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The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is an art museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., focusing on Asian art. The Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art together form the National Museum of Asian Art in the United States. [1] The Freer and Sackler galleries house the largest Asian art research library in the country.
The National Museum of Asian Art consists of the Smithsonian Institution’s two Asian art galleries, the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, [1] which are situated in connecting buildings on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The galleries are operated by the same board of trustees and share a budget.
A major renovation of the building, which culminated in a grand reopening in 1993, greatly expanded storage and exhibition space by connecting the Freer and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. With the addition of the connecting gallery, the Freer has 39,039 square feet (3,626.8 m 2) of public space. The original structure designed by Platt remains ...
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (affiliated with the Freer Gallery) Asian art: Washington, D.C. National Mall: 1987 [9] Arts and Industries Building: Special event venue Washington, D.C. National Mall: 1881 [10] Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum: Design history New York City Museum Mile: 1897 [11] Freer Gallery of Art (affiliated with the ...
The 1916 groundbreaking ceremony for the Freer Gallery of Art Exterior of the Freer Gallery, a part of the Smithsonian Institution, along the Mall at Washington DC. On December 15, 1905, Freer sent U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt a letter in which Freer outlined his initial bequest offer. James McMillan, Freer's friend, U.S. Senator, and ...
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (affiliated with the Freer Gallery) Asian art: Washington, D.C. National Mall: 1987 [65] Arts and Industries Building: Special event venue Washington, D.C. National Mall 1881 [66] Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum: Design history New York City Museum Mile: 1897 [67] Freer Gallery of Art (affiliated with the ...
Rahlfs 1219: Incomplete Greek parchment codex of the Psalms from 5th century (designated as Washington Manuscript II by the Freer/Sackler Gallery). [3] W (Codex Washingtonianus): Contains the four Gospels from the 5th century, with some material from 6th century (designated as Washington Manuscript III by the Freer/Sackler Gallery). [4]
It connects underground to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the National Museum of African Art, and the Freer Gallery of Art. The interior of the museum is a small, round area that descends for several stories. The Smithsonian Associates was formed in 1992 from combining the Resident Associates Program with the Smithsonian National Associate Program.