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Phillips Collection
1600 21st St. N.W.
Washington DC, DC 20006
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“The Phillips Collection” Economist.com
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“Phillips Collection” Frommer's
“The electric charge of DC culture” telegraph.co.uk / Telegraph Media Group
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“Museum-hopping in D.C.” American Eagle Latitudes
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"Americas First Museum of American Art" boasts a collection of over 2,500 19th and 20th-century masters, both American and European, including...... more » "Americas First Museum of American Art" boasts a collection of over 2,500 19th and 20th-century masters, both American and European, including Renoir, Picasso, Gauguin, Manet, OKeefe and more. « less
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Attraction type: Art gallery, Other
Address: 1600 21st St. N.W. Washington DC, DC 20006
Tel: 202 387 2151
Fax: 202 387 2436

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“Bite-sized and worth the trip”
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5 of 5 stars
Melston
Springfield, Illinois
27 Oct 2008

The Phillips Collection is a lovely, smaller, museum that is a good place for an introduction to Art. It is less intimidating than it's Smithsonian counterpart on the Mall, and the paintings are shown in the smaller spaces - partly in the old Phillips mansion. It's a must stop for anyone who has a great art 'life list' with Renoir's... more

“Wonderful DC Museum”
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5 of 5 stars
Pnemiller
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
11 Jul 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

The Phillips is different from many DC museums since it is not run by the government or the Smithsonian, but it ranks as one of the best art museums in the area. It started in the home of collector Duncan Phillips more than 75 years ago and has expanded to include new wings of wonderful modern and contemporary art which... more

“ゆったり楽しめます。”
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4 of 5 stars
green-tea-Japan
神奈川
Google Translation
21 Dec 2008

ほどよい広さでゆったり楽しめます。有名な画家の作品もたくさんあります。 more

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1600 21st St. N.W., Washington DC, DC 20006
Tel: 202 387 2151 Fax: 202 387 2436