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Conservation Cart Talk | Peacock Room Ceramics
Friday, October 23, 2026
7:00 PM UTC – 8:00 PM UTC
Hosted by Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art
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Join objects conservator Ellen Chase to explore the blue-and-white ceramics: https://asia.si.edu/whats-on/exhibitions/the-peacock-room-in-blue-and-white-2025/ displayed in the Peacock Room. Learn how artists in China used cobalt pigments and brushes to create their distinctive designs, and discover how conservators study, care for, and preserve them. Examine a replica ceramic and conservation materials up close while gaining a deeper understanding of these works of art.
Image: National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Photo by Colleen Dugan
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