Curator Tour | Celebrating the Persian New Year

Wed Mar 19 2025 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm UTC-04:00

National Museum of Asian Art - West Building (Freer Gallery), gallery 3 | Washington

Freer and Sackler Galleries
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Curator Tour | Celebrating the Persian New Year
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Join a special Nowruz curator tour of Engaging the Senses: Arts of the Islamic World.
About this Event

Celebrate Nowruz by joining curator Massumeh Farhad on a tour of . Nowruz, the Persian New Year, marks the spring equinox and is celebrated by people in many regions represented in this exhibition. As the spring begins to reawaken our senses, learn how diverse artistic traditions addressed sound, sight, taste, touch, and smell.

Please meet at the entrance to gallery 3 for the tour. We recommend you register in advance.

Image: Plate, Shamsuddin al-Hasani Abu Zayd, Iran, December 1210 (AH Jumadi II 607), stone-paste painted over glaze with luster, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1941.11

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National Museum of Asian Art - West Building (Freer Gallery), gallery 3, 1050 Independence Avenue Southwest, Washington, United States

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