Freer Gallery Hours Change

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Summary

The Freer Gallery of Art changes its opening hours on Tuesdays to 2 to 10 p.m. On May 4, 1954, after 49 weeks, the experiment with evening openings will be discontinued due to the lack of public response.

Subject

Freer Gallery of Art

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1953, p. 54
  • Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1954, p. 68

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

May 25, 1953

Topic

  • Museums
  • Hours of Operation
  • Museum visitors

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