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Cover Image: Monkey studying a dragonfly in his hand, Ohara Koson 小原古邨 (1877-1945), ca. 1910, Japan, Ink and color on paper, 34.6 x 18.6 cm (13 5/8 x 7 5/16 in), National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Robert O. Muller Collection, S2003.8.1833
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Tickets are now live for
@ericnamofficial
and
@raveena_aurora
, performing May 13th!
Don't miss the
#AANHPI
Heritage Month celebration of the century May 1-14. Get your tickets here—limited, will go fast, but always 100% free.
#TheNext100
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Save the date! Join us for our 💯 centennial
#AANHPI
festival when
@raveena_aurora
and
@ericnamofficial
perform live May 13th.
Tickets are always 💯% free but registration is required. Follow to be the first to know when tickets go live:
#AAPI
#APA
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Passed down for generations, the traditions of
#SufiMusic
serve as chains of spiritual knowledge. The music expresses longing, joy and the ecstasy of union.
On Wednesdays, Sept. 16-Oct. 7, 12 pm EDT we present Transcendence: A Virtual Sufi
#MusicFestival
:
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Wednesdays, 09/16-10/07, join us for Transcendence: A Virtual
#Sufi
#MusicFestival
: With artists from India, France, Iran & Morocco who underline the regional richness of the Sufi music tradition, each event will have a performance with a short talk + Q&A.
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When the lifelong maid to a wealthy family has a stroke, it’s up to the only family member in the city—a busy movie producer—to take care of her. Deeply moving, "A Simple Life" won awards worldwide. Streaming in the US thru July 25: 📸: c/o China Lion /2
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#SpringBloomsHere
and there & everywhere! 🌸 For 110 years, spring in DC has been marked by the blooming of pink & white
#Sakura
or
#CherryBlossoms
, a sign of enduring friendship between the people of Japan & the US. Share with us &
@sitesexhibits
how spring blooms where you are!
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Katharine Carl spent 9 mos. in China, studying & painting portraits like that of “The Empress Dowager, Tze Hsi, of China.”
#OpenFS
:
#BecauseofHerStory
the world gained a glimpse of the imperial court in the final days of the
#QingDynasty
. 🖼:
@SILibraries
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Who were the Sogdians? These ancient Silk Road traders once shaped the world around them—not with an empire or an army but through trade. Meet the most important people you’ve (maybe) never heard of in our new digital exhibition at .
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Thanks to all who joined us for today's installment of Transcendence: A [Virtual]
#Sufi
#MusicFestival
!
The festival continues next Wed., Sept. 30, 12 pm EDT:
Sahar Mohammadi will sing "Persian Mystic Songs from Omar Khayyam and Farid al-Din Attar". 🎶
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THE BASIN OF THE TWO SCRIBES
#NationalEngineersWeek
The “Automata”, an early & fascinating Arab manuscript, describes the construction of 50 mechanical devices, including clocks, fountains, & containers for liquids.
This device measures the amount of blood taken from a patient.
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💐 We’re looking forward to the arrival of spring on March 21 & celebrating Nowruz!
#Nowruz
is a time to reflect on the past and hope for a prosperous year ahead filled with health, love, joy and success. Explore our online portal for ways to celebrate!
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Announcing our newest board members: actor
@MindyKaling
and art historians June Li and
@YoungYangChung
. Pioneers in their field, they share a commitment to arts and culture.
#SmithsonianAsianArt
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Bahman Jalali's "Flowers" series includes this beautiful "Untitled" piece from our collection (
#OpenFS
: S2013.9).
💐
We're sending this
#MuseumBouquet
to our friends
@mfaboston
in honor of their recent exhibition on this Iranian photographer.
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This
#MuseumBouquet
of
#CherryBlossoms
is for our fellow
@smithsonian
museums and all of
#NationalMall
neighbors!💐
Kawase Hasui's "Washington Monument (Potomac Riverbank)" in our collection. Copyright with the artist,
#OpenFS
: S1998.159.
#Smithsonian
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John Singer Sargent’s “Breakfast in the Loggia” beautifully depicts the type of Italian garden courtyard that inspired Charles Lang Freer’s design for the museum that houses his collection today.
