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❄️We think our courtyard is Instagram-worthy in any weather, don’t you? ❄️ Stop by take your own snaps this weekend! : @meredithelyse89
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We’re so excited to welcome you back into our galleries beginning tomorrow! Our regular hours resume from 10:00 am - 5:30 pm. See you soon! All Smithsonian museums, and the National Zoo will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 29 at their regularly scheduled times. You
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Due to the #GovernmentShutdown, Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are closed. We will update our operating status as soon as the situation is resolved. We do not plan to update social media other than to inform you of our operating status. Programm
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#Repost from @smithsonianarchives ・・・ #OTD in 1904, industrialist and art collector Charles Lang Freer drafted a formal proposal to leave the nation his art collection of Asian impressionist art. The Freer Gallery of Art groundbreaking, pictured here, too
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We had hoped for a #WinterSolstice that would be at least as wintry as the year’s #firstsnow but alas it was a surprisingly warm day in DC! If you’re staying in the District, or visiting, the #FreerSackler, like all #Smithsonian museums will be closed on
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Pioneering feminist artist from South Korea, #YunSuknam’s “Mother III” is now on view @smithsoniannpg as part of the special exhibition, “Portraits of the World: Korea”. Yun’s work embraces traditional Korean portraiture and art while challenging the Conf
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Couldn't make it to Found in Translation: Spirit of Tokyo? Never fear--you can still enjoy an After Hours experience with our Japan Modern exhibit! Mark your calendars for Friday, November 30, for another edition of #FridaysatFS! FREE to attend, with food
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We can’t celebrate the #SpiritofTokyo without #haikus in the mix! This Friday, get #17syllables written just for you by @thehaikuguys + gals! As our party goers sip whiskey cocktails and sake (thanks to @weareforeignnational), our quick-witted poets will
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Have a sweet tooth? Pastry chef @pichetong will be whipping up delectable matcha green tea ice cream sandwiches for our #SpiritofTokyo #VIP guests this Friday. They’ll be the perfect finish to the #VIPOnly sushi buffet dinner. Our mouths are already water
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After acclaimed Japanese artist @marikomori installs her Sun Pillar sculpture in the Moongate Garden, she’ll perform a special art piece for #VIPsonly during our inaugural fall fundraiser, #SpiritofTokyo, this Friday, November 16. The sculpture will stay
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A night on the town inevitably means late-night snacking (especially when @weareforeignnational is pouring your whiskey or sake!). James Beard-recognized chef @erikbruneryang will provide our #SpiritofTokyo partygoers with innovative takes on Japanese str
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Where will the #SpiritofTokyo take you? Hopefully to the dance floor! Join legendary JOY party ambassador DJ Takaya Nagase next Friday from 9:30 to 11:30 pm and show off your dance moves to his genre-bending musical style. A very special thank you to DC’s
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Have YOU bought your ticket to Tokyo yet? Join @freersackler next Friday, November 16, for our inaugural fall fundraiser Found in Translation: Spirit of Tokyo. From food to fashion, we’re embracing Japan’s creative culture for an evening not to be missed!
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Happy Diwali! The two figures flanking the center sculpture hold shallow dishes for burning wicks in oil or ghee (clarified butter). Positioned on either side of a shrine, they would offer light to the gods. Lamps or dipas/diyas such as these are common d
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Throughout his career, Ueda Shoji created dreamlike scenes of children and family members against the stark beauty of the remote Tottori and Shimane Prefectures. See more of his work in our “Japan Modern” photography exhibition.⠀ ⠀ My Wife on the Dunes⠀ U
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“Suspended jade bi-disk. If you look closely you can see a beautiful textile ghost that would have occurred from burial.” - @emma___bass #saturdayspotlight
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"The Swim"⠀ ⠀ The town’s bucolic landscapes are haunted by a hidden history. This past is brought to light through interviews with Chinese veterans of the Korean war and North Korean defectors who have sought a better life in China.⠀ ⠀ Sunday, November 4
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Fukase Masahisa became obsessed with ravens during a train ride from Tokyo to the island of Hokkaido. His wife had left him, and he was returning to his family home in northern Japan. Fukase continued to photograph these ominous birds for nearly a decade
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"Long Day’s Journey into Night"⠀ ⠀ A drifter searches for his long-lost lover in this atmospheric, elliptical film, which confirms the arrival of a major new voice on the international cinema scene.⠀ ⠀ Friday, November 2 at 7pm
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Composed of towers of brass containers connected by an intricate web of thread, Terminal converts the readymade into a glimmering landscape.⠀ ⠀ "Subodh Gupta: Terminal"⠀ October 14, 2017 to February 3, 2019 in the Sackler pavilion
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Our first ever #SaturdaySpotlight!⠀ ⠀ Post a picture taken at the Freer|Sackler, tag @FreerSackler, and include the hashtag #SaturdaySpotlight for a chance to be featured. Winning pictures will be posted every Saturday!
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Take a culinary journey throughout Iran with chef, author, and “guru of Persian cooking” Najmieh Batmanglij. Celebrate the release of her new book Cooking in Iran: Regional Recipes and Kitchen Secrets with a talk, followed by a reception and tasting.⠀ ⠀ T
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After World War II, some Japanese photographers documented the pervasive US military presence, which had a profound effect on the country. Yamamura Gasho rendered children in a military housing complex as almost alien beings in this image, now on view in
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Whether small domestic altars or grand temple halls, the sacred spaces of Tibetan Buddhism are filled with images of enlightened beings and powerful deities.⠀ ⠀ "Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room"
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"Japan Modern: Prints in the Age of Photography"⠀ ⠀ This exhibition explores Japanese artists’ reactions to the challenges of modernity from the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century.⠀ ⠀ September 29, 2018–January 24, 2019
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Hear award-winning writer and chef Anissa Helou share extraordinary recipes and stories from her new cookbook "Feast: Food of the Islamic World."⠀ ⠀ Sunday, October 21 at 3:30 pm in the Freer conference room
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Hinduism is a living religion with complex roots reaching back more than four thousand years. Its three major deities—the gods Shiva and Vishnu and the goddess with multiple names—each take on many forms. While the religion’s pluralism puzzles some, Hindu
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Celebrate the 2018 Smithsonian African American Film Festival at the Freer|Sackler.⠀ ⠀ We’ll kick off the evening with a K-pop dance party led by DC’s own Bae Bae, as well as beverages from Please Bring Chips and Korean small bites by Haenyo. At 7:45 pm,
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Join us on Thursday, October 18, for a 7:30 pm #performance by the Rolston String Quartet. Themes of day and night pervade this program of music by Haydn, Dutilleux, and Debussy, reflecting the imagery of Whistler’s nocturnes in the Freer Gallery. Musical
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Set in the bustling and chaotic city of Cairo days before the 2011 revolution, "In the Last Days of the City" expresses the faded beauty of a once-great city that lingers even after decades of steep economic decline. A quasi-documentary mixed with improvi
