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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Lobby of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, photo by Eric Long

Hours:

  • 10 to 5:30
    Closed December 25

Location:

  • 1050 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, DC

Phone/Website:

Metro:

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  • Smithsonian Station



Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of Art Floor Plan

Shahnama plates

Tips

Take A Tour
Walk-in experiences, such as tours and gallery conversations, are offered most days. Ask at the information desk for a schedule or visit asia.si.edu/events. Group reservations, foreign-language tours and sign-language interpreters require four weeks' advance registration, using the online tour request form.

Be An Artist
For families with children, visit the ImaginAsia hands-on activities classroom on level two; call 202-633-1000 for a schedule.

Don't Miss This
Xu Bing's Monkeys Grasping for the Moon, a suspended sculpture in the stairwell, spans all four levels of the Sackler Gallery.

Foreign-Language Tours: Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean

(by appointment only; 4-week notice required; call Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-5 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-1012 or e-mail asiatours@si.edu)

• Chinese, French, Japanese, and Korean


Group Tours

(by appointment only; 4-week notice required; call Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-5 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-1012, e-mail asiatours@si.edu, or visit the Web at www.asia.si.edu/education/tourrequestform.htm)


Tours for Visitors with Hearing or Visual Impairments

(tactile tours and sign-language interpreters are available by appointment only; 4-week notice required; call Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-5 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-1012 or e-mail asiatours@si.edu)


Special Exhibition Tours: MURAQQA' and Yellow Mountain

(walk-in; meet at info desk)

From time to time the museum offers tours of the following special exhibitions; inquire at the information desk for schedule.

MURAQQA': Imperial Mughal Albums (exhibition on view through Aug. 3, 2008)

Yellow Mountain: China's Ever-Changing Landscape (exhibition on view through Aug. 24, 2008)