#SmithsonianInBloom
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Happy
#UmbrellaDay
! A woman fends off snowflakes in this 1923 Japanese print:
http://t.co/cUOZPF9vsb
http://t.co/oYGfUOWlL8
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🥺 Don't mind us, we're a bit misty-eyed paging through our baby book today as we celebrate the
@smithsonian
's 175th birthday! 🥳
#DidYouKnow
: The Freer Gallery was the first
#ArtMuseum
on the
#NationalMall
? Dig into our photo
#Archives
:
#Smithsonian175
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THIS is a
#powerball
. Made of glass, it's 2000+ yrs old. Not quite 1.5 billion, but, still.
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In 1912, Bertha Lum was the only woman artist to show her work at the Tokyo International Exhibition.
Her work helped popularize the
#woodblockprint
outside of Asia.
#BecauseOfHerStory
"Kites" by Bertha Lum
#OpenFS
:
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Ramadan mubarak! ✨Wishing a happy
#Ramadan
to our friends around the world as the holiest month of the Islamic calendar begins.
This steel & gold ornament bears the "basmala," which is said before starting any activity, like breaking fast at dusk today.
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The green pheasant, seen in this Meiji era woodblock print by Ohara Koson 小原古邨 (1877 - 1945), is the national bird of Japan.
#NationalBirdDay
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Nowruz, the Persian New Year, occurs on the 🌈🌷🌺🌼🌻 spring equinox in March and celebrates the renewal of life.
May the new year bring relief from all difficulties and hardships. Nowruz Mubarak! Happy
#Nowruz
!
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A
#museumsnowballfight
is one thing. But until you throw a
#tiger
into the mix, you don’t even know what a tough winter is.
#bombcyclone
Meiji Era woodblock print by Adachi Ginkō 安達吟光 (active 1874 - 1897).
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We’re wishing very happy
#Diwali
to our friends in
#SouthAsia
and communities around the world this week! We hope the coming months bring health, prosperity, and the knowledge and light we all need. Thanks to all who joined our
#DiwaliInDC
programs with
@dcmoapia
this week!
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Today is
#Firdawsi
Day, in honor of the great Persian poet who wrote the "Shahnama" (Book of Kings). ), the longest poem in versified prose ever composed, with over 50,000 verses. Learn more about Firdawsi and his work:
#PersianPoetry
#BookOfKings
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We have more than 650
#dragons
to appreciate for
#AppreciateADragonDay
http://t.co/IlbjgBxVQK
#OpenFS
http://t.co/kLrM2P7Tjm
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Tamagawa University dancers brightening up a gray day on the Mall
#cherryblossomdc
http://t.co/URjxjSjB3i
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Have you met the Sogdians? Travel the
#SilkRoad
with our online exhibition to learn about this ancient people and their influence on world art, culture, and trade!
#FreerSackler
#DigitalExhibition
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Now on view in the Sackler is our sculpture of "Haliphat" from
#Palmyra
http://t.co/1uKUDNpWNN
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🌺🌸🌼🌿 Nowruz, which means “New Day” in Persian, marks the first day of spring!
The festival originated over 3,000 years ago and celebrates rebirth, renewal, and nature’s abundance; it is also a time for family and friends to come together and mark the event.
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Director Robinson is seen here as he presents the Freer Medal to Dr. Gülru Necipoğlu for her groundbreaking research that spans millennia of the art, history, and geography of the Islamic world.
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🏮We're looking forward to bidding the
#YearOfTheRat
goodbye and ushering in the
#YearOfTheOx
! Join us to celebrate the new
#LunarNewYear
online with e-cards, art-inspired activities,
#EducatorResources
, free
#OnlineEvents
& more!
Let's celebrate together:
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❄Season's greetings,
@cooperhewitt
! We're your
#SmithsonianSecretSnowflake
! To celebrate your ongoing exhibition "Nature", we're gifting you this Japanese
#woodblock
of eighteen designs, inspired by nature! 🎁Hope you like it! (We're pretty fond of the 🕊, 🐙, and 🐯designs!)
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Great shots of
@GillianA
&
@DarrenWaterston
in
#FilthyLucre
, opening tomorrow in the Sackler!
http://t.co/ShZMfZHd4V
http://t.co/dwvQCViO1f
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She is is accompanied by a video featuring Félix Bonfils' 1860s photographs of the city
#Palmyra
http://t.co/eWC9xgd8io
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We agree with
@amhistorymuseum
, there’s no better way to kick off
#NationalBirdDay
than with a national bird. We’ll go with China’s unofficial national bird; the Red-Crowned Crane.
