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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.

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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.

Upcoming Programs (PDF):
Dec 08 - Feb 09 Public Programs

Current Press Releases
01.14.08

Celebrate Asia in America! at the Freer and Sackler Galleries for Inauguration 2009
Press release

12.22.08

Blythe McCarthy Appointed Andrew W. Mellon Senior Scientist at the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Press release

12.22.08

Moonlight and Clouds: Silver and Gold in the Arts of Japan
Images (PDF)

12.19.08

Perspectives: Anish Kapoor
Images (PDF)

12.16.08

Freer and Sackler Galleries Launch First Online Collection Catalogue about Mainland Southeast Asian Ceramics
Press release

12.08.08

2008 Shimada Prize Winner Patricia Berger Presents "Empire of Emptiness: Buddhist Art and Political Authority in Qing China" at Freer Meyer Auditorium
Press release

10.24.08

Gorgeous Entertainment Presents New Anime Masterpieces Film "Grave of the Fireflies" at the Freer's Meyer Auditorium
Press release

10.22.08 Golden Seams: The Japanese Art of Mending Ceramics
Images (PDF)

10.15.08 "Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur"
Opening Celebrations at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Press release

09.17.08 The Freer Gallery of Art Presents the 16th Season of the Bill and Mary Meyer Concert Series
Press release

09.15.08 "Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur"
World Debut Oct. 11 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Press release  |  Images (PDF)

08.28.08 "Moving Perspectives: Video Art from Asia" Opens Sept. 6 at the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Press release  |  Images (PDF)

08.05.08 Smithsonian's Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Send Ads to Bluetooth Phones
Press release

07.07.08 Guest of the Hills: Travelers and Recluses in Chinese Landscape Painting
Images (PDF)

05.21.08 Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto
Press release  |  Images (PDF)

04.16.08 Freer and Sackler Gala Commences the Two-Year "Celebration of India," Honoring Special Guest
Press release

03.13.08 "Yellow Mountain: China's Ever-Changing Landscape " Opens May 31 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Press release

03.07.08 "Perspectives: Y.Z. Kami" Opens March 15 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Press release  

02.27.08 Tea for Everyone: Japanese Popular Ceramics for Tea Drinking
Images (PDF)

02.25.08 Japanese Arts of the Edo Period, 1615-1868, Part 2
Images (PDF)

02.12.08 Edo Period Paintings, Japanese Puppets and Anime Films Highlight Freer and Sackler Celebration of the National Cherry Blossom Festival
Press release

02.08.08 “Muraqqa': Imperial Mughal Albums from the Chester Beatty Collection”
Opens May 3 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Press release

01.17.08 "Surface Beauty: American Art and Freer's Aesthetic Vision" and "Freer & Whistler: Points of Contact" Open Feb. 23
Press release
Surface Beauty Images (PDF)  |  Points of Contact Images (PDF)


11.06.07 "Wine, Worship and Sacrifice: The Golden Graves of Ancient Vani" Opens Dec. 1 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Press release

10.05.07 "Patterned Feathers, Piercing Eyes: Edo Masters From the Price Collection" Opens at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Press release

09.11.07 Freer Celebrates "Year of Rumi" October 27th with Day of Art, Music and Poetry Featuring Award Winning Poet Jane Hirshfield
Press release

08.17.07 Karen Sasaki Appointed Head of Design, Publications, and Web and Digital Media at the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Press release

08.08.07 Elizabeth Duley Appointed Head of Collections Management at the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Press release

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