Freer Gallery of Art, Art museum at National Mall, Washington DC, United States
The Freer Gallery of Art exhibits over 26,000 Asian art pieces including ceramics, textiles, ink paintings within a neoclassical granite building.
Charles Lang Freer, a Detroit train car manufacturer, established the museum in 1923 to house his private collection of Asian and American art.
The museum maintains collections of Chinese paintings, Korean pottery, Japanese screens, Persian manuscripts, Indian art, and Buddhist sculptures from multiple Asian regions.
The Freer Gallery provides free admission and receives 389,000 visitors annually, offering educational programs and specialized tours throughout the museum complex.
The Peacock Room, purchased in 1904, remains an intact London dining room with decorative paintings created by James McNeill Whistler during 1876.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Inception: 1923
Founders: Charles Lang Freer
Architects: Charles A. Platt
Operator: Smithsonian Institution
Part of: National Museum of Asian Art
Phone: +1(202)6331000
Website: https://asia.si.edu
GPS coordinates: 38.88833,-77.02750
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:55
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