Press Releases pre-2012

  • 2011

    02.01.11
    Freer and Museums Worldwide Team with Google to Create Art Project
    Press release
  • 02.02.11
    Patricia Buckley Ebrey to Receive 2010 Shimada Prize for Outstanding Work of East Asian Art History
    Press release


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  • 2010

    12.06.10
    The Orchid in Chinese Painting
    Images (PDF)
  • 12.06.10
    F|S Explores Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan
    Press release
  • 11.24.10
    Seasons
    Press Release  |  Images
  • 11.01.10
    James Cahill, Eminent Historian of Chinese Art History, to Receive Freer Medal
    Press Release
  • 10.07.10
    Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes
    Press Release  |  Images
  • 09.15.10
    The Little Girl of Hanoi Offers Rare Cinematic View of Vietnam War
    Press release
  • 09.15.10
    “Fiona Tan: Rise and Fall” Inspires Dynamic Programming
    Press release
  • 09.13.10
    Shahnama: 1000 Years of the Persian Book of Kings
    Press release |  Images (PDF)
  • 07.28.10
    Smithsonian and Singapore Present Shipwreck Treasures
    Press release
  • 07.07.10
    F|S Deputy Director Awarded Order of the Rising Sun
    Press release
  • 07.07.10
    First Major U.S. Exhibition of Contemporary Artist Fiona Tan
    Press release  |  Images (PDF)
  • 06.28.10
    “Chinamania” Reveals Whistler’s Love of Blue-and-White
    Press release
  • 06.01.10
    Freer Showcases “Masterpieces of Chinese Painting”
    Press release
  • 04.27.10
    Media Advisory: Media Advisory: Asia After Dark: Tibetan Twilight
    Press Release
  • 04.23.10
    Taking A Deeper Look at “Surface Beauty”
    Press release
  • 04.20.10
    “Gods of Angkor”: Cambodian Bronze Masterworks
    Press Release  |  Images (PDF)
  • 04.08.10
    Sixth Annual Korean Film Festival
    Press release
  • 03.25.10
    Perspectives: Hai Bo
    Press release  |  Images (PDF)
  • 03.02.10
    Freer and Sackler Galleries Celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival
    Press release
  • 02.25.10
    In the Realm of the Buddha:
    “In the Realm of the Buddha” Opening Weekend Explores the Sacred Arts of Tibetan Buddhism
    Press release“Lama, Patron, Artist: The Great Situ Panchen” at the Sackler Gallery Unveils the Life and Art of a Remarkable 18th-Century Artist
    Press releaseSackler Gallery Presents First Public Exhibition of Rare Tibetan Shrine
    Press release
  • 02.19.10
    Freer and Sackler Galleries Celebrate the Persian New Year
    Press release
  • 02.16.10
    Media Alert: Anna Sui presents T-shirt in honor of Freer Gallery of Art’s Peacock Room
    Press release
  • 02.02.10
    Freer and Sackler Galleries Launch First Web Resource of “Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy”
    Press release  |  Images (PDF)
  • 01.05.10
    Cornucopia: Ceramics from Southern Japan
    Press release  |  Images (PDF)


