Curator Tour | Of the Hills

Name: Curator Tour | Of the Hills
Start: 2026-04-24T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-07-25T10:15:00-04:00
Location: National Museum of Asian Art - East Building (Arthur M. Sackler Gallery), Galleries 23 and 24

Schedule

Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Sat, 25 Jul, 2026 at 10:15 am

UTC-04:00

Location

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

Join curator Debra Diamond as she reveals how Pahari painting emerged and developed over two hundred years.
About this Event

In this tour exploring , curator Debra Diamond reveals how Pahari painting emerged and developed over two hundred years from circa 1620 to 1830.

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

Image: Attributed to Nainsukh (act. ca. 1710–78); The Poet Sundar Das Before Emperor Shah Jahan, folio from a Sundar Shringar; India, Himachal Pradesh state, Guler, ca. 1750–60; painting; opaque watercolor and gold on paper; National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Purchase from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F2017.13.4

Image Alt Text: Painting of four men, one with a lute, standing before a crowned man on a low chair with a bolster, attendants behind him.

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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