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The Phillips Collection

Name: The Phillips Collection
Address: 1600 21st Street NW, Washington D.C., DC, 20009, US
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11/24/2024

The Phillips Collection will be closed on Thursday, November 28 for Thanksgiving. We will reopen at 10 am on Friday, November 29—see you in the galleries!

🎨Harold Weston, Adirondacks in Autumn, 1948, Opaque watercolor on blue paper mounted on cardboard, 20 x 25 1/2 in., Acquired probably by 1949.

11/22/2024

Get a look at our new exhibition Breaking it Down: Conversations from the Vault through the eyes of some of DC's most trusted guides! The minds behind popular Instagram accounts and share their thoughts upon seeing the exhibition. Plus, a very special guest with the inside scoop!

11/21/2024

We've got something for everyone on your list! 🎁▶️ https://bit.ly/3ZdVeE2

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11/14/2024

William Gropper: Artist of the People is on view now through January 5, only at The Phillips Collection.

11/13/2024

Starting tomorrow (November 14), The Phillips Collection Museum Shop will be at the Strathmore Museum Shop Holiday Market through November 16. Stop by and shop for unique gifts while supporting great nonprofits! Learn more ▶️ https://bit.ly/3O8oTIw

11/11/2024

! We are proud to offer discounted admission year round to active duty and retired military personnel for $12. Plan your visit ▶️ https://bit.ly/3ACl2jB

🎨 Gifford Beal, Ten soldiers, ca. 1910-ca. 1920, Watercolor, blue-black ink and graphite pencil on paper, 12.7 x 21.1 cm, Gift of Gifford Beal Family, courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, 2011.

11/03/2024

This is the last week to see Where We Meet: Selections from the Howard University Gallery of Art and The Phillips Collection. This special installation reflects a continuum of artistic dialogue between two storied DC institutions that has endured for almost a century. See it one last time before it closes on Sunday, November 10!

🎨 Elizabeth Catlett, Black Girl, 2004, Lithograph, 21 x 14 in., Howard University Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, The Ronald W. and Patricia Turner Walters Collection

11/02/2024

The Creative Aging community exhibition is now on view! For 13 years, The Phillips Collection has led programs for older adults both at the museum and at senior centers. Our educators use art to encourage participants to share ideas, identify feelings, connect with one another, and celebrate the present moment, along with leading studio projects that respond to the gallery experiences. Stop by Lower Level 2 on your next visit to see the results of these creative endeavors!

🎨 Artwork created during Reframing Care program.

11/02/2024

See you tomorrow (November 3) to see Sam Simon perform his autobiographical play Dementia Man, An Existential Journey. Following the play, participate in a Community Conversation moderated by Sonya Barsness, revisionist gerontologist, with panelists Sam Simon, lawyer and playwright; Lauren Latessa, Iris Music Project cellist and founder; and Nephelie Andonyadis, gerontologist, theater artist, and educator. Register ▶️ https://bit.ly/4fkCgAO

📸 Sam Simon performing Dementia Man. Photo: Adam Kissick-APAP

11/01/2024

Starting this Sunday, November 3, our first hour of admission on Sundays (10-11 am) will be just for members! We will open to the general public on Sundays at 11 am. Learn more about membership benefits ▶️ https://bit.ly/4gnPK05

📸 Photo: Kevin Allen Photography.

11/01/2024

This weekend is Bank of America’s Museums on Us weekend! Show your Bank of America debit or credit card and a photo ID to get free admission to the Phillips. Learn more ▶️ https://bit.ly/3BpbTLk

📸 Photo: Ryan Maxwell Photography.

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween from The Phillips Collection!

🎨 Richard Diebenkorn, Girl with Plant, 1960, © The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation.

