First Lady Melania Trump and Madame Peng Liyuan Visit Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art Highlighting Sino-American Artwork, Culture, and the Next Generation

Summary: This is a more detailed White House release on First Lady Melania Trump and Madame Peng Liyuan's visit to the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, expanding on the cultural program summarized in the previous document. Museum tour highlights: The Peacock Room: Created by American artist James McNeill Whistler in 1876–77, the room transforms an entire interior into a blue, green, and gold composition inspired by Chinese porcelain and Japanese design, featuring peacock motifs. American collector Charles Lang Freer purchased it in 1904 and had it moved from London to the U.S.; it has been displayed at the museum since 1923. Qianlong-period Chinese porcelain vase: An 18th-century piece from Jingdezhen (Qing dynasty), decorated with famille rose enamels, gold, and iron red over pale glaze, part of the Freer Gallery of Art's collection. Guides for the visit: Jan Stuart (Melvin R. Seiden Curator of Chinese Art) and Chase Robinson (Director of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art). Closing performance: The youth choir from Hope Chinese School performed "Jasmine Flower" and "Songs & Smiles" for the First Lady and Madame Peng, concluding the visit.