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Women of Influence

Phillips after 5

Phillips after 5

Reservations strongly recommended for Phillips after 5 as this popular event tends to sell out in advance.

$12; $10 for visitors 62 and over and students. Members always admitted free, no reservation needed. 

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Come learn about the important women in Phillips Collection history and celebrate the museum’s 95th birthday!

Minnie Byers
Elmira Bier with Duncan and Marjorie Phillips and others

Event Details

Come learn about the important women in Phillips Collection history and celebrate the museum’s 95th birthday!

Music
Listen to the all-female Yvonne Johnson Trio

Refreshments
Sip on DC mixologist Chantal Tseng’s specialty cocktail “The Marjorie” (named for Duncan Phillips’s wife and museum co-founder)

Women of Influence
Learn about the history of the museum through an augmented reality experience, and enjoy gallery talks about important women in Phillips history: Marjorie Phillips, Elmira Bier (Duncan Phillips’s executive assistant), and Minnie Byers (Phillips Treasurer)

Birthday Station
Create a birthday card using images of artworks from the Phillips’s collection or get crafty and design your own. Pick up some Phillips 95th anniversary swap while supplies last!

Gallery talks
Short talks about works in the permanent collection