SOURCE: Freer and Sackler Galleries
WHAT: Nowruz: A Persian New Year Celebration
WHEN: Sunday, March 5, 2017, 11 am – 5 pm
WHERE: Sackler and Ripley Center, 1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20560
Ring in the Persian New Year at our ninth annual Nowruz celebration! With free attractions for all ages, this year’s festival is held in the Sackler and adjacent Ripley Center as the Freer undergoes renovation. Activities include:
* Haft sin table display
* Storytelling by Xanthe Gresham
* Calligraphy
* Hands-on art activities
* Live music
* Film screenings
* Food
* Featured exhibition “Turquoise Mountain: Artists Transforming Afghanistan”
Made possible by the Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar Persian Cultural Celebrations Fund. asia.si.edu/nowruz
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