Painted in rich reds, greens, and blues patterned with gold, exquisite Goryeo Buddhist paintings survive in very small numbers. Learn more on our blog and at our upcoming symposium dedicated to these rare Korean works.
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Saturday: In person or online, join the Samovar Network in a discussion about issues of #Afghan identity and cultural heritage, broadcast live from our #TurquoiseMountain exhibition. This group of activists, scholars, artists, and professionals is working to rewrite the narrative surrounding #AfghanAmericans. asia.si.edu/events
Our @turquoisemountain exhibition has been extended through October 29! asia.si.edu/turquoisemountain
#reposting @loucrow – Absolutely loved the #TurquoiseMountain #exhibition at the #smithsonian. It makes me so happy to see how much they’ve already accomplished. What a meaningful project.
# woodwork #cedar #afghan #art #dc #afghanistan #inspiration #muradkhani #kabul #culture #artisan #peace #minimalist #sculpture #oddlysatisfying #sacred #geometry
Need an #inauguration diversion? We’ve got you covered. Explore our galleries and discover where #Asia meets #America. We’re open all weekend from 10 am–5:30 pm. asia.si.edu/exhibitions
Titled after its subject, “Izmat” is a #photograph on view in “Notes from the Desert: Photographs by Gauri Gill.” Since the late 1990s, #GauriGill (born 1970) has been photographing marginalized communities in western Rajasthan, #India.
Spotted: Charles Lang Freer taking a #museumselfie in front of his gallery and checking out our renovation work. Visit asia.si.edu/future for more info about our reopening in October!
#Reposting @graceylou987 – Filthy Lucre
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#smithsonian #filthylucre #freersackler #art #modern #museum #peacockroom #remix #waterston #whistler #leyland #blue #gold #princessfromthelandofporcelain @freersackler #dc
For the first time in nearly 140 years, three paintings by the legendary Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro reunite at the Freer|Sackler this spring. Read The Wall Street Journal’s take on this landmark show.
A shot of an #empty corridor in the Freer Gallery, which reopens this fall. Learn more about the #renovation project that’s now underway: asia.si.edu/future
Three Peonies by Hiroshige (ca. 1830s). The Freer and Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian Institution.
More on this 1830s woodblock print: http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_S2004.3.224
#Reposting @wethepeopledc – Also at the @freersackler was this beautiful exhibit “Turquoise Mountain: Artists Transforming Afghanistan.” And it’s a bit unique: “We have a few rules here,” the guard told me with a smile. “You can touch everything! Just don’t break anything.” So much fun to see children toddling around, touching the exhibit. I love seeing kids welcomed at museums! It reminds me that we have a collective duty to introduce the youngest among us to history and art.