The Phillips Collection reopened its doors on Oct. 15 after being shuttered for seven months due to Covid-19. Visitors to the museum, America’s first museum of modern art that dates back to 1921, can expect some modifications to their experience.
The new hours are Thursday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and advanced timed tickets are required for entry. Tickets are released every Monday at 10 a.m. for members and noon for general admission for the following Thursday through Sunday (6 tickets every 15 minutes), and general admission is free through Nov. 1. Tickets are non-transferable and staff encourages prompt arrival; visitors will not be admitted prior to their scheduled time and anyone who arrives more than 10 minutes late risks forfeiting their tickets.
The Phillips Collections houses one of the world’s most robust collections of Impressionist and American modern art collections. Right now, the galleries located in the Goh Annex and Sant Buildings are open. Tickets include access to Riff and Relations: African American Artists and the European Modernist Tradition (though Jan. 3, 2021), Moira Dryer: Back in Business (through Dec. 13, 2020), Hopper in Paris: Selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art (through Jan. 10, 2021) and selections from the Phillips’ permanent collection including the Rothko Room, Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party and Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series.
Face masks are required for every visitor over the age of two as well as social distancing of at least 6 feet, though parties may remain together. Museum-goers will follow a one-way directional flow through the Goh Annex and Sant Building galleries and stairwells to each floor, lasting approximately 60 minutes. The museum shop is open with reduced capacity, but the cafe, Tryst at The Phillips, remains closed.
For more information and to book tickets, visit their website.
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(Image: Pierre-August Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1881. Oil on canvas, 51 1/4x 69 1/8 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC Acquired 1923)
