Overview of the Collection
Smithsonian Institution Archives,
Washington, D.C.,
osiaref@si.edu
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Department of Education
SI Records
Program Files
1985-2014
7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
Accession 17-089
English
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-089, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Department of Education, Program Files
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records documenting the planning and development of educational activities, workshops, special events, and other educational programs at
the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. In approximately 2007, the department was renamed Education and Public Programs, but it reverted back to the Department
of Education in 2014. Materials include exhibition and teacher's guides; pamphlets and brochures; audio and video recordings; photographs; correspondence and memoranda; meeting
agendas and notes; project evaluations; attendance statistics; proposals; clippings; and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.
Use Restriction
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2030; Transferring office; 10/05/2001 memorandum, Alers to Hennessey; Contact reference staff for details.
Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Name
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
Freer Gallery of Art
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Education and Public Programs
Subject
Art museums
Art, Asian
Special events
Museums -- Public relations
Museums -- Educational aspects
Museum exhibits
Performances
Teachers’ workshops
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Brochures
Clippings
Pamphlets
Manuscripts
Digital versatile discs
Electronic records
Floppy disks
Compact discs
Color transparencies
Color photographs
Audiotapes
Box 1
Box 1 of 7
Exhibition and Workshop Files, undated (electronic records)
Box 1 of 7
Interviews, undated (3 audiocassettes)
Box 1 of 7
Project Evaluation Reports, 2004-2011
Box 1 of 7
Nowruz Celebration File, 2011, 2013
Box 1 of 7
Docent Council Meeting Agendas and Notes, 2006-2010
Box 1 of 7
Docent Finances, 1988-1992
Box 1 of 7
Campus Master Plan, Steering Committee Meeting 2, June 26, 2013
Box 1 of 7
Area Program Meeting Minutes and Notes, 2010
Box 1 of 7
"Letter for Drawing," undated (electronic records)
Box 1 of 7
Smithsonian Educators Roundtable Cart Discussion, March 3, 2011
Box 1 of 7
Evaluation Reflection Retreat, October 4, 2011
Box 1 of 7
"Learning Through Objects: Museums and Young Children," March 29-30, 2011
Box 1 of 7
Museums and the Web, March 22-25, 2006
Box 1 of 7
National Art Education Association (NAEA) Convention, March 3, 2005
Box 1 of 7
National Rural Education Technology Summit, July 21, 2010
Box 1 of 7
National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) Conference, 2004
Box 1 of 7
New York City Museum Educators Roundtable (NYCMER) Annual Conference, May 23, 2005
Box 1 of 7
Iranian Art Institute, 2011-2012 (includes electronic records)
Box 1 of 7
Education Department Strategic Plan, Meeting Agendas and Notes, 2006-2007
Box 1 of 7
District of Columbia Writers Corps, 2007-2008
Box 1 of 7
"America Meets Asia," Visitor Study Report, March 1996
Box 1 of 7
