The Smithsonian's museums of Asian art, the Sackler and Freer Galleries house Asian ceramics, paintings, calligraphy and decorative arts. The Sackler Gallery holds contemporary art from Asia as well as hosting international loan exhibitions. The Sackler Gallery welcomed its first visitors in 1987.
The Freer and the Sackler are physically connected by an underground passageway and ideologically linked through the study, exhibition, and preservation of Asian art.
Exhibitions & Dates
Vishnu’s Cosmic Ocean
Mar 7 2026 - Sep 7 2026
The largest bronze ever cast in Southeast Asia in context
From the Louvre: Masterpieces of Islamic Art
Sep 26 2026 - Jan 18 2027
Twenty-six works created between the seventh and nineteenth centuries
Saodat Ismailova: Melted into the Sun
Jun 13 2026 - Nov 29 2026
This film and installation artist creates a space between dream and reality
Adorned in Gold: Japanese Lacquer - from the Jacqueline Avant Collection
Nov 21 2026 - Jan 2 2028
When gold powder falls gently onto wet lacquer ...