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$2.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. supports nexus of Asian arts and religions Largest foundation grant ever received by the Smithsonian s National Museum of Asian Art will deepen public understanding of Asian religions. WASHINGTON, DC .- The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian s National Museum of Asian Art, received a grant of $2.5 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative. The grant will support The Arts of Devotion, a portfolio of projects consisting of an online educational resource, community engagement efforts and four exhibitions that will highlight the intersection of Asian arts and religious diversity and change. The museum will use its renowned collections of Buddhist, Islamic and Hindu art to enhance understanding of these Asian religions and to foster empathy and respect among the public.

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