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The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is a gallery
Art gallery

An art gallery or art museum is a space for the art exhibition, usually visual art. Paintings are the most commonly displayed art objects; however, sculpture, photographs, illustrations, installation art and objects from the applied arts may also be shown....
 of Asian art located in Washington, DC, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, part of the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its Financial endowment, contributions, and profits from its shops and its magazine....
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The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is a gallery
Art gallery

An art gallery or art museum is a space for the art exhibition, usually visual art. Paintings are the most commonly displayed art objects; however, sculpture, photographs, illustrations, installation art and objects from the applied arts may also be shown....
 of Asian art located in Washington, DC, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, part of the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its Financial endowment, contributions, and profits from its shops and its magazine....
. The Sackler is one of two galleries of the National Museum of Asian Art, the other being the Freer Gallery.

The gallery is located on the National Mall
National Mall

The National Mall is an open-area national park in downtown Washington, D.C., the Capital of the United States. Officially termed by the National Park Service the National Mall & Memorial Parks, the term commonly includes the areas that are officially part of West Potomac Park and Constitution Gardens to the west, and often is taken to...
 (in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
), directly behind the Smithsonian Castle
Smithsonian Institution Building

The Smithsonian Institution Building, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. behind the National Museum of African Art, houses the Smithsonian Institution's administrative offices and information center....
. Its main spaces are underground, and connects to both the Freer and the National Museum of African Art
National Museum of African Art

The National Museum of African Art is a museum that is part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.. Located on the National Mall, the museum specializes in African art and Culture of Africa....
. The Sackler's main entrance is situated off of the gardens of the Smithsonian Castle along Independence Avenue
Independence Avenue

In Washington, D.C., Independence Avenue is a major east-west street running just south of the United States Capitol in the city's Washington, D.C....
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  • Arthur M. Sackler
    Arthur M. Sackler

    Arthur M. Sackler was an American psychiatrist, entrepreneur and philanthropist.He attended New York University School of Medicine and graduated with an M.D....
  • Arthur M. Sackler Museum
    Arthur M. Sackler Museum

    The Arthur M. Sackler Museum is one of the Harvard University Art Museums. Located on Broadway in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it holds collections in Classical, Islamic, Asian art; including a notable collection of archaic Chinese jades and Japanese surimono....
     at Harvard University
    Harvard University

    Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher learning in the United States....
     in Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Cambridge is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England....


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