Austin Graff

Review of The Phillips Collection

The Phillips Collection is one of about a dozen mu...

The Phillips Collection is one of about a dozen museums in Washington, DC that requires a paid ticket. At $12 for an adult ticket, it's worth your money. The Phillips Collection is the first modern art museum in the USA and that a lot is worth $12.

It's located in the heart of Embassy Row in Dupont Circle so if you Metro to the museum, you'll enjoy a short walk surrounded by mansions, embassies, and historic row houses. Once you get to one of the greatest buildings of them all, you've arrived at The Phillips Collection.

Once you get your ticket, you'll walk into a room that introduced the history of the museum. Just past the museum store, you'll go up a beautiful winding staircase (there are elevators too) to the second and third floors filled with Renoir, Rothko, and reading nooks.

They recommend you spend more than just a few seconds soaking in the art to really appreciate it and pick up on details often hidden by a first glance. Once you've had your fill of indoor art, venture to the back to see a beautifully painted mural in the alley behind the museum.

If you're looking for off the National Mall museums, add The Phillips Collection to the list!