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Freer Gallery of Art

1200 Jefferson Dr Sw, Washington, DC 20024 Get directions Cross Streets: Near the intersection of Jefferson Dr SW and 12th St SW

38.888533 -77.028371

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Upcoming Events at Freer Gallery of Art :

Date	Event Name
Wed Feb 10, 2010 at 10:00AM	Children at Play in Chinese Painting
Wed Feb 10, 2010 at 10:00AM	Surface Beauty: American Art and Freer's Aesthetic Vision
Wed Feb 10, 2010 at 10:00AM	Peacock Room
Wed Feb 10, 2010 at 10:00AM	Cornucopia: Ceramics From Southern Japan
Wed Feb 10, 2010 at 10:00AM	James McNeill Whistler: Texture of Night

About:	One of two Smithsonian museums that feature Asian art, the Freer Gallery houses more than 26,000 works from all points of the Asian continent, including China, Japan, Korea and India. These works include Asian porcelains, Japanese screens and Islamic art. The works of American artists influenced by the Orient are also featured. The most spectacular of these is James McNeill Whistler's Peacock Room, designed for a British shipping magnate and moved to the United States from London in 1904. Admission is free. The Sackler Gallery is interconnected with this gallery via underground exhibition space. It houses an impressive collection of Chinese paintings, ceramics and jades.
Hours:	Mo to Su from 10:00am to 05:30pm
Categories:	Art Museums & Galleries, Tourist Attractions
Parking:	Street
Other Contact Info:	Fax: 202 357 4911 Email: publicaffairsAsia@si.edu

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