Oakman, Sarah, Audience Evaluation, Summer 2006 (electronic records)
Box 1 of 7
"Rumi at 800: A Sufi Celebration," October 27, 2007
Box 1 of 7
Peacock Room, Budget, 2005
Box 1 of 7
Weekly Reports, 2000
Box 1 of 7
Department Statistics, 2000
Box 1 of 7
Turning the Page, Correspondence and Notes, 2002-2004
Box 1 of 7
National Outreach, 2003-2004
Box 1 of 7
Mosaic Foundation, Correspondence, 2003
Box 1 of 7
"Music in the Age of Confucius," 2000
Box 1 of 7
"Arts of the Islamic World," Funding, undated
Box 1 of 7
"India through Your Lens," 2000
Box 1 of 7
Exhibition Schedule, 2001
Box 1 of 7
"Recording Persepolis," undated
Box 1 of 7
Exhibition Reviews, 2000
Box 1 of 7
Exhibition Brochures, 2000
Box 1 of 7
"The Art of Chola Bronzes," 1999-2002
Box 1 of 7
"Visual Poetry," 2001-2002
Box 1 of 7
"A Way Into India: Photographs by Raghubir Singh," 2002-2003
Box 1 of 7
Hamza, 2001
Box 1 of 7
"Forgotten Fragments from the Silk Road: Central Asian Buddhist Murals in Context," Notes, 2000
Box 1 of 7
"China: Fifty Years inside the Peoples Republic," 1999
Box 2
Box 2 of 7
Exhibition Reviews, 1998-2003
Box 2 of 7
Asian Stories in America (ASIAN), Correspondence, 1999-2002
Box 2 of 7
Collections Notes, 2000
Box 2 of 7
"Cave as Canvas," Exhibition Mock-up, 2001
Box 2 of 7
Conservancy for Tibetan Art and Culture, Correspondence, 1998-2000
Box 2 of 7
Himalayas, 2002-2003
Box 2 of 7
Executive Committee Meeting Agendas and Notes, 2009
Box 2 of 7
"Style and Status: Imperial Costumes from Ottoman Turkey," Flyer, 2006
Box 2 of 7
Gallery 19 Installation Plan, 2008
Box 2 of 7
"Echoes of the Past," Touchscreen Storyboards, July 2009
Box 2 of 7
Lectures and Symposia, 2000
Box 2 of 7
"Devi: The Great Goddess," Website Development, 1998-1999
Box 2 of 7
"Devi: The Great Goddess," Permissions, 1998-1999
Box 2 of 7
Exhibition Review Procedures, 1998
Box 2 of 7
Exhibition Policies, 1988-1995
Box 2 of 7
Curatorial Point-of-View Talks, 1993-1999
Box 2 of 7
Curatorial Memoranda, 1997-1998
Box 2 of 7
Romanization System, 1990-1991
Box 2 of 7
Children's Book Project, Correspondence, 1999
Box 2 of 7
Multi-lingual Text, Correspondence, 1989, 1992, 1997-1998
Box 2 of 7
Administration/Staff Organization, 1994, 1997-1998
Box 2 of 7
Visiting Committees, 1996-1997
Box 2 of 7
Freer History, 1991
Box 2 of 7
Knowledge and Access, Proposal, 1987-1989 (includes electronic records)
Box 2 of 7
Knowledge and Access, Dialogue with Asian American Communities, September 22, 1988
Box 2 of 7
Knowledge and Access, Follow-up, November 5, 1990
Box 2 of 7
Smithsonian Women's Committee, 1988-1997 (2 folders)
Box 2 of 7
Incoming Memoranda, 1995-1999
Box 2 of 7
Education at the Smithsonian Institution (SI), 1990-1993
Box 2 of 7
Education Mission Statements at SI, 1992-1994
Box 2 of 7
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Education and Public Service (OASEPS), Awards, 1993-1994
Box 2 of 7
Education Programs Inventory, 1990-1991
Box 2 of 7
Geographic Journey, 1993-1994
Box 2 of 7
Hokusai Exhibition Brochure, 2006
Box 2 of 7
Excellence and Equity Report, 1992
Box 2 of 7
American Association of Museums (AAM), Questionnaire, 1989
Box 2 of 7
Attendance Figures, 1990
Box 2 of 7
Attendance Figures, 1991
Box 2 of 7
Attendance Figures, 1992
Box 2 of 7
Attendance Figures, 1993
Box 2 of 7
Attendance Figures, 1994
Box 2 of 7
Attendance Figures, 1995
