Let there be light! And peacocks! 🦚 The Peacock Room has captivated visitors at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art since it opened in 1923. Designed by artist James McNeill Whistler for a London dining room, museum founder Charles Lang Freer had the room disassembled and shipped to the U.S. in 1904. There, he filled its shelves with ceramics from Syria, Iran, Japan, China, and Korea. Save the dates! Though the museum typically keeps the shutters closed to avoid damage from sunlight, v