The Phillips Collection

"The nation's first contemporary-art museum, the personal collection of Duncan and Marjorie Phillips is housed in a Georgian Revival mansion near Dupont Circle."

"Pieces from the permanent collection are on display in the 1897 building, which retains the feel of a gracious home, with its leaded- and stained-glass windows." Full review

"Immaculately designed and dappled with some of the best creativity you’ll ever see for free." Full review

"The nearly 100-year-old Phillips Collection showcases modern art and impressionist paintings." Full review

"The Phillips Collection, the nation's first museum of modern art, maintains a choice collection of some 3,000 outstanding works by prominent American and European artists." Full review

"The country’s first museum of modern art (1921) provides an intimate setting for a renowned collection: Renoir, Cézanne, Bonnard, Matisse, Daumier, Manet, El Greco, Miró, Monet, O’Keeffe and Picasso." Full review

"With its setting on a quiet residential street and its low-key elegance, the Phillips Collection offers unhurried access to its first-rate collection of masterpieces from the 19th century and later." Full review