Past Exhibitions | Smithsonian Institution

Early Christian Manuscripts

See illuminated leaves and ancient Biblical manuscripts from the Freer collection

December 1, 1972 – April 30, 1972

Recent Accessions in Japanese Art

View about 20 works of art, including paintings, metalwork and ceramics purchased by the Freer Gallery during the past 10 years.

December 1, 1972 – April 30, 1972

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

2500 Years of Persian Art

See decorative work from manuscripts, metalwork, ceramics and architectural decorations.

February 1, 1973 – June 30, 1973

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Turkish Art from the Ottoman Period

See about 25 objects commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Turkish Republic.

August 1, 1973 – December 31, 1973

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

The 50th anniversary of the Freer Gallery includes the following exhibits:
Ceramics from the World of Islam
Chinese Figure Painting
Japanese Ukiyo-e Paintings
Christian Manuscripts
Christian Jewelry

May 1, 1973 – July 15, 1974

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

The Arts of Asia at the Time of American Independence

View about 90 objects from China, Japan, India and the Near East that offer the visitor a contrast in modes of expression to those of the New World.

December 15, 1975 – October 31, 1976

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Shinto Art

See a variety of Japanese religious objects dating from the Tumulus Period (3rd-6th century) to the Edo Period (18th century).

November 11, 1976 – November 1, 1976

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Oriental Calligraphy

Examine the importance of calligraphy in Far Eastern art in this exhibition, which includes 20 rubbings of ancient Chinese stelae, never before displayed.

April 7, 1977 – August 31, 1977

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Art of the Arab World

View some 80 objects, exemplifying the themes, styles and techniques employed in the Arabian world between the 8th and 16th centuries.

May 9, 1975 – August 31, 1977

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Harold P. Stern Memorial Exhibit

Visit a selection of Japanese art is presented as a memorial to Dr. Harold P. Stern, who served as director for the Freer from 1971 until his death on April 3, 1977.

June 1, 1977 – August 31, 1977

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

A Connoisseur's Vision: Selections from Charles Lang Freer's American Art Collection

Enjoy Freer's distinctive taste as show in his choice of paintings, watercolors, pastels and etchings by turn-of-the-century artists.

November 10, 1976 – September 30, 1977

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Art of Dynastic Egypt

See a selection of 20 Egyptian objects that includes amulets, a mummy mask, and 5 decorated glass vessels.

February 1, 1977 – November 30, 1977

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Biblical Manuscripts

View a collection of Biblical manuscripts dated from the 3rd to the 17th centuries.

April 1, 1977 – March 30, 1978

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons in Japanese Art

Examine the major themes of Japanese art in 60 objects from the collections: paintings, screens, lacquerware, ceramics and metalwork.

September 15, 1977 – March 30, 1978

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Chinese Album Leaves and Fan Paintings

See 40 album leaves and 14 fan paintings executed on paper or silk, depicting landscapes, figures, birds and flowers.

November 15, 1977 – March 30, 1978

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Japanese Wood Block Prints: Images of the Floating World

View 30 prints of the Edo Period (1615-1868), including The 36 Views of Mt. Fuji by Hokusai.

November 13, 1978 – April 1, 1979

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Japanese Painting from the Ukiyo-e School

View 7 paintings of the Edo Period, including the work of Chikuden, Ikeno Taiga and Hoitsu, as well as 35 ceramics.

November 13, 1978 – April 1, 1979

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

The Brush of the Masters: Drawings from Iran and India

View 82 drawings, executed between 1400 and 1800, by master artists of imperial courts.

October 16, 1978 – April 30, 1979

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Chinese Paintings from the Ming Dynasty

View 17 examples of Chinese paintings from the period 1368-1644.

December 1, 1978 – June 10, 1979

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Chinese, Japanese and Korean Ceramics

See the distinctive styles and techniques of the three Oriental cultures in a major exhibition of about 350 objects from the Freer's collections.

April 10, 1978 – October 1, 1979

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Chinese Paintings from the Ch'ing Dynasty

See about 20 examples of work by the innovative academic painters that were so influential during the beginning years of the Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1911),

June 15, 1979 – October 22, 1979

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Four Guardian Kings from Kamakura Period

View a rare set of 4 polychromed wood statues representing the guardians of the four cardinal directions from a Buddhist shrine.

February 1, 1979 – November 1, 1979

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Armenian Manuscripts

View early Christian manuscripts from the Freer's collection, including 6 Gospels, a hymnal, and a Psalter.

January 1, 1980 – January 31, 1980

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Japanese Lacquer

See approximately 60 lacquer objects--including writing boxes, cabinets, seal cases, and containers--that illustrate 11 centuries of lacquer-making techniques.

January 1, 1980 – March 1, 1980

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Japanese Prints ("Surimono" Genre)

See 10 "Surimono," miniature genre prints and poems that are the focal point of 24 works.

January 25, 1980 – April 15, 1980

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery