45 The Phillips Collection

Address: 1600 21st Street NW, Washington, DC (Dupont Circle). Admission is $20.

The Phillips Collection has become one of my favorite museums. I enjoy the intimate experience, as each room has its own theme and you can get very close to the paintings.

It is usually not crowded. However, after a long winter, on this sunny day, it was bit packed there. 

The exhibitions change with each visit, which makes every experience feel fresh and different. Here are some photos from my visit on February 14, 2026.

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The Phillips Collection is one of Washington, DC’s most special art museums. Founded in 1921 by art collector and philanthropist Duncan Phillips, it is widely considered America’s first museum of modern art. Located in the elegant Dupont Circle neighborhood, the museum is housed partly in Phillips’s former home, giving it a warm, intimate atmosphere very different from the larger Smithsonian museums.