Freer Gallery of Art's Peacock Room and Asian collections

The Freer Gallery of Art, part of the Smithsonian Institution, opened in 1923 and specializes in Asian art and American art associated with Asian aesthetics. It houses James McNeill Whistler’s famed Peacock Room as part of its permanent collection and presents rotating exhibitions and scholarly programs. The gallery serves as a major local resource for Asian art scholarship and public exhibitions in Washington, D.C.