Box 2 of 7
Attendance Figures, 1996
Box 2 of 7
Attendance Figures, 1997
Box 2 of 7
Attendance Figures, 1998
Box 2 of 7
Attendance Figures, 1999
Box 3
Box 3 of 7
Annual Report, 1989
Box 3 of 7
Annual Report, 1990
Box 3 of 7
Annual Report, 1993
Box 3 of 7
Annual Report, 1994
Box 3 of 7
Annual Report, FY 1995
Box 3 of 7
Annual Report, FY 1996
Box 3 of 7
Education Department Collaboration, FY 1995
Box 3 of 7
"Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur," Notes, 2008-2009
Box 3 of 7
Clippings, 1999
Box 3 of 7
Correspondence, 1996-1998
Box 3 of 7
Friends of Asian Arts, 1993-1994, 1998 (includes electronic records)
Box 3 of 7
Foundation for Iranian Studies, Correspondence, 1988-1989
Box 3 of 7
ImaginAsia Program Guides, 2000-2001
Box 3 of 7
ImaginAsia, Notes, 1992-1993, 1998-1999
Box 3 of 7
Family Programming, 2000
Box 3 of 7
"Devi: The Great Goddess," Education Opportunity Fund Grant, 1999
Box 3 of 7
Floor Plans, 1989-1994
Box 3 of 7
Project Zero, 2005
Box 3 of 7
The Princess and the Peacocks, 1993
Box 3 of 7
Hyperion Asian Art Series for Children, 1993-1994
Box 3 of 7
Children's Books, 1991, 1996
Box 3 of 7
Film - World's Fair, Notes, 2006
Box 3 of 7
Articulations 2007: Sandman, Alison, 2007 (includes electronic records)
Box 3 of 7
Articulations 2007: Fang, Linda, 2007 (includes electronic records)
Box 3 of 7
Articulations 2007: Grasping Place, 2007
Box 3 of 7
Articulations 2007: Development, 2007
Box 3 of 7
Articulations 2007: Possible Guests, 2007
Box 3 of 7
Articulations 2007: Reviews, 2007
Box 3 of 7
Articulations 2008, Notes, 2007
Box 3 of 7
Articulations 2008: Behl, Benoy K., 2007
Box 3 of 7
Reflections of Articulations, 2008
Box 3 of 7
Articulations 2009: Japanese Art, 2008-2009
Box 3 of 7
Articulations 2009: Golden Seams, 2009
Box 3 of 7
Articulations 2009: Korean Architecture, 2008-2009
Box 3 of 7
Articulations 2009, Notes, 2009
Box 3 of 7
Articulations 2010, 2009-2010
Box 3 of 7
Adult Workshop Planning, 2010
Box 3 of 7
Sewanee University, 2005
Box 3 of 7
Crafting My Legacy, Workshop, 2011
Box 3 of 7
Hopes for the Future, Workshop, undated
Box 3 of 7
Four Seasons, Adult Programs, 2010
Box 3 of 7
"Challenging the Past: The Paintings of Chang Dai-chen," Educators Guide, 1992
Box 3 of 7
"Japan: Images and Words," Educators Guide, 1993-1994
Box 3 of 7
"The Noble Path: Buddhist Art of South Asia and Tibet," Educators Guide, 1989-1990
Box 4
Box 4 of 7
"When Kingship Descended from Heaven: Masterpieces of Mesopotamian Art from the Louvre," Educators Guide, 1992
Box 4 of 7
Interpretive Planning (IP) Meeting Agenda and Notes, 2010
Box 4 of 7
IP, Youth, 2012
Box 4 of 7
IP, Notes, 2009-2010
Box 4 of 7
Interpretation - General, 2007
Box 4 of 7
Interpretation, Adults, 2008
Box 4 of 7
Bullitt, Patricia, Correspondence, 2007-2009
Box 4 of 7
Curator Lectures, 2002-2004
Box 4 of 7
Articulations Speaker Information, 2005-2007
Box 4 of 7
Articulations Evaluation Database, 2008
Box 4 of 7
Lectures, History and Development of Programs, 2004-2009
Box 4 of 7
Japan and the United States, Event Proposal, 2005
Box 4 of 7
Meyers, Kenneth, Correspondence, 2005-2006
Box 4 of 7
Event Proposals, 2005-2006
Box 4 of 7
Lectures - Production Notes, 2004
Box 4 of 7
Lecture Series, 2006
Box 4 of 7
Buddhism and the United States, Event Proposal, 2006
Box 4 of 7
