The Phillips collection is a private collection that became one of the country s first museums of modern art. It has an excellent collection of paintings from about 1750 to the present. A special feature of their website is a series of interactive programs to help you get to know more about the artworks at the museum as well as the artists behind them.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) has an excellent collection of American art covering all major eras of American art history from the early days of Independence to the present. The museum has an extensive folk art collection.
The Hirshorn Museum is a museum of contemporary art which is located on the Mall in Washington D.C. This museum is focused on more recent art than the National Gallery’ s East Building.
The National Gallery of Art is one of the world s great Museums. It was created in 1937 for the people of the U. S. by a joint resolution of Congress, accepting the gift of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. It has a fabulous collection of fine art from the early Renaissance to the present. A special feature of their website is that you can get video and audio podcasts about their collections, and can suscribe to their RSS feeds to get new ones.
Museums in Washington D.C.