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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:
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Dates and some details of exhibitions are subject to change. Please check the main exhibitions page for up-to-date details.

Current Press Releases
02.02.10

Freer and Sackler Galleries Launch First Web Resource of "Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy"
Press release  | Images (PDF)

01.26.10

"Lama, Patron, Artist: The Great Situ Panchen" at the Sackler Gallery Unveils the Life and Art of a Remarkable 18th-Century Artist
Press release

01.05.10

Cornucopia: Ceramics from Southern Japan
Press release  | Images (PDF)

12.14.09

Sackler Gallery Presents First Public Exhibition of Rare Tibetan Shrine
Press release

11.24.09

Media Advisory: Tezuka Family Weekend
Press release

11.23.09

Children at Play in Chinese Painting
Images (PDF)

11.19.09

Freer Gallery Presents First U.S. Exhibition on Childhood in Chinese Art
Press release

10.27.09

Freer and Sackler Galleries Celebrate "Falnama: The Book of Omens" with Free Public Programs
Press release

10.09.09

Media Advisory: Street painting in celebration of "Falnama: The Book of Omens"
Press release

10.01.09

The Freer Gallery of Art Acquires Renowned Object of Japanese Tea Culture
Press release  |  Images (PDF)

09.28.09

"Falnama: The Book of Omens" at the Sackler Gallery This Fall Offers First Exhibition of Rare Manuscripts
Press release  |  Images (PDF)

08.31.09

The Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery Extends World Tour of "Garden and Cosmos" to Australia
Press release

05.14.09

The Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries Hold Events to Celebrate "The Tsars and the East: Gifts from Turkey and Iran in The Moscow Kremlin"
Press release

05.12.09

The Freer and Sackler Galleries Introduce Two Innovative Summer Programs: "Asia After Dark" and "Asia Trash"
Press release

04.22.09

The Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries to Host Russian Dignitaries at Opening Celebration of "The Tsars and the East: Gifts from Turkey and Iran in The Moscow Kremlin"
Press release

04.15.09

The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Presents "The Tsars and the East: Gifts from Turkey and Iran in The Moscow Kremlin" Opening May 9—First U.S. Exhibition of Rare Russian Treasures
Press release  |  Images (PDF)

03.31.09

Writing, Carving, Rubbing: China's Calligraphic Arts
Images (PDF)

03.18.09

Freer and Sackler Galleries Launch Web site for World War II Provenance Project
Press release

03.17.09

Moving Perspectives
Images (PDF)

02.18.09

Freer and Sackler Galleries Celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival with Monster Tales, Anime Films and ImaginAsia Workshops March 28-April 12
Press release

02.18.09

"The Tale of Shuten Dōji" Opens at the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery March 21
Press release  |  Images (PDF)

01.23.09

Freer and Sackler Galleries Celebrate Persian New Year March 7
Press release

01.14.09

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

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