Find out more about these majestic, "immortal birds”
@FreerSackler
on Instagram.
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@airandspace
@SmithsonianNMAI
@NMAfA
@NMAAHC
@hirshhorn
@NPG
@smithsonian
Take a walk down our arcade
While you’re strolling, check out some jades
#SolsticeSaturday
#SmithsonianNights
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See The Prince and the Shah: Royal Portraits from Qajar Iran starting Feb 24. This exhibition explores how Persian artists transformed modes of representing royalty and nobility and highlight Iran’s complex artistic and cultural interactions with the West.
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You might recognize that face tomorrow... "Taking the Son to School" by Chinese artist Qi Baishi
#backtoschool
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Where will you watch the
#fireworks
?
#Kiyochika
depicted these over Tokyo's Ryōgoku Bridge.
http://t.co/nsWnh3MmEa
http://t.co/shHBXdbZkJ
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We had a special visitor in the courtyard of the Freer this afternoon--a snowy owl! Did you catch a glimpse of our friend around DC?
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For today's
#LunarNewYear
#SelfCare
session, we'll focus on the power of nature's renewal as displayed by the plum blossom, a symbol of hope, perseverance & life's transience in
#ChineseArt
for centuries. 🌼
#Meditation
, 12 pm EST:
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Shades of blue sing out on ceramics made in the Islamic world. "Sky Blue" opens tomorrow:
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Are you planning to come to our
#IlluminAsiaFS
festival October 14–15? Learn all about it and RSVP on Facebook.
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If this Central Asian clay bead were a
#doughnut
, what flavor would it be?
http://t.co/vrmPLRumtC
#NationalDonutDay
http://t.co/5OHJy7ThTJ
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2023 is our centennial year. This is who we are.
See what we have planned for
#TheNext100
:
#SmithsonianAsianArt
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#HappyDiwali
to everyone around the globe celebrating the Festival of Lights this week! Thanks to those who joined us for today's family workshop, we hope you enjoyed
#storytime
& had fun learning dance gestures!
Learn more about the holiday on our
#blog
!
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Prof. Takahiro Sasaki dives into the history of illustrated printed books; their authentication; & the relationship between these books, government + society. Join us Tuesdays, Aug. 10, 17 & 24, 7–8:30 pm EDT:
📖:
#BookIllustration
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Conservator Emily Jacobson prepares wheat starch paste, used to mend tears on works of art on paper
#ManicureMonday
http://t.co/xw09dwb8ri
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#NowruzMobarak
! 💐 We're wishing a happy
#Nowruz
to all of our friends around the world celebrating the arrival of the new season & the start of a new century! Let's wish together for a year ahead of health, love, and peace. Celebrate with us:
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#HappyHoli
to all celebrating the Festival of Colors!
#Holi
marks the arrival of spring, and celebrates love & the victory of good over evil. Hindu god Krishna & his wife Radha (at center) are depicted in this watercolor & gold work on paper, "A Holi festival".
#OpenFS
: F1907.255
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We invite you to join us for a series of three timely and wide-ranging conversations about the roles of
#religion
&
#spirituality
in the
#museum
. We'll hear from
#Smithsonian
leaders, public figures, faith leaders, scholars and more. 📲Details on our site.
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Join us for our centennial
#AANHPI
Heritage Month Festival, when
@ericnamofficial
and
@raveena_aurora
perform live on the National Mall May 13th.
Tickets are limited but 100% free always. Going live May 1st--follow to be the first to know:
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Thinking of you
@americanart
and hoping that American artist Dwight William Tryon's "Sunrise: April" makes you smile today! 🌞🌳✨
Sending a little
#MuseumSunshine
your way!
#OpenFS
:
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Give your dog a hug today like
#Sotatsu
's "A Child Holding a Spotted Puppy"
http://t.co/DTMKq2uorm
#NationalDogDay
http://t.co/0lWxN5ESJm
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Today marks 109 years since
#Japan
gifted the United States 3,000+ cherry trees in 1912. Diplomat Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore returned from her 1st trip to Japan in 1885 & the
#CherryBlossom
story began!
