassical music, concert, court music, Japan, Meiji era, music, piano, violin
August 6, 2021March 21, 2022 Unseen Art History: Ancestor Portraits—Prince Hongming and Lady WanyanArt History, Chinese Art, Pritzlaff Collection, provenance, Unseen Art History
June 23, 2021June 22, 2021 Thinking Beyond the FrameBai Juyi, Five Women Who Changed the World, Japanese Art, Oda Mayumi, poetry, Print, Silkscreen, social media, Song of Everlasting Sorrow, Tale of Genji, Women in Art, Women's History Month, Yang Guifei
April 23, 2021May 23, 2022 The Guiding Hand of Past MastersFujiwara no Yasumasa, Gerhard Pulverer Collection, Hakamadare, Illustrated Books, Japanese Art, Japanese Artists, Kikuchi Yōsai, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, World Book Day
March 21, 2021March 21, 2021 This Day in Freer History: March 21, 1914Archives, ceramics, Charles Lang Freer, Chinese Art, Freer at 100, Freer Gallery of Art Collection, Freer History, Japanese Art, Korean Art
March 17, 2021March 16, 2021 Nowruz, Courts, and MusicAncient Near East, celebrations, equinox, music, Nowruz, Persian, spring
February 19, 2021February 18, 2021 Amit Dutta’s Cinematic MuseumAmit Dutta, Asian Film, film, film series, Indian Cinema, Indian Film
February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Happy Losar!Alice S. Kandell Collection, Buddhism, Losar, Lunar New Year, Sikkim, Tibet, Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan New Year
February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Zhong Kui and the Lunar New YearChinese New Year, Lunar New Year, Shoki, Zhong Kui, Zhongshan
February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Memories of a Lunar New Year Pastcelebrations, Chinese New Year, Door gods, family traditions, holidays, Lunar New Year
November 22, 2020November 22, 2020 This Day in Freer History: November 22, 1920Amitabha, Buddha, Buddhism, C.T. Loo, Charles Lang Freer, China, east Asia, Eugene and Agnes Meyer, Freer at 100, Freer History, John E. Lodge, Katharine Nash Rhoades, provenance, sculpture, Xiangtangshan
September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 Astrology’s Reveal: Fragments of a ScrollAstrology, Horoscopes, India, Indian art, painting, Planets, Zodiac
August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 LONELY PLANET in Edo-period Japan: Meisho ZueJapanese Art, Library, Travel
July 18, 2020July 27, 2020 This Day in Freer History: July 18, 1894Charles Lang Freer, Freer at 100, Freer Gallery of Art, Freer History, James McNeill Whistler
June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Studying Rajput Ragamala PaintingsIndian art, Indian classical music, Ragamala painting, South Asian art
April 20, 2020April 17, 2020 This Day in Freer History: April 20, 1907Charles Lang Freer, Freer at 100, Freer Gallery, Freer History
April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Ladies of the East: Representation of Women on Sasanian EwersEwer, female figures, Sasanian period, silver
April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 International Provenance Research DayCharles Lang Freer, Day of Provenance Research 2020, provenance, Provenance Research, Provenienzforschung 2020
March 21, 2020March 23, 2020 This Day in Freer History: March 21, 1907Charles Lang Freer, Freer at 100, Freer History
February 23, 2020April 15, 2020 This Day in Freer History: February 23, 1901Charles Lang Freer, Freer at 100, Freer History, History, Katsushika Hokusai
October 9, 2019May 23, 2022 Anachronistic Artworks: Connecting Steampunk to Ancient Chinese ArtTeen Council
February 23, 2018March 25, 2020 Introducing the Prince and the ShahIran, Iranian Film Festival, The Prince and the Shah
October 2, 2017March 25, 2020 Revisiting Whistler’s Neighborhood: The House with the Copper DoorJames McNeill Whistler
September 25, 2017March 25, 2020 Revisiting Whistler’s Neighborhood: Freer and Whistler’s Final Days TogetherCharles Lang Freer, James McNeill Whistler
February 4, 2017May 23, 2022 Chinese New Year: Celebrating with Food and ArtChinese New Year, Family Day
February 2, 2017March 25, 2020 Chinese New Year: Painted Clay Sculptures Celebrate Beijing Opera CharactersChinese New Year
