The Smithsonian Institution's Freer and Sackler museums of Asian art reopened Oct. 15, after being closed for renovations. The IlluminAsia Festival was a celebration of the reopening featuring art, food and performances.
Scenes from Washington's IlluminAsia Festival
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A fruit display in a crafts tent. (K. Iyer/VOA)
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Artist and designer Cita Sadeli works on a live painting. The piece she is working on blends the styles of contemporary urban women and ornamentation found on dancers in Java, Indonesia, where Sadeli’s family is from. (T. Hart/VOA)
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A girl watches ceramicist Abdul Matin Malekzadah demonstrate his craft. (Y. Jung/VOA)
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Two instructors demonstrate how to make Balinese traditional decoration for participants at the Janur Workshop, hosted by Embassy of Indonesia. (Y. Jung/VOA)