#BecauseOfHerStory
👀 her 📸 in our
@NMNH
#Archives
:
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#SUPERBOWLSUNDAY
#FREERBATTLEOFTHEBOWLS
Round 2!
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
We’re fielding our most elite bowls & your likes, comments and retweets will determine the winner of the Vince Bowlbardi trophy.
Bowl, Syria, 1350s-1400s, gilded & enameled glass
Details on Insta
@freersackler
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On Wed. July 29, 6 pm EDT, join us for "Conversations about Museums and Healing."
We'll hear from
@SmithsonianSec
,
@kristatippett
of
@onbeing
, Chase F. Robinson, Dir. of
#FreerSackler
, & Sabrina Motley, Dir. of
@SmithsonianFolk
.
🖼 via
#OpenFS
: S2015.25
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When we focus on the beauty of this repaired tea bowl, how might it help us better understand ourselves? 🤔 Join us for an art-focused
#Mindfulness
#Meditation
at 12:15 pm EDT:
🍵 bowl in our
#JapaneseArt
collection via
#OpenFS
.
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Every night, bats around the globe work hard, pollinating flowers, spreading seeds that grow new plants & trees, and eating insects (like mosquitoes). 🦇
Celebrate
#BatWeek
with "Bat Against Full Moon" by Nomura Yoshikuni in our
#JapaneseArt
collection:
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Charles Lang Freer intended his 1906 bequest of artworks to the nation to inspire every future generation. We are gratified to see his vision perennially fulfilled.
Share your
#freerspirational
photos here and on Instagram
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🌹 These roses are red (and pink) and you are more loved than you might think! Sending our friends a golden screen covered in poems and roses in bloom for this
#ValentinesDay
@SIGardens
,
@SmithsonianAPA
,
@americanart
,
@SILibraries
!
#MuseumLoveLetter
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Do you have a taste for luxury and ancient Iranian metalwork? You're in luck! "Feast Your Eyes" reopens 10/14
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A jewel dots the eye of this bird-shaped flint striker—perfect for
#JewelDay
.
http://t.co/syhuHP0NXn
http://t.co/ylNmzB0pB9
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We love how the use of
#kintsugi
in
#JapaneseArt
is an apt metaphor for many ideas. What was once a flaw is now an asset. What has broken us in the past has made us stronger in the present. A change in perspective can be so powerful!💫
Thanks for sharing
@smithsonian
!
This tea bowl was once broken, but then made whole again with gold.✨ The 17th century piece in our
@FreerSackler
was repaired with a Japanese technique known as kintsugi (golden joinery) or kintsuguroi (golden repairs).
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Happy Easter! 🐣🐇
Happy Easter! Eggs like this one in our
@amhistorymuseum
are traditional for Easter in Poland, Russia and Ukraine. Many immigrants have brought these traditions with them to the U.S. Learn how these designs are created:
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Shadi Ghadirian’s “Qajar” series explores the issues Iranian women face in contemporary society. Her image “Untitled (woman holding Pepsi can)” symbolizes a complex mix of the traditional with the modern. She’s one of our
#5WomenArtists
for
#WomensHistoryMonth
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We are OPEN! Come in from the cold and explore the arts of Asia in our galleries!
#FreerSackler
#Smithsonian
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We hope "Puppies playing" by Ogata Gekkō 尾形月耕 (1859-1920) makes your Monday just a little less ruff...🐶
#NationalPuppyDay
Look closer at this Japanese
#woodblock
print via
#OpenFS
: S2003.8.1774
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It's the
#ThirdThursday
of the month (you read that right), and usually when we would open the shutters in
#ThePeacockRoom
for some sun! 🦚🌞
But, while we're safely social distancing, you can enjoy the
#MuseumFromHome
with pictures, or an online exhibit:
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BREAKING: We are thrilled to announce
@redbaraat
,
@nprmusic
's "best party band in years", will play
#IlluminAsiaFS
!
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Can you smell yak-butter lamps & hear Tibetan monks? Reid Hoffman can in today's
#FridayFave
http://t.co/wBN46SG4ZK
http://t.co/isiHmN3cxg
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Happy International
#DayofProvenanceResearch
! We’re highlighting provenance research & material that help researchers document artworks' ownership history. Follow this 🧵for
#Provenance
resources in our
#Archives
!