10/29/2024

Happy ! We asked The Phillips Collection staff's feline friends about their favorite works in our collection, and they had purrfect taste in art 🐱

10/26/2024

Our new special exhibition opens in ONE WEEK on November 2! Breaking It Down is a a deep dive and new take on artists who are cornerstones of our collection, including Georges Braque, Richard Diebenkorn, Arthur Dove, Sam Gilliam, Paul Klee, and Georgia O’Keeffe, alongside a growing collection of works by trailblazers of our time, including Sean Scully, Sylvia Snowden, Renée Stout, Joyce Wellman, and more.

📸 Guests in the galleries with Sylvia Snowden, George Chavis, 1984, Acrylic and oil pastel on Masonite, 49 1/2 x 49 1/2 in., The Phillips Collection, The Dreier Fund for Acquisitions, 2024; Karel Appel, Landscape with Wheel, 1980, Oil on canvas, 72 x 60 in., The Phillips Collection, Gift of Karel Appel Foundation, 2016 © 2024 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY. Photo: Carl Nard.

10/19/2024

Discover new takes on artists in our collection, including Georges Braque, Richard Diebenkorn, Arthur Dove, Sam Gilliam, Paul Klee, and Georgia O’Keeffe, alongside a growing collection of works by trailblazers of our time, including Sean Scully, Sylvia Snowden, Renée Stout, Joyce Wellman, and more. About the exhibition ▶️ https://bit.ly/4dG62yM

10/19/2024

Celebrate the opening of Three Lines with the 2023 CARD Fellows, Paloma Vianey, Tina Villadolid, and Anne C. Smith on Oct 24. Hear from the artists, explore the exhibition, and enjoy light refreshments. Register ▶️ https://bit.ly/4h8ugV1

🎨Anne C. Smith, Break (detail), 2018, Charcoal, graphic, and colored pencil, 43 x 58 in., Courtesy of the artist; Tina Villadolid, I Am an Archipelago (detail), 2023, Washed muslin, Rust-Oleum, bamboo timber, Manila h**p made in China, Lola’s needle and thread, chemically silvered portrait, rice, embalmed banana leaves, 11 x 13 x 5 ft., Courtesy of the artist; Paloma Vianey, Vivimos dentro de la reja (detail), 2024, Oil on canvas, 39 x 39 in., Courtesy of the artist.

10/18/2024

"What would be my flag?" asks artist Zsudayka Nzinga.

Watch this excerpt from Zsudayka Nzinga's Artist Talk at the closing celebration for her exhibition, "Home Coming / Home Going," which was on view at Phillips@THEARC from June-September 2024. The exhibition presented recent works by Zsudayka Nzinga that examine the diverse ways Black Americans find, define, and establish “home.”

Content warning: discussions of slavery and violence.

10/17/2024

Who was William Gropper?

The son of impoverished immigrants from Romania and Ukraine, Gropper was a leading social realist artist in the 20th century who used his work to call attention to social injustice. He contributed thousands of satirical illustrations to radical publications such as the New York Tribune, New Masses, and The Sunday Worker. The first exhibition dedicated to him in DC, William Gropper: Artist of the People is now on view and features more than 30 works that reveal his biting commentary on human rights, anarchy, labor, freedom, and democracy. Learn more ▶️ https://bit.ly/3NmlzsM

Please be advised that this exhibition includes artworks depicting and engaging with themes of violence, racism, prejudice, and war and may not be suitable for all guests.

🎨 William Gropper, Justice from Capriccios, 1953–59. Lithograph, 16 1/8 × 12 ½ in., Collection of Harvey and Harvey-Ann Ross

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1600 21st Street NW
Washington D.C., DC
20009

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 6pm
Wednesday	11am - 6pm
Thursday	11am - 6pm
Friday	11am - 6pm
Saturday	11am - 6pm
Sunday	11am - 6pm

Telephone

+12023872151

Website

http://www.phillipscollection.org/

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Get a look at our new exhibition Breaking it Down: Conversations from the Vault through the eyes of some of DC's most trusted guides! The minds behind popular Instagram accounts @ClockOutDC and @HistoryOnHoliday share their thoughts upon seeing the exhibition. Plus, a very special guest with the inside scoop!

