Free tours begin at the information desk at 12:15 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and at 1:15 Saturday and Sunday, except holidays. Tours are subject to docent availability.
Check out the museum's gallery talks featuring curators and guest speakers. Ask at the information desk for details.
Reservations are required for tour groups of ten or more, foreign language tours and sign-language interpreters. Call 202-633-1012 or e-mail asiatours@si.edu.
The Freer offers a rich program of Asia-related films, concerts, dance performances and lectures in the Meyer Auditorium. Pick up a calendar of these free events at the information desk, or call 202-633-1000 or visit asia.si.edu.
Activity guides are at the information desk. Children's programs and activities, listed in the calendar of events, are offered on weekends during the school year and weekday afternoons.
Children especially find entertaining the two expressive Kongorikishi warriors at both ends of the corridor on the Mall side of the museum. The big wooden sculptures date to 14th-century Japan.
In the "Peacock Room," children love to search for the colored stones in the two large peacocks' eyes on the south wall.
(walk-in; meet at info desk)
• Mon.-Fri., 12:15 PM
• Sat. and Sun., 1:15 PM
Except
• Wednesdays and federal holidays, no tour
Notes:
• Tours might not be offered when other programs are taking place in the galleries.
• From time to time, the museum may offer additional tours; inquire at the information desk.
(by appointment only, 4-week notice required; call Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-5 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-1012 (voice) or e-mail asiatours@si.edu)
• Chinese, French, Japanese, and Korean
(by appointment only; 4-week notice required; call Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-5 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-1012 (voice), e-mail asiatours@si.edu, or visit the Web at www.asia.si.edu/education/tourrequestform.htm)
(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 (voice) or e-mail asiatours@si.edu)
Explore the sounds of traditional and contemporary Asian music. You'll also find prints and jewelry from around the world, as well as educational materials and items for kids.
Although the Freer and Sackler galleries do not have on-site cafés, many Smithsonian museums do.
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