#TagDerProvenienzforschung
/1
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Happy
#HatDay
! This is "Mouse and Hat" by Japanese artist Takeuchi Seiho. See more on
#OpenFS
http://t.co/iqN9yltcPF
http://t.co/agW1xv3WHC
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Slide between the
#PeacockRoom
and
#FilthyLucre
in
@WSJMag
http://t.co/PhSMoRblkr
@_JessicaDawson
http://t.co/KuQHmKoioy
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Charles Lang Freer died on September 25, 1919, and was buried in Kingston, New York.
Images from his memorial service held at Koetsu-ji Temple in Kyoto in 1930 include a monument to Freer, with an inscription celebrating his friendship and promotion of Asian art.
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We want to share a "Sunrise" with you too,
@mfaboston
!
We hope Kikuchi Yōsai's golden star brings some
#MuseumSunshine
to your day!🌞
#OpenFS
:
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@smithsonian
We'll bring some shade to help everyone keep cool! ☂"Three Umbrellas" by Shibata Zeshin from the Meiji era.
#OpenFS
: S2003.8.2174 😎
#SolsticeSaturday
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Severe thunderstorm watch in
#DC
! This is "Sudden summer afternoon shower at Atami, Izu" by Kobayashi Kiyochika.
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Our
#Sufi
#MusicFestival
continues this week with a performance by Sahar Mohammadi (vocals), Siamak Jahangiri (ney) & Farhad Safari (tombak). Join us Wed., Sept. 30, 12 pm EDT for "Persian Mystic Songs from Omar Khayyam and Farid al-Din Attar".
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Register for "Religion and Spirituality in the Museum":
#Smithsonian
leaders, and scholars of
#ArtHistory
&
#Religion
discuss how
#Museums
can be spaces of solace & spiritual reflection.
💐 Detail, "Red and white poppies" via
#OpenFS
: F1901.26
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From everyone here at the Freer|Sackler family, we thank every artist, volunteer, and fan for making
#IlluminAsiaFS
unforgettable.
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Step into the Peacock Room, Whistler’s iconic masterpiece, as it looked in 1908. See it in person on October 14!
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Happy
#LunarNewYear
to our friends celebrating the
#YearOfTheTiger
around the world! 🐯 We hope the year ahead brings us all joy, health, and positive changes! 🏮
Join us online to celebrate:
#LunarNewYearDC
🎆
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We are now officially re-opened! Join us at
#IlluminAsiaFS
today & check out our new exhibitions.
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The
#FreerSackler
, along with our
@smithsonian
family, shares our deepest gratitude to healthcare workers around the nation and the world.
💙🔵🔷
In their honor, our lights shine blue, sending peace, strength, and the faith to persevere.
#LightItBlue
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Before the 1979 revolution, Iran was home to a thriving popular film industry. Few people outside of Iran were aware of this lively era until now, thanks to “Filmfarsi”, an exhaustively researched
#documentary
.
👀 it at 1:30 pm, Jan. 19 at
#FreerSackler
:
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Tonight will be truly magical! Come join us on
@TheNationalMall
for
#IlluminAsiaFS
, co-presented with
@SmithsonianFolk
!
Come see
@FreerSackler
light up in celebration of its reopening tonight! Food, music & art
#IlluminAsiaFS
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Thank you to the health care professionals around the world working so hard to keep us all safe in these challenging times.
🙏🙏🙏
#MuseumsThankHealthHeroes
🖼: "Two physicians preparing medicine" from an Arabic translation of Dioscorides' "De Materia Medica".
#OpenFS
: F1932.20.
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Prepare your
@periscopeco
: Tomorrow at 10, we're streaming
@GillianA
& longtime friend
@DarrenWaterston
as they tour
#FilthyLucre
with
@BBC
!
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Take a few moments out of your busy day on the Mall to soak in the elegance and tranquility of the lovely Freer courtyard in spring.
#SmithsonianInBloom
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Tonight, we'll hear from a panel of
#BruceLee
aficionados for "Be Water: The Legacy of Bruce Lee" at 7 pm EDT/4 pm PDT.
Learn more about our speakers and register via our site:
#BeWaterFilm
#Documentary
#Filmmaking
Graphic courtesy of Fab Five Freddy.
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