Between sections are little garden spots with fountains, ideal to make a stop and soak the atmosphere. One of the most beautiful museums in the 🌎.
Opened in 1941, this museum, founded by financier Andrew Mellon, has some 116,000 works of Western art dating from the Middle Ages to the modern era.
Absolutely fantastic!
Excellent quality museum. Made of three buildings - wear comfy shoes. Could stay all day. Extensive stationery selection in gift shop.
Salvador Dali's "Last Supper" with a blonde semi-transparent Jesus-- a rare work, even for the NGA. Read more.
Find the East Tower room and sit in front of Rothko's black paintings.
The bug room was awesome. The whole wonder exhibit was great. A weekday visit is definitely recommended if you have time.
See the Ghost Clock.
Perhaps the most conquerable of all the Smithsonians, this small but delightful museum of American arts and decorative crafts is a sea of calm. Read more.
Probably my favorite museum in DC. What makes this place so fun is that they have famous artists painting other celebrities and historical figures. Always something fun in their special exhibits.
check out the actual photo of Abraham Lincoln in the presidents gallery.
Patent Office Building was built between 1836-1867. It served as a temporary barracks and hospital during the Civil War and was the site of Lincoln’s 2nd inaugural ball.
Love the Caulder, Lichtensteins and many of the other pieces. Great collection.
Small French Paintings is not to be missed, though it is tucked into a corner near the entrance and is easily overlooked.
Diaghilev and the ballet russe is an amazing exhibition
Love this little jewel box museum--a nice quick respite
95% of museum is located underground! Was originally located in home of former slave/abolitionist Frederick Douglass from 1817-1877. Contains masks, instruments and ceramics. More site info via<LINK> Read more.
The collection includes an ivory hunting horn from Sierra Leone and even a wooden door of the Tsogo peoples.-- Green Guide Editor
A real treat. Absolutely incredible that this beautiful and surprisingly expansive garden park is tucked behind cramped but cozy rows of houses and shops
See the precolombian artifacts
Built in 1801 for William H Dorsey, first judge of Orphan's Court. It was named Teh Oaks by Col. Henry M. Blount
Check out their exhibits, so worth it! Just the building itself is impressive!
Concerts and art and Mexico!
Art, Music
LOVE the "open" conservation labs and storage! An interesting side to museums that you rarely see. Don't leave without seeing this part of the museum on the third floor mezzanine and fourth floor.
Chef José Andres tells us he comes for here for a little escape: walking through the vast halls always inspires him.
On the 1st floor, find "The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly" and be awestruck Read more.
Very friendly administration and really gorgeous gardens!!! Enjoy and you'll definetely be back!
Inside the Hillwood’s museum and garden are 18th-century Russian and French art and antiques collected by owner Marjorie Merriweather Post, heiress to the General Foods fortune.
This beautifully maintained mansion boasts one of the most remarkable collections of Russian decorative art outside of Russia. Enjoy afternoon tea after one of their docent or audio tours.
Breathtaking, this place has so much to offer! The exhibitions are perfectly put together. Admission is always free!!
Hirshhorn Museum just turned (RED) for World AIDS Day. Join us in helping to deliver an AIDS Free Generation by 2015. - www.2015QUILT.com
Despite what people say, THERE IS NO CAFE IN THIS BUILDING
Loved this museum! So much fun and so many different types of art.
Xu Bing's suspended sculpture, "Monkeys Grasping for the Moon," is a must-see. Don't miss the Chinese jade collection either! -- Green Guide Editor
Bldg designed by Jean Paul Carlhian. Inside are works that date back as far as 5000 B.C.E. Most popular item is Taj Mahal Emerald which weighs 141.13 carats. Full site history via<LINK> Read more.
If you're looking for an open museum during the #shutdown, this place is lovely. Bonus: patio with wifi, outlets, good food and Tryst coffee.
Check out the Rothko Room. Sit down for a minute and look at the colors. See if you can spot the horizon. And breathe.
Art is the new TV.
Love it because it's never super packed with tourists. The courtyard is pretty gorgeous as well. One of my favorite museums
Don't miss the Peacock Room. On every third Thursday of the month from 12-5:30, we open the windows so you can catch the subtleties of Whistler’s work that are only visible in natural sunlight
Coinciding with the G8 Summit in 2005, President G.W. Bush launched his Malaria Initiative with the goal of preventing 50% of malarial deaths in 15 of the worst-hit countries.
This is a hidden gem in DC at the corner of New York Ave. and 13th St. The art work, all by women, is magnificent, covering a wide range of art from different eras.
This place has nice tables. Oaken, rich, sensual qualities that harken back to the age of pure craftsmanship. Ron Swanson would be proud.
check out the installation of sculpture along NY Ave Read more.
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