Tea Event Proposal, 2006
Box 4 of 7
Impressions of Asia - General, 2006
Box 4 of 7
Ancient China Teacher's Packet, 2002-2003
Box 4 of 7
China Curriculum Guide, 2002-2003
Box 4 of 7
China Packet, Images, 2002 (electronic records)
Box 4 of 7
Education Packets and Brochures, 2003
Box 4 of 7
Ikebana beyond Borders, 2006
Box 4 of 7
China, Images and Text, 2005
Box 4 of 7
Shadow Puppets, 2001
Box 4 of 7
"A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection," Educators Packet, 1988
Box 4 of 7
Art or Document Workshop, 2014
Box 4 of 7
"Birth of an Asian," 2007
Box 4 of 7
Performance Agreements, 1999, 2002
Box 4 of 7
Adult Programming, Contemporary Asian Art, 2010-2011
Box 4 of 7
Style and Status Textile Design Studio, 2005-2006
Box 4 of 7
FSG Adult Education Programs Lecture, 2005
Box 4 of 7
Meyer Auditorium, Notes, 2008
Box 4 of 7
IP/Education and the SI Strategic Plan, March 18, 2010
Box 4 of 7
FSG Education Strategic Plan, 2007-2014
Box 4 of 7
Planning Documents, 2007-2014
Box 5
Box 5 of 7
Program Area Five-year Plans - 2010-2014, 2007-2008
Box 5 of 7
Area Program Notes, 2010
Box 5 of 7
"Devi: The Great Goddess," Adult Audio Tour Script, 1999
Box 5 of 7
Exhibition Gallery Rotations, undated
Box 5 of 7
Folk Arts Rajasthan, 2005-2006
Box 5 of 7
ImaginAsia Programs, 2005-2006 (includes electronic records)
Box 5 of 7
Museum Vision Documents, 2002, 2004
Box 5 of 7
Smithsonian Arts Strategic Planning Process, October 17, 2005
Box 5 of 7
FSG Annual Record, 2005-2007
Box 5 of 7
Website Planning, 2002-2005
Box 5 of 7
FSG Strategic Plan, Notes and Responses, 2000-2008
Box 5 of 7
FSG Executive Summary, FY 2009-FY 2013
Box 5 of 7
Notes, 2005, 2009-2011
Box 5 of 7
"Puja: Expressions of Hindu Devotion," Educator's Guide, 1996
Box 5 of 7
"Picturing America," Teachers Resource Book, The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), 2007
Box 5 of 7
"The Art and Archaeology of Ancient China: A Teacher's Guide," undated
Box 5 of 7
"The Chinese Scholars Studio: Artistic Life in the Late Ming Period," Exhibition Packet, 1988 (5/2-6/28)
Box 5 of 7
"The Noble Path: Buddhist Art of South Asia and Tibet," Teacher's Packet, undated
Box 5 of 7
"A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection," Teacher's Packet, 1988
Box 5 of 7
Budget, FY 2011
Box 5 of 7
Freeman Foundation Budget Documents, 2002-2006
Box 5 of 7
Director's Advisory Group Meeting, January 13, 2012
Box 5 of 7
Artizens, Training Documents, 2011-2013
Box 5 of 7
Young and Visionary Team Meeting Agendas and Notes, 2011-2013
Box 5 of 7
Asian Artist Database, General Information, undated
Box 5 of 7
"The Art of Buddhism," Teacher's Guide, 2001
Box 5 of 7
"Arts of the Islamic World," Teacher's Guide, 2002
Box 5 of 7
United States/Korea Foundation, Correspondence, 1991-1992
Box 5 of 7
The Washington Post, Correspondence, 1988-1990
Box 5 of 7
Weschler Auction, Correspondence, 1988-1989
Box 5 of 7
Woo Lae Oak, Correspondence, 1994
Box 5 of 7
Sony/Library of Congress, Correspondence, 1993
Box 5 of 7
Steuben Glass, Grant Proposal, 1993
Box 5 of 7
Summit Fund, Grant Proposal, 1998
Box 5 of 7
Stern, Peter, Correspondence, 1987-1994
Box 6
Box 6 of 7
Smithson Society Grants, 1991-1996
Box 6 of 7
Sloan Memorial Foundation, Correspondence, 1993
Box 6 of 7
Great Treasure Hunt Adventure, Grant Proposal, 1997
Box 6 of 7
