Venue
National Museum of Asian Art
Mostly Museums & Galleries and Film.
National Museum of Asian Art, 1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC. 35 upcoming events, mostly Museums & Galleries and Film. Dates, times and details on AskAlice.
Upcoming here
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Tour | Art & Architecture
Explore the architecture of the National Mall’s first art museum on this tour of the National Museum of Asian Art's Freer Gallery. Look closely at the West Building’s plaza, lobby, and inner courtyar…
2:00PM
2:00 PM
Tour | From the Louvre
In From the Louvre: Masterpieces of Islamic Art , you can admire remarkable artworks created between the seventh and nineteenth centuries from a vast geographic area extending from Spain to India. Th…
11:00AM
11:00 AM
Sketch & Discover Tour
Join docent Sushmita Mazumdar every first Sunday of the month as she guides you to use pencil and paper to consider the unique ideas and expressions of Asian artists from various traditions spanning…
2:00PM
2:00 PM
Tour | From the Louvre
In From the Louvre: Masterpieces of Islamic Art , you can admire remarkable artworks created between the seventh and nineteenth centuries from a vast geographic area extending from Spain to India. Th…
2:15PM
2:15 PM
Tour | The Peacock Room at 150
Learn how a dining room built in London 150 years ago has become one of the most famous artworks in the United States today. This free guided tour closely examines American artist James McNeill Whist…
2:15PM
2:15 PM
Tour | The Peacock Room at 150
Learn how a dining room built in London 150 years ago has become one of the most famous artworks in the United States today. This free guided tour closely examines American artist James McNeill Whist…
2:00PM
2:00 PM
Tour | From the Louvre
In From the Louvre: Masterpieces of Islamic Art , you can admire remarkable artworks created between the seventh and nineteenth centuries from a vast geographic area extending from Spain to India. Th…
2:15PM
2:15 PM
Tour | The Peacock Room at 150
Learn how a dining room built in London 150 years ago has become one of the most famous artworks in the United States today. This free guided tour closely examines American artist James McNeill Whist…
5:00PM
5:00 PM
Asia After Dark | Diwali Festival
Celebrate Diwali , the festival of lights, with an evening of food, music, dance, and activities! Learn how different regions celebrate this Hindu holiday, create crafts to take home, and see the mus…
6:00PM
6:00 PM
Conservation Cart Talk | Art in a New Light
Celebrate Diwali , the Hindu festival of lights, by exploring how light can reveal new perspectives on art. Join conservation scientist Matthew Clarke to discover how X-ray, infrared, and other forms…
5:00PM
5:00 PM
Family Fun | Diwali
Bring the whole family to celebrate Diwali , the Hindu festival of lights. Make crafts, listen to stories, participate in a scavenger hunt, and learn how we protect light-sensitive art. Image credit:…
2:15PM
2:15 PM
Tour | The Peacock Room at 150
Learn how a dining room built in London 150 years ago has become one of the most famous artworks in the United States today. This free guided tour closely examines American artist James McNeill Whist…
7:30PM
7:30 PM
Eunbi Kim
Seating is limited. Reserve your seat in advance to pick where you sit ($6 fee per order). Join the standby line for remaining seats on the day of the concert, free of charge.
Pianist Eunbi Kim’s so…
3:00PM
3:00 PM
Conservation Cart Talk | Preparing Art for Display
The same techniques museums use to care for artwork can help protect treasured items at home. Join paper conservator Kesha Talbert for a behind-the-scenes look at how conservators prepare works on pa…
7:00PM
7:00 PM
Destiny
Part melodrama, part musical extravaganza, and part plea for religious tolerance, this film by the celebrated Egyptian director Youssef Chahine is the story of the medieval philosopher Ibn-Rashd (kno…
2:00PM
2:00 PM
Curator Tour | Melted into the Sun
Join curator Carol Huh for a tour of Saodat Ismailova: Melted into the Sun . This exhibition presents film and installation artist Saodat Ismailova’s work, grounded in Central Asia’s complex historie…
3:00PM
3:00 PM
First Light
Followed by a conversation with director James J. Robinson and a reception featuring Australian wine and snacks from the Philippines!
