The Phillips Collection invites visitors to experience an extraordinary collection ranging from masterpieces of French impressionism and American modernism to art of the present day.

The museum's founder, Duncan Phillips, used words like "enchantment," "joy-giving," and "life-enhancing" when he wrote about the experience of seeing art. By displaying superb modern works in an intimate setting, he hoped to encourage visitors to appreciate new, even challenging, forms of artistic expression.

Unusually for his time, Phillips saw American modern artists as fully equal to their European counterparts, often hanging their works side by side.

Today, the museum's collection includes nearly 3,000 works by American and European artists—among them, Degas, Cézanne, Gauguin, van Gogh, Bonnard, Matisse, Picasso, Braque, Klee, Homer, Whistler, Hopper, Stieglitz, O'Keeffe, Calder, Rothko, and many others. New pieces continue to be added, including a significant number of photographs in recent years.

The Phillips Collection is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, with extended evening hours on Thursdays until 8:30 pm, and on Sundays from 11 am to 6 pm.

Phillips after 5, from 5 pm to 8:30 pm on the first Thursday of the month, offers a lively mix of jazz performances, food and drink, gallery talks, films, and more.

Critically acclaimed Sunday Concerts are at 4 pm on Sundays from October through May.

The Phillips is closed on Mondays. It is also closed on New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.

During severe weather, call The Phillips Collection at 202-387-2151 for information about possible closings.