the collection and those under consideration for acquisition. They also collaborate frequently with the department's scientists on technical and applied research. Training and professional outreach efforts are an integral part of the department's commitment to educating future conservators, museum professionals, and the public about conservation. Scholarship The Freer has had a long tradition in serving as a center for inquiry and advanced scholarship about Asia. The Freer not only presents lectures and symposia to the public, but it also copublishes the Ars Orientalis with the University of Michigan Department of History of Art. Ars Orientalis is a peer-reviewed annual volume of scholarly articles and occasional reviews of books on the art and archaeology of Asia, the ancient Near East, and the Islamic world. The Freer and Sackler, along with the Metropolitan Center for Far Eastern Art Studies in Kyoto, Japan, presents the Shimada Prize for distinguished scholarship in the history of East Asian art. The award was established in 1992 in honor of Professor Shimada Shujiro, by the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and by The Metropolitan Center for Far Eastern Art Studies in Kyoto, Japan. Several fellowships are also available to support graduate students and visiting scholars, including the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship, Anne Van Biema Fellowship (Japanese Visual Arts), Iran Heritage Foundation (IHF) Fellowship (Persian art), Lunder Fellowship, J. S. Lee Memorial Fellowship (Chinese Art), Smithsonian Institution Fellowship, and the Freer Fellowship. Freer and Sackler curators are also involved in dozens of ongoing research projects, often with colleagues from institutions around the world. The results of their work can be seen in a variety of published formats, including exhibition catalogues, scholarly publications, and online publications. Gallery China India Egypt Japan Nepal Persia Korea Syria Kushan See also Biblical Manuscripts in the Freer Collection Chinese painting History of art History of painting Indian art Islamic art Japanese painting Pewabic Pottery Ernst Herzfeld and Persepolis Zhou Jichang Charles Lang Freer medal Lin Tinggui J. Keith Wilson References External links Virtual tour of the Freer Gallery of Art provided by Google Arts & Culture Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 1923 establishments in Washington, D.C. Archives in the United States Art museums established in 1923 Art museums and galleries in Washington, D.C. Asian art museums in the United States Asian art Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington,