Freer Gallery of Art
Good to know
- Best time to go
- April–June, September–October
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- wheelchair-accessible
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
The Freer Gallery, opened in 1923, was the Smithsonian's first fine-arts museum and forms half of the National Museum of Asian Art. Founded on Charles Lang Freer's gift of Asian and American art, it is famous for the Peacock Room, a lavishly painted dining interior by James McNeill Whistler moved here intact. Galleries arranged around a serene courtyard display Chinese bronzes, Japanese screens, Korean ceramics, and Buddhist sculpture. The Italian Renaissance-style building's calm proportions suit its emphasis on contemplative viewing.
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