One of the world’s most important holdings of Asian and American art is now online, giving anyone with an Internet connection unprecedented access to the entire collection of the Arthur M. Sackler and Freer Galleries of Art.
American Museum First to Digitize Entire Collection
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Young people from around the world dance with a nun at the market square in Krakow, Poland, ahead of the official opening of the World Youth Day, with the participation of Pope Francis.
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Beaker made of stone-paste, painted under glaze, ceramic piece from Kashan, Iran, Saljuq period (1037 - 1300).
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Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room, U.S. artist James McNeill Whistler, 1834-1903, oil paint and gold leaf on canvas, leather and wood.
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Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room, U.S. artist James McNeill Whistler, 1834-1903, oil paint and gold leaf on canvas, leather and wood.