The Phillips Collection

"The Phillips Collection is an art museum founded in 1921 by Duncan and Marjorie Phillips. The collection started off with just a few family-owned paintings, and slowly expanded with the help of Duncan (a published art critic) and Marjorie (a painter)." - Friendly Design Co.

"In a town full of museum after-hours parties, the Phillips Collection's monthly "Phillips After 5" is one of the longest-running events of its kind and still hits it out of the park. For example, a party celebrating an exhibit with French post-Impressionist artist Pierre Bonnard partners up with the Embassy of France to bring in a live band, snacks like spring vegetable galettes with edible flowers, and a floral arranging workshop." - Adele Chapin

"The Phillips Collection started as a humble gallery to honor a deceased father and brother in 1921, and rapidly transformed into a full-fledged modern art museum—America’s first. Set in a stately Georgian Revival brick house that was the former residence of its founder, Duncan Phillips, the museum is now home to more than 4,000 works of Impressionist and contemporary art. Different eras and artistic styles are juxtaposed and regularly rearranged to inspire new connections and conversations. Permanent collection highlights include famous masterpieces like Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party and an intimate Rothko Room installation that was designed in collaboration with the artist himself."

"The Phillips Collection, Dupont Circle Downtown by Friendly Design Co.. The Phillips Collection is an art museum founded in 1921 by Duncan and Marjorie Phillips. The collection started off with just a few family-owned paintings, and slowly expanded with the help of Duncan (a published art critic) and Marjorie (a painter)."

"Tucked amid the beautiful row houses of Dupont Circle this modern art museum was established in 1921 in a Georgian Revival house that once was the family home of museum founder, Duncan Phillips. The setting is at once intimate and sophisticated, making it a favorite for Washingtonians. The modern art museum focuses on Impressionist and modern art, and outdoes itself on both accounts. The permanent collection boasts Renoir’s famous "Luncheon of the Boating Party," as well as works by Georgia O’Keefe, Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, and Richard Diebenkorn. An intimate Rothko Room consists of a lone bench surrounded by four of the abstract expressionist's paintings. The Phillips Collection is currently celebrating its 100th anniversary, and to commemorate the centennial, visual artist Daniel Canogar created a digital piece using an algorithm to meld 550 pieces from the museum's collection into a mesmerizing, swirling projection." - Amy McKeever, Adele Chapin