The Phillips Collection is located 1600 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20009. The institution was founded in 1921 by Duncan Phillips as America’s first museum of modern art. Housed in the Phillips family’s Georgian Revival home, the museum has expanded over the years to include additional gallery space. The Phillips Collection features over 4,000 works encompassing a range of modern and contemporary art. Highlights include pieces by Pierre Auguste Renoir, Vincent van Gogh and Mark Rothko. The museum is known for its intimate setting and innovative exhibitions such as “The Warmth of Other Suns: Stories of Global Displacement” and “Riffs and Relations: African American Artists and the European Modernist Tradition.” The Phillips Collection also offers educational programs, artist talks and music performances, enhancing its role as a vibrant cultural institution. Read more about Museums.
