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Source: Smithsonian Institution

Free

Tour | The Peacock Room at 150

When

Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 PM

Where

Asian Art Museum

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Washington, DC

Arts and Culture

Learn how a dining room built in London 150 years ago has become one of the most famous artworks in the United States today. This free guided tour closely examines American artist James McNeill Whistler’s famed Peacock Room, inspired by Asian art and decorated with Chinese blue and white porcelain. James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903); Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room (detail); United Kingdom, 1876–77; room installation, oil paint and gold leaf on canvas, leather, mosaic tile, g...

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