Benefit Galas

Celebrate the opening of

Yoga: The Art of Transformation
October 17, 2013

All over the world, millions of people, including twenty million Americans, practice yoga to gain health benefits and find spiritual calm. Practitioners and non-practitioners alike are aware that yoga originated in India, but few know about its rich visual history, which reveals its profound philosophical underpinnings, the social roles played by yogic practitioners, and the significant transformations yoga has undergone on its journey to becoming a part of modern life. 

This will change in October, when the Freer and Sackler Galleries present Yoga: The Art of Transformation, the world’s first exhibition about yoga’s visual history. It is destined to be a blockbuster presentation that delights yogic practitioners and lovers of Indian art as it illuminates the rich artistic history of a global phenomenon. 

Please plan to join us at the gala celebration on Thursday, October 17, to mark the opening of this amazing exhibition and to kick off its US tour.

For questions regarding the opening of Yoga: The Art of Transformation, please contact fsgala@si.edu.

Past Galas

25 years of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
November 29, 2012

Dancing Dragon, Roaring Tiger Benefit Gala
November 17, 2010

Falnama: The Book of Omens Gala
November 21, 2009

The Tsars and the East: Gifts from Turkey and Iran in The Moscow Kremlin Gala
May 7, 2009

Celebration of India Donor Recognition Dinner
October 16, 2008

Celebration of India Gala
April 30, 2008

Encompassing the Globe Gala
June 20, 2007