William Gropper: Artist of the People is on view now through January 5, only at The Phillips Collection.

Happy Halloween from The Phillips Collection! 🎨 Richard Diebenkorn, Girl with Plant, 1960, © The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation.

TRAILER: Breaking It Down: Conversations from the Vault

"What would be my flag?" asks artist Zsudayka Nzinga

"What would be my flag?" asks artist Zsudayka Nzinga. Watch this excerpt from Zsudayka Nzinga's Artist Talk at the closing celebration for her exhibition, "Home Coming / Home Going," which was on view at Phillips@THEARC from June-September 2024. The exhibition presented recent works by Zsudayka Nzinga that examine the diverse ways Black Americans find, define, and establish “home.” Content warning: discussions of slavery and violence.

Get in the spooky spirit with all things fall at Phillips after 5! Enjoy music by renowned percussionist Francisco Vielma, sip autumnal cocktails, make frightful crafts, and explore the galleries. Tickets ▶️ https://bit.ly/3XyLZvZ

Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage

See Multiplicity before it closes on September 22!

Curator Katie Delmez does a deep dive on works by Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage artists Jamea Richmond-Edwards and Yashua Klos in this edition of Curator's Perspective 🔍

24-25 Phillips Music Season

Subscriptions and single tickets for Phillips Music go on sale to the general public on September 20 at 12 pm—mark your calendars! Become a member and purchase tickets as early as September 6. 📸 Trio con Brio Copenhagen, photo by Nikolaj Lund; Kit Armstrong, photo by Marco Borggreve; Santiago Cañón-Valencia, photo courtesy of artist; Victor Santiago Asunción, photo courtesy of artist; Chiaroscuro Quartet, photo by Eva Vermandel; George Xiaoyuan Fu, photo by Viktor Jelinek; Raphaël Feuillâtre, photo by Stefan Höderath; Alexi Kenney, photo by Mike Grittani; Amy Yang, photo by Dimitri Mais; Daedelus Quartet, photo by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco; Stewart Goodyear, photo by Anita Zvonar; Adé Williams, photo by Emma Wernig; Chelsea Wang, photo by Janice Carissa Photography; Sara Daneshpour, photo by Kaupo Kikkas; Tommy Mesa, photo by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco; Yoon Lee, photo by Éva Ravel Photography; Dan Tepfer, photo by Sylvain Gripoix; Hayoung Choi, photo by Taeuk Kang; Claire Chase, photo by Walter Wlodarczyk; Dai Fujikura, photo by Alf Solbakken; James Austin Smith, photo by Matt Dine; PostClassical Ensemble, photo by Gee James; Brentano String Quartet, photo by Jürgen Frank; Timo Andres, photo by Jason Marck; Aaron Diehl, photo by Evelyn Freja; Jessica Bodner, photo by Beowulf Sheehan; Jay Campbell, photo by Beowulf Sheehan; Geneva Lewis, photo by Motti Fang-Bentov; Elisabeth Brauß, photo by Monika Lawrenz; Escher Quartet, photo by Shervin Lainez; Brandon Patrick George, photo by Donavon Smallwood; Doric String Quartet, photo by Camilla Greenwell; Josef Špaček, photo by Radovan Subin; George Xiaoyuan Fu, photo by Viktor Jelinek; Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, photos courtesy of the artist; Karim Sulayman, photo by Felix Broede; Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel; Miguel da Silva, photo by Nikolaj Lund; Sarah Rothenberg, photo courtesy of artist; Leonard Elschenbroich, photo by Felix Broede; Alexei Grynyuk, photo by Kurush Umrigar.

Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage is... 🎨 Zoë Charlton, Heavy Billows; Ebony G. Patterson, ...pink...red...striped…carnations...

Get up close with Deborah Roberts's large-scale work “Tomorrow, tomorrow and tomorrow" with Multiplicity's organizing curator Katie Delmez. ⚠️ Content warning: mentions of gun violence, racialized violence