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Housed in a unique underground building, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery maintains a collection of Asian art, from the ancient to the contemporary. The gallery opened in 1987 with a gift of nearly 1,000 artworks from collector Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987).
Exhibitions
Family Matters: Portraits from the Qing Court (June 11, 2011- Jan. 16, 2012). Sixteen paintings of emperors, empresses, princes and princesses—some nearly life-size—represent three generations of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) imperial family.
Power|Play China's Empress Dowager (Sept. 24, 2011-Jan. 29, 2012). Rare and intimate images of China's Grand Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) depict the leader and her court in elaborately staged settings.
Become a member of the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries.
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