How do “hinges” keep artworks stable in frames and while in storage?

Today, join Welch Conservator in Training Valeria Pesce to explore how our conservators hinge works of art! s.si.edu/3JEllLT

In Japanese culture, the line between the real world and the supernatural one is a thin one!

Explore 'Japan After Dark,' part of our special exhibition 'Staging the Supernatural,' which brings ghostly stories to life: s.si.edu/49EUolO

Happy Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 🌏💃🏽 #AANHPI

گوشه‌ای از ترمیم نسخه‌ی ۷۰۰ ساله‌ی شاهنامه در 'موزه‌ی ملّیِ هنر آسیایی' در آمریکا.

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🌘🌙🌒 veryyyy cool festival at the mall today!!! National Air and Space Museum NASA NOAA U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory | NRAO loved all the info and activities, including some fun sunlight trivia with Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art 💕😊

Some art from Pre-Islamic Yemen on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art! Yemen has been a major center of trade since at least 1000BC and in Late Antiquity developed several notable unique Jewish and Christian traditions!

what painter or patron had in their mind while painting this? Cooking scene, 1870s to 1900 Painting from Rajasthan Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art
In Rajputana each riyasat/thikana has their traditional recipe/dishes food items, few royals introduced in their kitchen
often 3 rosoda were there?

#saraswatipuja #Saraswati c.1680-1700 Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art

Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art taught our #ntoy24 small-group the art of “slow observation.” Gaining appreciation and new perspective takes time. Thank you for allowing our group to experience that. #NTOY24 #INTOY24 @ccsso

We won the People's Voice Webby Award for cultural institution websites! Use #Webbys to follow the award celebrations.

For Mother’s Day, we are celebrating mothers and the important role they play.

This beautiful faience bowl from Egypt, dating to the New Kingdom (ca. 1550–1070 BCE), is decorated with the head of the goddess Hathor, who is often depicted wearing a headdress with cow horns.

Shan shui, often understood in Western cultures as Chinese landscape painting, is the highest form of art in traditional Chinese culture. 🖼️: Bada Shanren (1626-1705) 📷: Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, bequest from the collection of Wang Fangyu and Sum Wai, F1998.55.3. #CulturalVitality #Shanshui

#IlluminAsia is our annual celebration of Asian arts and cultures.

Join us May 10-12 to honor #SmithsonianAANHPI Month with free programs for all ages--live performances, self-care activities, origami art, and more. Refreshments available for purchase: s.si.edu/3xDUXyZ

It’s a rosy morning in the Enid A. Haupt Garden! Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’ is a thornless climbing rose. It has double yellow flowers that have a light fragrance. Lady Banks Rose can be found on the west side of the garden near the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art museum. 🌹💛

Mughal Paintings that were part of Nadir Shah's loot in 1739.

1. Shahjahan entering his palace in Burhanpur.
By Abid, 1630-1631.
2. Aurangzeb in a Shaft of Light.
By Hunhar, ca. 1660.

Both currently at Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art .

Caprice in Purple and Gold: The Golden Screen (1864)

by James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art

Ambassador Fagin and panelists examined risks to cultural heritage through the prism of repatriated #Yemeni artifacts at a thought-provoking debate organised by the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art. The event's theme was museums and cultural heritage, with recent heritage artefact repatriations to

Thank you Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art Smithsonian & #ChaseRobinson for inviting Aliph to a panel discussion & a 2 day meeting in #WDC on cultural heritage protection & conflict areas. An issue which must be part of #HumanitarianAid & #peacebuilding ! #Bokova #Kurin #Weiss

From happy hour to author talks and sound baths, the Smithsonian is celebrating #AANHPIHeritageMonth with a number of events starting tomorrow! This year’s theme focuses on mental health.

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