. . . Visited One of the Nation's First Modern Art Museums
Sunday, February 15, 2004; Page C02
. . . visited one of the nation's first modern art museums. The Phillips Collection, founded in 1921, is home to many of the masters. This week, the museum unveiled a collection of works by artist Milton Avery, collected by the museum's namesake, Duncan Phillips, and violinist Louis Kaufman.
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The Phillips Collection is at 1600 21st St. NW near Dupont Circle. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, Thursdays until 8:30 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 7 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays and holidays. Admission is free on weekdays and $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors on weekends. For more information, call 202-387-2151 or visit www.phillipscollection.org
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The museum, which is known for its treasury of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings, started out as a two-room gallery in the Phillips family home.
(Matt Sheehan -- The Washington Post)
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