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Get Lost Inside These Golden Spires at the Sackler

Terminal,the work of acclaimed artist Subodh Gupta, recalls an urban cityscape

Turning a Museum into a Movie Screen

On October 14, the façade of the newly renovated Freer Gallery makes its cinematic debut

You've Never Tasted "Street Food" Like This

For its grand reopening, a hub of Asian-American culture serves up a culinary wonderland

Rare Bronze Age Bells on View at the Sackler

These rarely played ancient bells are newly analyzed with their acoustics remastered and digitized for a new exhibition at the Sackler Gallery

Freer|Sackler: Reopens October 14

Stories and updates for the upcoming celebrations at the Freer and Sackler Galleries

Buddhist Exhibit Doubles the Immersive Experiences

Film of Sri Lankan site joins popular shrine room as part of three-year exhibition and we finally learn why one Buddha’s hair is blue

Exclusive Sneak Peak Inside the Renovated Freer

Charles Lang Freer gifted this meditative haven for art lovers to the nation and was James McNeill Whistler's friend and patron

Get Lost Inside These Golden Spires at the Sackler — Get Lost Inside These Golden Spires at the Sackler

Terminal,the work of acclaimed artist Subodh Gupta, recalls an urban cityscape

Turning a Museum into a Movie Screen — Turning a Museum into a Movie Screen

On October 14, the façade of the newly renovated Freer Gallery makes its cinematic debut

You've Never Tasted "Street Food" Like This — You've Never Tasted "Street Food" Like This

For its grand reopening, a hub of Asian-American culture serves up a culinary wonderland

Rare Bronze Age Bells on View at the Sackler — Rare Bronze Age Bells on View at the Sackler

These rarely played ancient bells are newly analyzed with their acoustics remastered and digitized for a new exhibition at the Sackler Gallery

Freer|Sackler: Reopens October 14 — Freer|Sackler: Reopens October 14

Stories and updates for the upcoming celebrations at the Freer and Sackler Galleries

Buddhist Exhibit Doubles the Immersive Experiences — Buddhist Exhibit Doubles the Immersive Experiences

Film of Sri Lankan site joins popular shrine room as part of three-year exhibition and we finally learn why one Buddha’s hair is blue

Exclusive Sneak Peak Inside the Renovated Freer — Exclusive Sneak Peak Inside the Renovated Freer

Charles Lang Freer gifted this meditative haven for art lovers to the nation and was James McNeill Whistler's friend and patron

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