Freer Gallery of Art

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/freer-gallery-of-art

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Freer Gallery of Art built?1923
2. What is the location?National Mall, Washington, D.C
3. What is the administering body?Smithsonian Institution
4. Why is the Freer Gallery special for Asian art?It has more than 26,000 objects from 6,000 years of history, from China, Korea, Persia, Egypt, and many other places, so visitors can see how art has changed over time.
5. Who started the Freer Gallery and why?Charles Lang Freer, a rich businessman who loved Asian art, gave his collection to the public so everyone could enjoy and learn from it. He also wanted the museum to be free for all visitors.

Neolithic Period: A prehistoric era characterized by the development of agriculture, polished stone tools, and early settled communities.
Persian Manuscripts: Handwritten books from Persia (modern-day Iran), often elaborately illustrated and decorated, significant for their calligraphy and miniature paintings.
Celadon: A type of stoneware characterized by a translucent jade-green glaze, originating in China and widely adopted in Korea.