Educational Outreach Panel, 1993-1997
Box 6 of 7
Educational Outreach Fund, Proposals, 1985-1998 (2 folders)
Box 6 of 7
The Joseph F. Fletcher Fund, Correspondence, 1987-1990
Box 6 of 7
Getty Foundation Grant, 1988
Box 6 of 7
The Grable Foundation, Grant Proposal, 2001-2003
Box 6 of 7
Metropolitan Life Foundation, Grant Proposal, 1991-1993
Box 6 of 7
Special Exhibition Fund, Grant Proposal, 1992-1993
Box 6 of 7
Freeman Foundation, Grant Proposal, 2004-2005
Box 6 of 7
Concert Grant Proposals, 1989-1993
Box 6 of 7
Indian Film Funding, 1988
Box 6 of 7
Meyer Foundation, Grant Proposal, 2001
Box 6 of 7
Education Endowment, 1997-1998
Box 6 of 7
Film Funding, 1996-1997
Box 6 of 7
Public Programs Funding, 1991
Box 6 of 7
Education Gifts, 1999
Box 6 of 7
"Slanty Eyed Mama," Evaluation Reports, 2007
Box 6 of 7
"Slanty Eyed Mama," Project Documentation, 2007
Box 6 of 7
Freer Gift Centennial, 2006
Box 6 of 7
"Asian Art Connections: Resources for Educators," Fall 2002
Box 6 of 7
Battersea Bridge Project, 2014
Box 6 of 7
Budget, FY 2013-2014
Box 6 of 7
"Stories of the Gods," Presentation Program, 2010
Box 6 of 7
"Prayers in the Wind," Peace Collage Ballots and Brochure, 2010
Box 6 of 7
Tea-Cup Cozy Project, undated
Box 6 of 7
Asia After Dark, 2010-2014
Box 6 of 7
Japan Foundation, Proposals and Correspondence, 2003-2005
Box 6 of 7
Sawai Program and Brochure, 2005
Box 6 of 7
Asia Society Correspondence, 2005
Box 6 of 7
"Prach: It's a Movement," Teen Workshop, 2007
Box 6 of 7
Content Resources, Chinese Art, 2001-2006
Box 6 of 7
Content Resources, South Asian and Himalayan Art, 2001-2003
Box 7
Box 7 of 7
Content Resources, Japanese Art, 1993-2003 (includes electronic records)
Box 7 of 7
Content Resources, Cross-cultural, 2001-2003 (includes electronic records)
Box 7 of 7
Exhibitions: Seasons Packet, 2003, 2010-2011
Box 7 of 7
Exhibitions: Battersea Bridge Packet, 2008-2010
Box 7 of 7
Content Resources, Southeast Asian Art, undated
Box 7 of 7
Content Resources, American Art, 1994-1995, 2000, 2002
Box 7 of 7
Content Resources, Arts of the Islamic World, 1998, 2002
Box 7 of 7
Exhibitions: "Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia," 2010
Box 7 of 7
Exhibitions: Freer China Reinstallation, undated
Box 7 of 7
Exhibitions: Xiangtangshan, 2008-2009
Box 7 of 7
Exhibitions: Yoga, Fall 2013
Box 7 of 7
Exhibitions: Fiona Tan, 2010 (includes electronic records)
Box 7 of 7
Fiona Tan Exhibition, Color Photographs, 2010
Box 7 of 7
Exhibition Review Process, 2009
Box 7 of 7
Exhibitions: "Falnama: The Book of Omens," 2008-2009
Box 7 of 7
Exhibitions: "Empress Dowager," 2011 (includes electronic records)
Box 7 of 7
Exhibitions: "The Shahnama: 1000 years of the Persian Book of Kings," 2010
Box 7 of 7
Visitor Advisory Team, Japan Exhibition, Spring 2012
Box 7 of 7
Copyright Status, 2005
Box 7 of 7
"Empress Chung: Korean Folklore through Animated Film," 2008
Box 7 of 7
Exhibitions: "Return of the Buddha," 2003
Box 7 of 7
Interpretive Programming, Meeting Agendas and Notes, 2007-2011
Box 7 of 7
Interpretive Programming, Learning Research, 2006-2008
Box 7 of 7
Photographs, 2001
Box 7 of 7
Islam Teacher Packet, 2002 (electronic records)
Box 7 of 7
Mosque Lamp Lesson Plan Text, 2001 (electronic records)
Box 7 of 7
Dennis, Susan S., "The World of Islam, Islamic Culture," 2001 (electronic records)