Freer Gallery of Art

Part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, the permanent collection at the Freer Gallery of Art focuses on Asian Art.

It remains reputed as a premier museum displaying and representing Asian art in the whole country. Constituted with more than 25,000 artworks like Japanese ink drawings and Buddhist sculptures hailing from the Neolithic to the Modern era, the collection here at the Freer Gallery of Art is a diverse palette. Famous for its iconic Peacock Room, the museum is a must-visit and a unique experience on a trip to Washington DC. The Peacock Room by James McNeill Whistler presents a beautiful harmony in blue and gold and becomes a centerpiece and a key highlight of the entire collection. Among all the other art galleries in Washington DC, the Freer Gallery of Art is the only place to have an intercultural dialogue with the Asian culture through the varied collection of Korean pottery, porcelain, Egyptian stone sculpture, Chinese paintings, and Persian manuscripts.