America’s First Museum of Modern ArtFounded by art collector and philanthropist Duncan Phillips in 1921, The Phillips Collection has been collecting …
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Dec 18, 2024
Despite my three previous trips to Washington, DC, it was my first time in this gorgeous gallery… What a magnificent collection of impressionists, abstractionists, and surprisingly, one superb painti… Full review by Noraatc
Dec 10, 2024
This is a wonderful museum with a great collection of all periods of art. The art is displayed in the Phillips mansion located on the corner of 21st and Q not far from DuPont Circle. It was only a 15… Full review by badgerken2019
Nov 8, 2024
All I can say is “wow!” The collection and special exhibits were amazing in their breadth and diversity, although the focus is on Impressionist and Modern Art. One of the particularly interesting a… Full review by StigJim
Has anyone been recently to know if it is still undergoing renovation and if their more well-known works are on display? Headed there next week. Thanks!
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To the best of my knowledge, there is no restoration work going on--unless it began after my visit on 19 November past. On that day, everything was on show, and to boot there was a …
To the best of my knowledge, there is no restoration work going on--unless it began after my visit on 19 November past. On that day, everything was on show, and to boot there was a special exhibit with foreign loans around Renoir's irresistible Déjeuner des canotiers ('Boatmen's luncheon')...
Is admission "by donation" tues-Fri essentially free or your choice of contribution?
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I asked at the Phillps about this. But that was 8 years ago when living in DC. I was told admission was voluntary, but the attitude of the staff didn't match their words or pledge. They do …
I asked at the Phillps about this. But that was 8 years ago when living in DC. I was told admission was voluntary, but the attitude of the staff didn't match their words or pledge. They do have special exhibitions and admission is required for those, but the Phillips collection says their permanent collection is by voluntary donation (admission). I differ somewhat with other opinions here. Theirs is a very high entry fee for DC in particular (where museums are free). I live in Paris (where the arts are indeed more generously supported by the government). A comparable museum (size of exhibition and high quality) is not more than 10 euros. Their admission price was/is the downside of a truly inspired, dynamic collection and the intimate venue that houses it. I'm not sure they would survive if customers actually accepted their "donation" policy.
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