Phillips Collection
Phillips Collection, museum containing an outstanding small collection of late 19th- and 20th-century American and European painting and sculpture that was founded in 1918 by Duncan Phillips. It is housed in Phillips’s residence (built 1897) in Washington, D.C.
The museum sponsors concerts, docent programs, gallery talks, guided tours, lectures, organized educational programs, radio programs, and temporary and permanent exhibits. It also publishes books and catalogs.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Adam Augustyn.
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Article Title:
Phillips Collection
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
28 February 2019
Access Date:
November 13, 2026