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THE BASICS HOURS: 10 to 5:30; closed December 25. ADDRESS: 1050 Independence Ave., SW PHONE: 202.633.1000 (voice/tape) 202.633-5285 (TTY) WEB: asia.si.edu goSmithsonian.com METRO: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery M metro ● ● Smithsonian (ORANGE AND BLUE LINES) ® Housed in a unique underground building, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery maintains a collection of Asian art from the ancient to the contemporary. The gallery opened in 1987 with a gift of nearly 1,000 artworks from collector Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987). See Xu Bing’s Monkeys Grasping for the Moon, a suspended sculpture spanning all four levels of the Sackler Gallery. TIPS • Free tours begin Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 12:15, Saturday and Sunday at 1:15 except holidays; meet at the information desk, subject to docent availability. Reservations are required for groups of ten or more, foreign language tours and sign-language interpreters; call 202-633-1012 or e-mail asiatours@si.edu. • For families with children, visit the “ImaginAsia” hands-on activities classroom located on Level 2; call 202-633-1000 for a schedule of events. EXHIBITIONS “A Shogun’s Wedding: Princess Atsuhime’s Palanquin” (March 21- April 9) The Japanese ceremonial palanquin created in 1856 for the wedding procession of Atsuhime when she married Tokugawa Iesada. A porcelain bowl by Japanese contemporary artist Shindo Susumu is on view by the Sackler’s Level 3 reflecting pool. “The Tale of Shuten Doji” Works of art illustrating a popular Japanese tale of the conquest of the monster Shuten Doji. “The Tsars and the East: Gifts From Turkey and Iran in the Moscow Kremlin” (opens May 9) Rarely seen arms and armor, bejeweled vessels and regalia offered as lavish gifts and tributes by the Ottomans and Safavids to the Russian tsars. goSmithsonian.com 48 ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY; GIFT OF THE JAPAN FOUNDATION, SACKLER GALLERY http://www.asia.si.edu http://www.goSmithsonian.com http://www.goSmithsonian.com Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of goSmithsonian - February 2009goSmithsonian - February 2009ContentsVisitor InformationFolklife FestivalSmithsonian Institution Building—The CastleThe S. Dillon Ripley International GalleryDiscovery Theater, SITESDining GuideDonald W. Reynolds CenterNational Portrait GallerySmithsonian American Art MuseumNational Air and Space MuseumThe National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy CenterNational Museum of American HistoryMap of the National MallNational Museum of Natural HistoryNational Museum of the American IndianArthur M. Sackler Gallery/Asian ArtFreer Gallery of Art/Asian and American ArtHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden/Contemporary and Modern ArtNational Museum of African ArtRenwick Gallery/American ArtNational Postal MuseumAnacostia Community MuseumNational Zoological ParkgoSmithsonian - February 2009goSmithsonian - February 2009 - goSmithsonian - February 2009 (Page Cover1)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - goSmithsonian - February 2009 (Page Cover2)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - goSmithsonian - February 2009 (Page 1)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Contents (Page 2)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Contents (Page 3)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Folklife Festival (Page 4)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Discovery Theater, SITES (Page 5)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Dining Guide (Page 6)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Dining Guide (Page 7)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Donald W. Reynolds Center (Page 8)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Portrait Gallery (Page 9)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Smithsonian American Art Museum (Page 10)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Smithsonian American Art Museum (Page 11)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Smithsonian American Art Museum (Page 12)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Smithsonian American Art Museum (Page 13)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Air and Space Museum (Page 14)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Air and Space Museum (Page 15)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Air and Space Museum (Page 15a)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Air and Space Museum (Page 15b)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Air and Space Museum (Page 16)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Air and Space Museum (Page 17)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Air and Space Museum (Page 18)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Air and Space Museum (Page 19)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Page 20)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Page 21)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Page 22)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Page 23)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Page 24)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Page 25)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of American History (Page 26)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of American History (Page 27)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of American History (Page 28)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of American History (Page 29)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of American History (Page 30)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of American History (Page 31)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Map of the National Mall (Page 32)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Map of the National Mall (Page 33)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Map of the National Mall (Page 34)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Map of the National Mall (Page 35)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of Natural History (Page 36)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of Natural History (Page 37)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of Natural History (Page 38)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of Natural History (Page 39)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of Natural History (Page 40)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of Natural History (Page 41)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of Natural History (Page 42)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of Natural History (Page 43)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of the American Indian (Page 44)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of the American Indian (Page 45)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of the American Indian (Page 46)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of the American Indian (Page 47)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Asian Art (Page 48)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Asian Art (Page 49)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Freer Gallery of Art/Asian and American Art (Page 50)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Freer Gallery of Art/Asian and American Art (Page 51)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Freer Gallery of Art/Asian and American Art (Page 52)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden/Contemporary and Modern Art (Page 53)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden/Contemporary and Modern Art (Page 54)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden/Contemporary and Modern Art (Page 55)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of African Art (Page 56)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Museum of African Art (Page 57)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Renwick Gallery/American Art (Page 58)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Renwick Gallery/American Art (Page 59)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Postal Museum (Page 60)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Postal Museum (Page 61)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Postal Museum (Page 62)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Postal Museum (Page 63)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Postal Museum (Page 64)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - Anacostia Community Museum (Page Cover3)goSmithsonian - February 2009 - National Zoological Park (Page Cover4)http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com

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