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  • 2009

    11.24.09
    Media Advisory: Tezuka Family Weekend
    Press release
  • 11.19.09
    Freer Gallery Presents First U.S. Exhibition on Childhood in Chinese Art
    Press release
  • 10.27.09
    Freer and Sackler Galleries Celebrate “Falnama: The Book of Omens” with Free Public Programs
    Press release
  • 10.09.09
    Media Advisory: Street painting in celebration of “Falnama: The Book of Omens”
    Press release
  • 10.01.09
    The Freer Gallery of Art Acquires Renowned Object of Japanese Tea Culture
    Press release  |  Images (PDF)
  • 09.28.09
    “Falnama: The Book of Omens” at the Sackler Gallery This Fall Offers First Exhibition of Rare Manuscripts
    Press release
  • 08.31.09
    The Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery Extends World Tour of “Garden and Cosmos” to Australia
    Press release
  • 05.14.09
    The Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler Galleries Hold Events to Celebrate “The Tsars and the East: Gifts from Turkey and Iran in The Moscow Kremlin”
    Press release
  • 08.31.09
    The Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery Extends World Tour of “Garden and Cosmos” to Australia
    Press release
  • 08.04.09
    “Falnama: The Book of Omens” at the Sackler Gallery This Fall Offers First Exhibition of Rare Manuscripts
    Press release
  • 05.14.09
    The Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler Galleries Hold Events to Celebrate “The Tsars and the East: Gifts from Turkey and Iran in The Moscow Kremlin”
    Press release
  • 05.12.09
    The Freer and Sackler Galleries Introduce Two Innovative Summer Programs: “Asia After Dark” and “Asia Trash”
    Press release
  • 03.31.09
    The Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler Galleries to Host Russian Dignitaries at Opening Celebration of “The Tsars and the East: Gifts from Turkey and Iran in The Moscow Kremlin”
    Press release
  • 03.31.09
    The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Presents “The Tsars and the East: Gifts from Turkey and Iran in The Moscow Kremlin” Opening May 9—First U.S. Exhibition of Rare Russian Treasures
    Press release
  • 03.18.09
    Freer and Sackler Galleries Launch Web site for World War II Provenance Project
    Press release
  • 02.18.09
    Freer and Sackler Galleries Celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival with Monster Tales, Anime Films and Imaginasia Workshops March 28-April 12
    Press release
  • 02.18.09
    “The Tale of Shuten Dōji” Opens at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery March 21
    Press release
  • 01.23.09
    Freer and Sackler Galleries Celebrate Persian New Year March 7
    Press release
  • 01.14.09
    Celebrate Asia in America! at the Freer and Sackler Galleries for Inauguration 2009
    Press release


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  • 2008

    12.22.08
    Blythe McCarthy Appointed Andrew W. Mellon Senior Scientist at the Freer and Sackler Galleries
    Press release
  • 12.16.08
    Freer and Sackler Galleries Launch First Online
    Press release
  • 12.08.08
    2008 Shimada Prize Winner Patricia Berger Presents “Empire of Emptiness: Buddhist Art and Political Authority in Qing China” at Freer Meyer Auditorium
    Press release
  • 10.24.08
    Gorgeous Entertainment Presents New Anime Masterpieces Film “Grave of the Fireflies” at the Freer’s Meyer Auditorium
    Press release
  • 10.15.08
    “Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur”Press release
  • 09.17.08
    The Freer Gallery of Art Presents the 16th Season of the Bill and Mary Meyer Concert Series
    Press release
  • 09.15.08
    “Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur”
    World Debut Oct. 11 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
    Press release
  • 08.28.08
    “Moving Perspectives: Video Art from Asia” Opens Sept. 6 at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
    Press release
  • 08.05.08
    Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Send Ads to Bluetooth Phones
    Press release
  • 05.21.08
    Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto
    Press release
  • 04.16.08
    Freer and Sackler Gala Commences the Two-Year “Celebration of India,” Honoring Special Guest
    Press release
  • 03.13.08
    “Yellow Mountain: China’s Ever-Changing Landscape ” Opens May 31 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
    Press release
  • 03.07.08
    “Perspectives: Y.Z. Kami” Opens March 15 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
    Press release
  • 02.12.08
    Edo Period Paintings, Japanese Puppets and Anime Films Highlight Freer and
    Press release
  • 02.08.08
    “Muraqqa’: Imperial Mughal Albums from the Chester Beatty Collection”
    Opens May 3 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
    Press release
  • 01.17.08
    “Surface Beauty: American Art and Freer’s Aesthetic Vision” and “Freer & Whistler: Points of Contact” Open Feb. 23
    Press release


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