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| Established | 1987 |
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| Location | 1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington, D.C., DC 20560, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 38°53′17″N 77°01′35″W / 38.88796°N 77.02644°W |
| Director | Chase F. Robinson |
| Public transit access |     Smithsonian |
| Website | www |
The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is an art museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., focusing on Asian art. The Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art together form the National Museum of Asian Art in the United States.[1] The Freer and Sackler galleries house the largest Asian art research library in the country.
Founded in 1982, the Gallery is named after Arthur M. Sackler, who donated approximately 1,000 objects and $4 million to the building of the museum. Located on the south side of the National Mall, and being physically connected to the Freer Gallery of Art, 96% of the museum is located underground below the Enid A. Haupt Garden.
In 2018 the gallery was the target of protesters accusing the Sackler family of being a key contributor to the opioid epidemic in the United States.[2]
- ^ "Freer/Sackler rebrands its identity as the National Museum of Asian Art". The Art Newspaper – International art news and events. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ McGlone, Peggy (April 26, 2018). "'Shame on Sackler': Anti-opioid activists call out late Smithsonian donor at his namesake museum". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 15, 2019.