The Phillips Collection, America’s first museum of modern art, was founded in 1921. The museum houses one of the world’s most distinguished Impressionist and American modern art collections, and continues to grow its collection with important contemporary voices. Its distinctive building combines extensive new galleries with the former home of its founder, Duncan Phillips. The Phillips’s impact spreads nationally and internationally through its diverse and experimental special exhibitions and events, including its award-winning education programs for educators, students, and adults; dynamic Phillips Music series; and popular meditation and Phillips after 5 events. The museum contributes to global dialogues with events like Conversations with Artists and Artists of Conscience. The Phillips Collection values its community partnerships with the University of Maryland—the museum’s nexus for scholarly exchange and interdisciplinary collaborations—and THEARC—the museum’s satellite campus in Southeast DC. The Phillips Collection is a private, non-government museum, supported primarily by donations.

Museums

The Phillips Collection

Jonathan P. Binstock

Vesela Sretenovic

Angela Gillespie

Renée Littleton

Anne Taylor Brittingham

Micha Winkler Thomas

Wendy Ponvert

Nehemiah Dixon III

Yuma I. Tomes

Elsa Smithgall

Cherie Nichols

Finance and Governance

Leadership Team

Arts and Education

Teams at The Phillips Collection

Finance and Governance

Leadership Team

Arts and Education