Washington - Phillips Collection 
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This Phillips Collection museum features some of the approximately 2000 pieces of 19th and 20th century artworks collected by its founder, Duncan Phillips.
The museum has a permanent collection of internationally known paintings and holds special temporary exhibitions. Some examples of the artists found here include Cezanne, Rothko, El Greco, and Matisse.
The museum has a permanent collection of internationally known paintings and holds special temporary exhibitions. Some examples of the artists found here include Cezanne, Rothko, El Greco, and Matisse.
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Phillips was an unusual collector and aficionado of modern art because he emphasized the link between modernity and the past. He would hang paintings from two different time periods together to show how the past influences the present.
Address:
Phillips Collection, 1600 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20009-1003, United States
Phone: 1 (202) 387-2151, Fax: 1 (202) 387-2436
Phone: 1 (202) 387-2151, Fax: 1 (202) 387-2436
Hours:
10am-5pm; Sun: 11am-6pm; Thu: 10am-8:30pm; Closed: Mon
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), American Independance Day (July 4), Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Tips: Group tours by appointment.
Disability Access: Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities: Gift shop, Restaurant or food service, Wheelchair loan or rental
Transit: Metro: Dupont Circle. Bus: 46, N2/4/6, D2/4/6, L4/6.
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