The Peacock Room (Freer Gallery)

A childhood favorite of mine, and maybe the second ever artwork that I have loved! As a toddler, my mother would take me and I would sit here for as long as I could. As an adult, just as striking. If you’re into drama, I’d read about the backstory behind its creation—Darren Waterston did a freaky interpretation of the room and its history in Filthy Lucre (2015) that scared me too much to really appreciate at the time.