

Staff Show 2021
July 12, 2021-January 2, 2022
The James McLaughlin Memorial Staff Show honors James McLaughlin (1909–82), an accomplished still-life painter who began his association with founder Duncan Phillips as a painting student at the Phillips Gallery Art School. Until his death in 1982, McLaughlin played an active role in the museum. The Phillips Collection has held an annual staff show for more than 30 years to feature the works of artists employed at the museum. See Artwork Price List

Seeing Differently: The Phillips Collects for a New Century
March 6 - September 12, 2021
In 2021, The Phillips Collection, America’s first museum of modern art, celebrates its centennial. The museum opened its doors 100 years ago as a memorial to founder Duncan Phillips’s father, Duncan Clinch Phillips, and brother, James, who died in the 1918 flu epidemic. Recognizing the healing power of art, Phillips sought to share his “living” collection in a welcoming space and to inspire others to find beauty in the artist’s unique way of seeing the world. Building on this founding principle, Seeing Differently: The Phillips Collects for a New Century at once commemorates the museum’s

Snapshot: Painters and Photography, Bonnard to Vuillard
February 4, 2012 - May 6, 2012
The invention of the Kodak handheld camera in 1888 energized the working methods and creative vision of many post-impressionists. Several of the leading painters and printmakers of the day used photography to record their public spheres and private lives, producing surprising, inventive results. Combining over 200 photographs with approximately 70 paintings, prints, and drawings from renowned international collections, Snapshot: Painters and Photography, Bonnard to Vuillard focuses on the dynamic relationship among the artists’ work in various media. The exhibition features experiments made

Creative Aging 2024
October 27, 2024-February 2, 2025
Creative Aging is the centerpiece of The Phillips Collection’s art and wellness programs, reflecting founder Duncan Phillips’s belief in the profound and positive impact that art can have on our well-being. Partnering with local organizations, these Creative Aging programs bring “joy-giving and life-enhancing” experiences through the arts to older adults living with memory loss. Creative Aging at The Phillips Collection began 13 years ago with one partner, Iona Senior Services. Now the museum’s partnerships and programs include Arts for the Aging, Capitol Hill Village’s Memory Studio, and

Jupiter Quartet
March 26, 2017, 4 PM
The Jupiter Quartet will perform their Phillips debut with selections by Mozart, Bartók, and Schumann.

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