Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

museum, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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History

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution museum located on the Mall in Washington, D.C., noted for its collection of Asian art. The foundation of the gallery’s collection was a donation of approximately 1,000 works owned by Arthur M. Sackler, a New York City psychiatrist who also contributed $4 million toward the construction of the building. The Sackler Gallery was opened in 1987. In 2019 the museum, along with the Freer Gallery of Art, became collectively...