January 31, 2017May 23, 2022 Chinese New Year: Step Into a Beijing Artist’s Bristle Doll StudioChinese New Year, Family Day
January 24, 2017October 19, 2021 Goryeo Buddhist Painting: A Closer LookBuddhism, Goryeo period, Korea, paintings
August 17, 2016March 25, 2020 A Journey into Whistler’s DrawingsF1898.171, F1898.172, James McNeill Whistler
June 13, 2016March 25, 2020 Whistler’s Portraits: Ripper, Vampire, or Sickert?F1905.108, James McNeill Whistler
April 15, 2016March 25, 2020 Painting with Words: Gentleman Artists of the Ming DynastyF1911.163o, Wu School
February 24, 2016March 25, 2020 Sunflowers in the Peacock RoomFSC-M-66a–b, Peacock Room, sunflowers, Thomas Jeckyll
February 17, 2016March 25, 2020 NYFW: Accessories through the AgesF1907.380, F1907.690, F1911.453, F1957.3, F1990.3a-b, fashion, jewelry, New York Fashion Week, S2001.2
February 12, 2016March 25, 2020 Heart of an Empire: Herzfeld’s Discovery of PasargadaeAchaemenid period, Ernst Herzfeld, Pasargadae
January 29, 2016March 25, 2020 Six Reasons to See “Sōtatsu” Before it ClosesSotatsu: Making Waves, Tawaraya Sōtatsu
January 15, 2016March 25, 2020 A Painting That Doesn’t ExistF1902.138, F1902.139, F1905.130, F1905.133, F1905.136, F1905.138, Filthy Lucre, James McNeill Whistler
December 29, 2015March 25, 2020 Evolutionary: Whistler, Darwin, and the Peacock RoomJames McNeill Whistler, Peacock Room
December 22, 2015March 25, 2020 Inspired By the DarkF1902.143a–b, James McNeill Whistler, Kobayashi Kiyochika
December 11, 2015March 25, 2020 Friday Fave: The WeaversF1913.59a–c, Friday Fave, John Singer Sargent
December 8, 2015March 25, 2020 Ars Orientalis 45: Knowledge Triumphs Over Time and Spacearchitecture, Ars Orientalis
November 20, 2015March 25, 2020 A Testament to Love: Palmyra in the North of EnglandF1908.236, Haliphat, Palmyra
October 9, 2015March 25, 2020 Action, Anarchy, and Audacity: A Seijun Suzuki RetrospectiveSeijun Suzuki
October 2, 2015March 25, 2020 Teen Artist Residency: Peacock Printmaking ProjectFilthy Lucre, Peacock Room
August 28, 2015March 25, 2020 Friday Fave: Filthy LucreFilthy Lucre, Friday Fave, James McNeill Whistler, Peacock Room
August 6, 2015March 25, 2020 Vote for the Cosmic Buddha in SI’s Summer Showdown!Buddha, Buddhism, F1923.15, Smithsonian Summer Showdown
May 15, 2015March 25, 2020 Friday Fave: Monkeys Grasp for the Moondigitization, Friday Fave, S2004.2.1–21
May 8, 2015March 25, 2020 Friday Fave: Fragment of a Glass Beakerdigitization, Egypt, F1909.604, Friday Fave
April 3, 2015March 25, 2020 Friday Fave: Sunflower AndironsCharles Lang Freer, digitization, Filthy Lucre, Friday Fave, FSC-M-66a–b, James McNeill Whistler
March 27, 2015March 25, 2020 Friday Fave: Pheasants and Cherry TreesCherry Blossom Festival, digitization, F2006.3.1–2, Friday Fave
March 20, 2015March 25, 2020 Friday Fave: Breakfast in the Loggiadigitization, F1917.182a–b, Friday Fave
March 6, 2015March 25, 2020 Friday Fave: Nasta‘liqcalligraphy, digitization, F1931.20, F1942.15b, Friday Fave, Nowruz
February 27, 2015March 25, 2020 Friday Fave: Chape of a Scabbarddigitization, F1994.5, India, Mughal dynasty
February 20, 2015March 25, 2020 Celebrate the Lunar New Year at Freer|SacklerChinese New Year, F1931.4, Family Day
February 14, 2015March 25, 2020 Valentine’s Day Cards: Be(ad) Mine?digitization, e-cards, F1909.1462, Valentine's Day
February 13, 2015March 25, 2020 Friday Fave: Tea Bowldigitization, F1904.323, Friday Fave, gold, lacquer, repair
February 6, 2015March 25, 2020 Friday Fave: Wine Horndigitization, Friday Fave, S1987.33, Sasanian period
January 30, 2015March 25, 2020 Friday Fave: “The Lute” by Thomas Dewingdigitization, F1913.34a, Friday Fave, music
January 23, 2015March 25, 2020 Friday Fave: Monkeys and Trees on a Riverbankdigitization, F1903.218–19, Friday Fave
January 16, 2015March 25, 2020 Friday Fave: Moonlight Revelry at Dozo Sagamidigitization, F1903.54, Friday Fave
January 9, 2015March 25, 2020 Friday Fave: Director’s Choicedigitization, F1941.10, Friday Fave, Iraq, Syria
October 7, 2014March 25, 2020 Zooming In: Tools of the Manuscript Illustrator (part two)Islam, manuscripts
August 14, 2014March 25, 2020 Whistler, Hiroshige, and a Fortunate FindAn American in London: Whistler and the Thames, James McNeill Whistler
