National Museum of Asian Art Names Sunwoo Huang as Curator of Korean Art and Culture She is set to work on a major loan exhibition featuring works belonging to the family of Lee Kun-hee. By Karen K. Ho Jul 17, 2024 5:00 pm
The National Museum of Asian Art preserves, exhibits, and interprets Asian art in ways that deepen our understandings of Asia, the United States, and the world. 1050 Independence Ave. SW Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Closed December 25 Always open online. Visit Us Sign up for ema...
National Museum of Asian ArtFreer and Sackler Galleries, a part of the Smithsonian 弗利爾美術館 1 From the back of Kumu Longyin 2 The Freer and Sackler Galleries have at least five lacquered qin zithers plus two more made of iron or bronze. As of 2022 these could all be seen online.3...
A Four Shows to See Falcons: The Art of the Hunt, National Museum of Asian Art The trained accuracy of hunting falcons (猎鹰) has long been attractive to humans. As long ago as early 8th-century Syria, falcons were being trained to become skillful hunters for the royal courts. The fashio...
MNational Museum of Asian Art (previously The Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery) form the Smithsonian Institution's national museums of Asian art in the United States. The Freer and Sackler galleries house the largest Asian art research library in the country and contain ...
Visiting the Guimet Museum is an absolute must-do when coming to Paris. It truly is one of the most beautiful and exotic cultural hotspots of the French capital. Lovers of Asian art (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Cambodian, Indian, Buddhist and many more) will be amazed by thebeauty and the...
Washington, DC, National Museum of Asian Art, Peacock Room. The painting by James MdNeil Whistler is titledArt and Money: or, the Story of the Room. Part of Leyland’s goal was to entertain guests in an elegant dining room that would showcase his stunning collection...
Today it is one of the four museums, alongsideKyoto National Museum,Nara National MuseumandKyushu National Museum, operated by the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, and is considered one of the largest art museums in the world.
As for the two museums themselves, be prepared to see things you've only seen in books before. The only two museums I've seen in the U.S. that can rival them are the Art Institute of Chicago and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Oh,...
This program is presented in partnership with the National Cherry Blossom Festival and is part of a yearlong series cohosted by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery—the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art. This program is free;...