
Permanent Collection Tour
About
The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas.

The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas.
Less searching. Better weekends.
A thoughtful list, delivered every week. Free, local, and personalized to you.
About a minute. No payment required.
Choose ages, interests, and nearby cities.
Fifteen event picks for you.
Browse the complete local catalog anytime.
Docent-led tour of the Asian Art Museum’s 46,000‑piece collection explores cultural, aesthetic and conceptual commonalities and differences.
Docent-led tour of the Asian Art Museum’s 46,000‑piece collection explores cultural, aesthetic and conceptual commonalities and differences.
Docent-led tour of the Asian Art Museum’s 46,000‑piece collection explores cultural, aesthetic and conceptual commonalities and differences.
Docent-led tour of the Asian Art Museum’s 46,000‑piece collection explores cultural, aesthetic and conceptual commonalities and differences.
A DC‑themed Pokémon Scavenger Hunt at Anacostia Neighborhood Library lets participants collect Ward 8 gym badge stickers on a card and earn a special prize, for all ages.
Catch Pokémon hidden in the library’s children’s room and get a Pokédex stamp for ages 12 and under.
A ranger narrates Sara Delano’s 1862 Fourth of July at sea, describing tall ships, a China voyage, cake, ice cream, and cannon fire.
Outdoor docent-led tour of the Smithsonian Castle and Arts & Industries Building begins at the north doors on Jefferson Drive SW, weather permitting.
A 1890s cyclist championing women’s mobility, fashion reform, infrastructure, and suffrage appears at the American History Museum’s 1st floor.
Stunning virtual reality takes visitors to 1776, showing Patriots coordinating to thwart a British invasion at the American History Museum.
Guided tour of Islamic art masterpieces, from a Syrian‑Egyptian silver‑inlaid basin to an Andalusian bronze lion and jeweled Persian king portrait, at Asian Art Museum.
Eighteenth‑century reproduction printing press demonstration at the American History Museum explores revolutionary cartoons, newspapers, and pamphlets.