This screening is copresented with the Embassy of the Philippine…
2:00PM
2:00 PM
Late Autumn (Ozu, 1960)
This portrait of family love and conflict centers on Ayako, a young woman who resists marriage because she does not want to leave her widowed mother alone. Three friends of the late husband seek to f…
12:00PM
12:00 PM
Peacock Room Shutters Open
Third Thursday of every month. Free, no registration required. See the Peacock Room in a whole new light! Please join us for a beloved NMAA tradition: our third Thursday opening of the Peacock Room s…
11:00AM
11:00 AM
Curator Tour (In French) | From the Louvre
Découvrez des chefs-d’œuvre des arts de l’islam dans les collections du musée du Louvre lors de cette visite guidée exclusive en français avec le commissaire de l‘exposition Simon Rettig.
Pour la pr…
6:00PM
6:00 PM
Fashion Show with MOJA Design Studio
MOJA Design Studio’s 2026 fashion collection is inspired by Nut, the ancient Egyptian goddess of the sky, and reimagines her celestial realm as a symbol of protection, resilience, and renewal. Throug…
2:00PM
2:00 PM
The Thief of Bagdad
Live Musical Accompaniment by Andrew Simpson
Watch the Trailer
Inspired by The Thousand and One Nights , Raoul Walsh’s The Thief of Bagdad is a spectacular accomplishment of production design and s…
12:00PM
12:00 PM
Curator Tour | Woven and Cast
Join Curator Jan Stuart for unique insights into the exhibition Woven and Cast , which connects two sets of media, cultures, and time periods: Chinese textiles of the Ming and Qing dynasties and cont…
7:00PM
7:00 PM
The Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One
Watch the Trailer
We conclude our series Beyond Aladdin: The Thousand and One Nights on Film with Portuguese filmmaker Miguel Gomes’s ambitious trilogy that transports the tales’ narrator, Scheheraz…
2:00PM
2:00 PM
The Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One
Watch the Trailer
We conclude our series Beyond Aladdin: The Thousand and One Nights on Film with Portuguese filmmaker Miguel Gomes’s ambitious trilogy that transports the tales’ narrator, Scheheraz…
11:00AM
11:00 AM
Sketch & Discover Tour
Join docent Sushmita Mazumdar every first Sunday of the month as she guides you to use pencil and paper to consider the unique ideas and expressions of Asian artists from various traditions spanning…
2:00PM
2:00 PM
The Arabian Nights: Volume 3, The Enchanted One
Watch the Trailer
We conclude our series Beyond Aladdin: The Thousand and One Nights on Film with Portuguese filmmaker Miguel Gomes’s ambitious trilogy that transports the tales’ narrator, Scheheraz…
12:00PM
12:00 PM
Curator Tour | Treasures of Chinese Art
Join curator Jan Stuart on a tour of ceramics and paintings from China's last dynasties, the Ming and Qing (14th to early 20th century). The imperial court and the scholar class were major patrons an…
2:00PM
2:00 PM
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
In this World War II drama, a mysterious British officer interned by the Japanese as a prisoner of war catches the interest of the camp commander. Meanwhile, another POW who can speak both languages…
11:00AM
11:00 AM
Curator Tour (In French) | From the Louvre
Découvrez des chefs-d’œuvre des arts de l’islam dans les collections du musée du Louvre lors de cette visite guidée exclusive en français avec le commissaire de l‘exposition Simon Rettig.
Pour la pr…
12:00PM
12:00 PM
Peacock Room Shutters Open
Third Thursday of every month. Free, no registration required. See the Peacock Room in a whole new light! Please join us for a beloved NMAA tradition: our third Thursday opening of the Peacock Room s…
11:00AM
11:00 AM
Curator Tour (In French) | From the Louvre
Découvrez des chefs-d’œuvre des arts de l’islam dans les collections du musée du Louvre lors de cette visite guidée exclusive en français avec le commissaire de l‘exposition Simon Rettig.
Pour la pr…
11:00AM
11:00 AM
Curator Tour (In French) | From the Louvre
Découvrez des chefs-d’œuvre des arts de l’islam dans les collections du musée du Louvre lors de cette visite guidée exclusive en français avec le commissaire de l‘exposition Simon Rettig.
Pour la pr…
12:00PM
12:00 PM
Peacock Room Shutters Open
Third Thursday of every month.
Free, no registration required.
See the Peacock Room in a whole new light! Please join us for a beloved NMAA tradition: our third Thursday opening of the Peacock Room…
12:00PM
12:00 PM
Peacock Room Shutters Open
Third Thursday of every month.
Free, no registration required.
See the Peacock Room in a whole new light! Please join us for a beloved NMAA tradition: our third Thursday opening of the Peacock Room…