July 16, 2014March 25, 2020 You Ask, We Answer: Why is American art in the Freer|Sackler?Charles Lang Freer, F1904.75a, James McNeill Whistler, Peacock Room
June 30, 2014March 25, 2020 Meteor Spotted in Freer Gallery!F1955.27a-b, India, Jahangir, Mughal dynasty
June 18, 2014March 25, 2020 Happy International Sushi Day!Bountiful Waters: Aquatic Life in Japanese Art, F1995.16.10, sushi
March 2, 2014March 25, 2020 And the Academy Award for Best Actor Goes To …Anne van Biema, Edo period, S2004.3.259
February 25, 2014March 25, 2020 Happy Birthday, Charles Lang Freer!Charles Lang Freer, Edward Steichen
February 14, 2014March 25, 2020 Valentine’s Day: Writing a Poem on a Crimson LeafF1917.335, Tang dynasty, Valentine's Day
January 31, 2014March 25, 2020 Happy New Year of the Horse!Chinese New Year, F1945.32, horses, Tang dynasty
December 5, 2013March 25, 2020 In the Swim: Dolphins in Ancient EgyptCharles Lang Freer, Ernst Herzfeld, F1909.855, FSA A.6 04.GN.3241
November 27, 2013March 25, 2020 Angry Birds?Charles Lang Freer, Dewing, F1896.100, F1896.53, Japan, Sylvan Sounds
October 18, 2013March 25, 2020 Yoga: The Art of Transformation opens Saturday, October 19Yoga: The Art of Transformation
August 12, 2013March 25, 2020 Almost Perfect: Maud Franklin and Whistler’s Wistful ImpressionsF1903.82, James McNeill Whistler
April 15, 2013March 25, 2020 Nomads and Networks: Archaeologists Between Digsarchaeology, Claudia Chang, Kazakhstan
April 5, 2013March 25, 2020 The Art of the BookFamily Day, Gerhard Pulverer Collection, graphic arts, Japan
March 8, 2013March 25, 2020 Stars above Pasargadae: Ernst Herzfeld and the Legacies of CyrusCyrus Cylinder, Ernst Herzfeld, Iran
January 18, 2013March 25, 2020 The Search for Ancient China … Begins in New Jersey?archaeology, collecting, Paul Singer
January 9, 2013March 25, 2020 Freer @ 90: Early AcquisitionsCharles Lang Freer, Freer at 90, James McNeill Whistler
November 8, 2012March 25, 2020 Nomads and Networks: Iron and Bronzearchaeology, Kazakhstan, Nomads and Networks: The Ancient Art and Culture of Kazakhstan
October 31, 2012March 25, 2020 Who Ya Gonna Call? (Ghost Edition)Halloween, Katsushika Hokusai, S2004.3.210
October 22, 2012March 25, 2020 Nomads and Networks in the Field: Magneto and Magnetinaarchaeology, Claudia Chang, Kazakhstan, Nomads and Networks: The Ancient Art and Culture of Kazakhstan
October 12, 2012March 25, 2020 Food for Thought: Melons, Mangoes, and MughalsF1942.16a, Mughal dynasty, S1986.230, Worlds Within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran
October 9, 2012March 25, 2020 Nomads and Networks in the Field: At a Galloping Pacearchaeology, Claudia Chang, Kazakhstan, Nomads and Networks: The Ancient Art and Culture of Kazakhstan
September 28, 2012March 25, 2020 Join Us for A Tale of Two Cities: London and DCJames McNeill Whistler, Maya Foo
September 21, 2012March 25, 2020 Nomads and Networks in the Field: Going for the Bronzearchaeology, Claudia Chang, Kazakhstan, Nomads and Networks: The Ancient Art and Culture of Kazakhstan
September 14, 2012March 25, 2020 Nomads and Networks in the Field: The Parachute Editionarchaeology, Claudia Chang, Kazakhstan, Nomads and Networks: The Ancient Art and Culture of Kazakhstan
September 14, 2012April 7, 2020 Emperors and Interns: Behind the Scenes of Worlds within WorldsMughal dynasty, Worlds Within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran
August 31, 2012April 7, 2020 Seat of Power: Politics Mughal StyleF1942.15a, Worlds Within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran, Yoga
August 28, 2012March 25, 2020 Traveling the “Roads of Arabia”Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
August 21, 2012March 25, 2020 Nomads and Networks in the Field: Everyday Life in the Iron AgeClaudia Chang, Iron Age, Kazakhstan, Nomads and Networks: The Ancient Art and Culture of Kazakhstan, Tuzusai
August 17, 2012March 25, 2020 You Should Be DancingBollywood, dance, Family Day, India, Sackler 25, Worlds Within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran
August 15, 2012March 25, 2020 Nomads and Networks in the Field: Introducing Tuzusaiarchaeology, Claudia Chang, Kazakhstan, Nomads and Networks: The Ancient Art and Culture of Kazakhstan
