Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Washington, DC's great national art museums

Washington, DC, is a mecca for art lovers. Here are the principal museums -

1. Sackler Museum of Asian Art
2. Museum of African Art
3. Freer Gallery of Asian Art
4. Hirshorn Museum of modern art and sculpture
5. National Portrait Gallery
6. National Gallery of Art (both West Bldg and East wing, the modern)
7. National Sculpture Garden
8. Corcoran Gallery and art school
9. The Phillips Collection
10. Dumbarton Oaks

There are numerous additional museums such as the Textile Museum and the Howard University Museum of Art.

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