Experts' Choice Award Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art
8 expert reviews
“The Smithsonian's first museum on the Mall devoted exclusively to art, the Freer Gallery possesses an outstanding Asian collection totalling some 27,000 works.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "The Smithsonian Institution has two museums of Asian art: the Freer Gallery of Art, which opened to the public in 1923, and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, which welcomed its first visitors in 1987."
Frommer's "Asian art is the focus of this museum and the neighboring Freer (together, they form the National Museum of Asian Art in the United States)." Full review
Lonely Planet "Poring over ancient manuscripts and Japanese silk screens is a peaceful way to spend an afternoon at this quiet gallery and the adjoining Freer Gallery of Art." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Located on the National Mall and connected by an underground exhibit, the Freer and Sackler Galleries form the Smithsonian's museums of Asian art. The Sackler Gallery houses more than..." Full review
Frommer's "The Freer Gallery is an oasis on the Mall, especially if you arrive here after visiting its voluminous and crowded sisters, the Natural History, American History, and Air and Space museums." Full review
Fodor's "Both are physically connected by an underground passageway, and ideologically linked through the study, exhibition, and sheer love of Asian art." Full review
U.S. News & World Report20.0
"The Freer|Sackler combine to display the majority of the Smithsonian museums’ Asian art. The Freer Gallery of Art opened to the public in 1923 with donations from Charles Lang Freer. The..." Full review
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