August 11, 2012March 25, 2020 Inspired by….Kathak Dancedance, Family Day, India, Sackler 25, Worlds Within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran
August 11, 2012March 25, 2020 Inspired by…CupcakesIndia, Sackler 25, Worlds Within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran
August 11, 2012March 25, 2020 Inspired by … LightFamily Day, India, Nirupama Rao, Sackler 25, Worlds Within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran
August 11, 2012March 25, 2020 Inspired by…RangoliFamily Day, India, Rangoli, Sackler 25, Worlds Within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran
August 11, 2012March 25, 2020 Inspired by…Bollywood!Bollywood, Family Day, India, Sackler 25, Worlds Within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran
August 6, 2012March 25, 2020 Nomads, Networks, and Bloggers: Live from Kazakhstanarchaeology, Claudia Chang, Kazakhstan, Nomads and Networks: The Ancient Art and Culture of Kazakhstan
July 23, 2012March 25, 2020 Encounters with the Golden Deer: Kazakhstan 101Alexander Nagel, archaeology, Claudia Chang, Kazakhstan, Nomads and Networks: The Ancient Art and Culture of Kazakhstan
July 6, 2012May 23, 2022 “Masters of Mercy: Buddha’s Amazing Disciples” Closes July 8Masters of Mercy
June 21, 2012March 25, 2020 Peacocks: Four Men in Three ActsF1901.188, Frederick Richards Leyland, Google Art Project, James McNeill Whistler, Peacock Room, Thomas Jeckyll
June 20, 2012March 25, 2020 It’s a Book: The Peacock Room Comes to AmericaJames McNeill Whistler, Peacock Room
June 13, 2012March 25, 2020 Catch the Wave: Hokusai Closing this SundayAnn Yonemura, Hokusai: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, Japan Spring, Katsushika Hokusai
June 8, 2012March 25, 2020 Hokusai by the BookCharles Lang Freer, Freer|Sackler Library, Hokusai: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, Japan Spring, Katsushika Hokusai
May 17, 2012March 25, 2020 Ai Weiwei in Just Over a MinuteAi Weiwei, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Fragments, Perspectives
May 8, 2012March 25, 2020 Ai Weiwei: A Model ExhibitionAi Weiwei, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, exhibition design, Fragments
May 1, 2012March 25, 2020 You Ask, We Answer: Why is it so Dark in Here?Ann Yonemura, Hokusai: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, Japan Spring, Katsushika Hokusai
April 13, 2012March 25, 2020 Animazing!anime, Hayao Miyazaki, Hokusai: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, Japan Spring, Katsushika Hokusai
April 10, 2012March 25, 2020 Honoring a “Transcendent” ContributionF1967.18, Freer Medal, Japan Spring, John Rosenfield
March 30, 2012March 25, 2020 Hokusai: Performance ArtistHokusai: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, Japan Spring, Katsushika Hokusai, Sackler 25
March 27, 2012March 25, 2020 Crying Fowl at the Freer!James McNeill Whistler, Peacock Room, Winged Spirits: Birds in Chinese Paintings
March 24, 2012March 25, 2020 Facing East: Kabuki in Honor of Japan SpringBando Kotoji, Japan Spring, kabuki, Sackler 25
March 24, 2012March 25, 2020 Fuji to Go: Making TatebankoHokusai: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, Japan Spring, Katsushika Hokusai, Sackler 25
March 24, 2012March 25, 2020 Japan Spring in the Sackler GalleryArthur M. Sackler Gallery, cherry blossoms, Japan Spring, Sackler 25
March 24, 2012March 25, 2020 Curator Ann Yonemura on HokusaiAnn Yonemura, cherry blossoms, Japan Spring, Katsushika Hokusai, Sackler 25
March 24, 2012March 25, 2020 Sketching the Koto Playercherry blossoms, Japan Spring, koto, Sackler 25
March 24, 2012March 25, 2020 Cherry Blossom Origamicherry blossoms, Family Day, Japan Spring, Sackler 25
March 23, 2012March 25, 2020 Hokusai: Making WavesHokusai: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, Katsushika Hokusai, Sackler 25
March 20, 2012March 25, 2020 Hokusai: A Mad Man Before His TimeHokusai: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, Katsushika Hokusai
March 13, 2012March 25, 2020 Women on the Verge of the Twentieth CenturyAbbott Handerson Thayer, Charles Lang Freer, Charles Wilmer Dewing, F1896.33a, James McNeill Whistler, Thomas Dewing, women, Women's History Month