The Office of Public Affairs at the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is the official liaison for the news media. The office coordinates media coverage of exhibitions, events and scientific research at the Museum and can also provide story ideas, film footage and still photographs. All requests to film at the Museum are facilitated by the Office of Public Affairs.

Images are for use by the press and media only. You must have a password in order to gain access to the images. Please call or email the Freer and Sackler Public Affairs and Marketing office at (202) 633-0271 or publicaffairsasia@si.edu.

For more information, please contact Amanda Williams, Elizabeth Bridgforth or Deb Galyan.

Future Exhibitions:
Advance Exhibition Schedule (PDF)

Dates and some details of exhibitions are subject to change. Please check the main exhibitions page for up-to-date details.

Smithsonian and Singapore Organize World Tour of Shipwreck Treasure
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James T. Ulak, Deputy Director of the Freer and Sackler Galleries, Receives Japan's Prestigious "Order of the Rising Sun" Award
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Sackler Gallery Presents First Major U.S. Exhibition of Contemporary Artist Fiona Tan
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Sackler Gallery Presents "Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan," Opening Feb. 26, 2011
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Freer Gallery's "Chinamania" Reveals Whistler's Love Affair with Blue and White
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The Freer Gallery of Art Presents "Masterpieces of Chinese Painting"
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Media Advisory: "Asia After Dark: Tibetan Twilight" after-hours event to feature art making with contemporary artist Gonkar Gyatso
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The Freer Gallery of Art Presents "A Deeper Look at 'Surface Beauty'"
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"Gods of Angkor" at the Sackler Gallery Presents Bronze Masterworks
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Freer and Sackler Galleries Present Sixth Annual Korean Film Festival
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Perspectives: Hai Bo
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Freer and Sackler Galleries Celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival
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In the Realm of the Buddha:
"In the Realm of the Buddha" Opening Weekend Explores the Sacred Arts of Tibetan Buddhism
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"In the Realm of the Buddha" Media Images
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"Lama, Patron, Artist: The Great Situ Panchen" at the Sackler Gallery Unveils the Life and Art of a Remarkable 18th-Century Artist
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Sackler Gallery Presents First Public Exhibition of Rare Tibetan Shrine
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Freer and Sackler Galleries Celebrate the Persian New Year
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Media Alert: Anna Sui presents T-shirt in honor of Freer Gallery of Art's Peacock Room
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Freer and Sackler Galleries Launch First Web Resource of "Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy"
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Cornucopia: Ceramics from Southern Japan
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Media Advisory: Tezuka Family Weekend
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Children at Play in Chinese Painting
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Freer Gallery Presents First U.S. Exhibition on Childhood in Chinese Art
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Freer and Sackler Galleries Celebrate "Falnama: The Book of Omens" with Free Public Programs
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Media Advisory: Street painting in celebration of "Falnama: The Book of Omens"
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The Freer Gallery of Art Acquires Renowned Object of Japanese Tea Culture
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"Falnama: The Book of Omens" at the Sackler Gallery This Fall Offers First Exhibition of Rare Manuscripts
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The Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery Extends World Tour of "Garden and Cosmos" to Australia
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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"
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The Freer and Sackler Galleries Introduce Two Innovative Summer Programs: "Asia After Dark" and "Asia Trash"
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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"
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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
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Writing, Carving, Rubbing: China's Calligraphic Arts
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Freer and Sackler Galleries Launch Web site for World War II Provenance Project
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Moving Perspectives
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Freer and Sackler Galleries Celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival with Monster Tales, Anime Films and ImaginAsia Workshops March 28-April 12
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"The Tale of Shuten Dōji" Opens at the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery March 21
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Freer and Sackler Galleries Celebrate Persian New Year March 7
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Celebrate Asia in America! at the Freer and Sackler Galleries for Inauguration 2009
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