Curator Tour | From the Louvre

Name: Curator Tour | From the Louvre
Start: 2026-10-10T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-10T15:00:00-04:00
Location: National Museum of Asian Art - East Building (Arthur M. Sackler Gallery), Galleries 23 and 24

Schedule

Sat Oct 10 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

National Museum of Asian Art - East Building (Arthur M. Sackler Gallery), Galleries 23 and 24 | Washington, DC

Learn about masterpieces of Islamic art from the Louvre Museum in this exclusive tour with curator Simon Rettig.
About this Event

For the first time ever, an exceptional selection of masterpieces is crossing the Atlantic and coming to the United States. In , you can admire remarkable artworks created between the seventh and nineteenth centuries from a vast geographic area that extends from Spain to India. In these exclusive tours, curator Simon Rettig shares the extraordinary journeys these works took and explains how they were invested with power and meaning along the way.

Please meet at gallery 23 for the tour. We recommend you register in advance.

Image: ©️ GrandPalaisRmn (musée du Louvre) / Mathieu Rabeau

Where is it happening?

National Museum of Asian Art - East Building (Arthur M. Sackler Gallery), Galleries 23 and 24, 1050 Independence Avenue Southwest, Washington, United States

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