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Glenstone Museum Seamlessly integrating art, architecture, and nature into a serene and contemplative environment. Admission is always free. Visitors must be 12 years or older.
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Glenstone Museum was established in 2006 on three fundamental elements: art, architecture and nature. We pursue artworks of the highest quality from post-World War II artists and display theme in a serene and contemplative environment. The museum is set on 300+ acres and includes exhibition space designed by the late architect Charles Gwathmey and outdoor sculpture tours. In 2018, Glenstone opened The Pavilions, a new building designed by Thomas Phifer and Partners and new landscape architecture designed by PWP Landscape Architecture. Admission to Glenstone is always free.

As sweater weather arrives, we are excited to share that visitors are now able to walk the grounds with warm beverages p...
10/16/2026

As sweater weather arrives, we are excited to share that visitors are now able to walk the grounds with warm beverages purchased at the Patio. Enjoy a coffee or tea in our fully compostable to-go cups as you watch the autumn leaves fall.

10/15/2026

Take a peek behind the curtain as Glenstone’s registration team installs Anni Albers’ “Camino Real.”

🎨 Artwork: “Camino Real,” 1968
Wool felt on cotton support
© The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, 2026

Opening October 23: Charles Ray's "Hinoki" in Room 8 of the PavilionsOn loan from the Art Institute of Chicago, this ins...
10/12/2026

Opening October 23: Charles Ray's "Hinoki" in Room 8 of the Pavilions

On loan from the Art Institute of Chicago, this installation is the seventh rotation of Ray’s work in Room 8 and will be on view beginning Friday, October 23, 2026.

"Hinoki" is a faithful recreation of a fallen tree Ray discovered along California's central coast. Drawn to the form, he transported the log to his Los Angeles studio, where silicone molds were made of its surfaces, hollowed trunk, and details. From those molds, Ray produced a fiberglass pattern that he sent to master woodcarver Yuboku Mukoyoshi in Osaka, Japan. For the next four years, Mukoyoshi and a team of apprentices carved the work from hinoki, the Japanese cypress. Through this careful translation from toppled tree to carved sculpture, "Hinoki" prompts reflection on permanence, change, and the relationship between the natural and human-made worlds.

📸:
Charles Ray
"Hinoki", 2007
Japanese cypress
68 x 382 x 240 inches
The Art Institute of Chicago, through prior gifts of Mary and Leigh Block, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Starrels, Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy J. Friedman; purchased with funds provided by Donna and Howard Stone.
© Charles Ray.
Photo courtesy of the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery.

✨New on view ✨The Gallery welcomes two pieces to “Ties of our common kindred,” our exhibition commemorating the 250th an...
10/09/2026

✨New on view ✨

The Gallery welcomes two pieces to “Ties of our common kindred,” our exhibition commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with iconic artworks from Glenstone’s collection.

🎨: Jeff Koons “Two Ball Total Equilibrium Tank (Spalding Dr. J Silver Series, Wilson Aggressor)”, 1985
© Jeff Koons

Ad Reinhardt “Painting”, 1952-1954
© 2025 Anna Reinhardt / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

You can’t take “Split-Rocker” home with you… but you can get a poster! The 24 x 36-inch poster is now available exclusiv...
10/08/2026

You can’t take “Split-Rocker” home with you… but you can get a poster!

The 24 x 36-inch poster is now available exclusively in Glenstone’s bookstore.

Tickets are NOT required to visit the bookstore (located in the Arrival Hall). Open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday year-round.

Explore our other merchandise options, including our limited-series collection at glenstone.org/merchandise

🎨 Jeff Koons "Split-Rocker," 2000
37x39x36 feet
stainless steel, soil, geotextile fabric, internal irrigation system, and live flowering plants
©Jeff Koons
Photo: Kevin McDonald for Glenstone

Thomas Demand first took up photography in 1989, capturing models of recognizable spaces made of paper. For the artist, ...
10/02/2026

Thomas Demand first took up photography in 1989, capturing models of recognizable spaces made of paper. For the artist, the significance of photography soon surpassed that of the models. The paper constructions became an elaborate means to an end. After Demand uses a large-format camera and stylized studio lighting to document these constructions, he destroys them. Upon close inspection, the resulting images convey a disjointedness, in which everyday subject matter is stripped of its distinguishing details. Demand is interested in the circulation of images and the way they permeate societal consciousness.

Now on view in “Ties of our common kindred,” our exhibition commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with iconic artworks from Glenstone’s collection.

📸 Artwork: “Presidency,” 2008
C-prints on plexiglas, in five parts
© 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

📌 October at Glenstone. We have programs happening all month for visitors to enjoy.- Daily: Nature Walks, 1 p.m.- Daily:...
10/01/2026

📌 October at Glenstone. We have programs happening all month for visitors to enjoy.

- Daily: Nature Walks, 1 p.m.
- Daily: Goldsworthy Talk, 2 p.m.
- Thursdays: Split-Rocker Talks, 11:30 a.m.
- Thursdays: Water Court Talks, 2 p.m.

Admission and programming are always free. No additional ticket is required to attend programming. Link in bio to book your visit.

09/27/2026

Oh deer!

Glenstone’s resident ungulates are most often seen at woodland edges and in our lush meadows. You may not always see them, but they most certainly see you 👀

While deer love to graze in the landscape, Glenstone’s grounds team reminds us that everything left growing is something that deer don’t like to eat.

If you see a bright yellow flower on Glenstone's campus anytime now through October, there's a good chance it's a golden...
09/26/2026

If you see a bright yellow flower on Glenstone's campus anytime now through October, there's a good chance it's a goldenrod!

Visit glst.one/nature to learn more about Glenstone flora and fauna.

Selections from iconic American photographers Diane Arbus, Roy DeCarava, Walker Evans, Gordon Parks, and Ming Smith are ...
09/25/2026

Selections from iconic American photographers Diane Arbus, Roy DeCarava, Walker Evans, Gordon Parks, and Ming Smith are featured in the exhibition “Ties of our common kindred” on view in the Gallery building.

Admission is always free. Reserve your tickets online.

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12100 Glen Road
Potomac, MD
20854

Opening Hours

Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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(301) 983-5001

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