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Seeing Differently: The Phillips Collects for a New Century

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Sunday Concert
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Nadia Sirota, Gabriel Cabezas, and Rob Moose 

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Art and Wellness
Brain Storm

Guided Meditation

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Phillips Talks
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Marley Dawson

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Sunday Concert
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Randall Goosby and Zhu Wang, violin and piano 

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Art and Wellness
Brain Storm

Guided Meditation

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Workshop
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Your Inner Doll, Self-Love

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Watch & Listen

Enjoy lectures, artist talks, plays, videos about our exhibitions and collection, and more on our YouTube channel.

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Phillips Music

Watch our latest performance featuring pianist/composer Vijay Iyer, vocalist Arooj Aftab, and bassist Shazad Ismaily. 

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Seeing Differently Since 1921

Celebrate 100 Years of Art and Community with Us

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Centennial Commissions

Announcing bold new works from three DC artists

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Arts and culture on demand

Bloomberg Connects

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Collection Highlights

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Collection Highlights Recent Acquisitions
Collection Highlights The Migration Series
Collection Highlights Rothko Room
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On The Experiment Station

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Seeing Differently: World Famous Chefs Respond to Luncheon of the Boating Party title card
Connecting Human Interaction, Neuroscience, and Art blog promo
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The Shop is open!

Gifts for art-lovers of all ages. Also offering curbside pickup.

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In the News

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Promo for "Lightning Strikes Twice: Another Lost Jacob Lawrence Surfaces" by Hilarie M Sheets for The New York Times
Promo for the article "Happy Birthday to The Phillips Collection, America's First Museum of Modern Art" by Susan Stamberg for NPR
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