About this Event
Join curator Diana Greenwold for an exclusive tour of , an exhibition that tells the story of a bold experiment in art and design that still shapes our galleries today. Artists, architects, and designers transformed museum founder Charles Lang Freer’s Detroit home to display art in new ways. Learn how Freer’s collaborators harmonized frames, lighting, walls, windows, and even furniture to showcase masterpieces of American and Asian art.
Please meet at gallery 8 for the tour. We recommend you register in advance.
Image: Dwight William Tryon (1849–1925); Winter; United States, 1893; oil on canvas; National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1893.17a–b
Image Alt Text: Framed painting of wide landscape of snow-covered plain at dusk with leafless trees and brush in distance.
Event venue & nearby stays
National Museum of Asian Art - West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 8, 1050 Independence Avenue Southwest, Washington, United States
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