Peacocks have been a significant part of art history for millennia. This pugnacious bird, with its magnificent display, has long inspired artists across borders, becoming an enduring motif. In the latest episode of Museums Without Borders, MAP collaborates with the National Museum of Asian Art, part of the Smithsonian Institution, to explore the peacock’s symbolism in the contexts of love and conflict, juxtaposing James McNeill Whistler’s Peacock Room with a Morakuti Pichwai.