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1 CELEBRATE AT THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION SPECIAL EVENTS AT AMERICA S FIRST MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

2 ABOUT THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION Encounter superb works of modern art in an intimate setting at The Phillips Collection, opened to the public in 1921 in Washington s vibrant Dupont Circle neighborhood by founder Duncan Phillips. Following the death of his father and brother with whom he shared a close relationship, he and his mother responded by founding the museum, originally called the Phillips Memorial Art Gallery. Sorrow all but overwhelmed me, he later wrote. Then I turned to my love of painting for the will to live. Paintings by Renoir and Rothko, Bonnard and O Keeffe, van Gogh and Diebenkorn are among the 4,000 works in the collection that ranges from masterpieces of French Impressionism and American modernism to contemporary art. Its distinctive building combines extensive new galleries with the former home of its founder. The collection continues to develop with selective new acquisitions, many by contemporary artists. Special exhibitions and frequent changes in the arrangement of the permanent collection mean that there s something fresh on every visit to the Phillips. Hosting an event at the Phillips is an opportunity to gain exclusive access to the intimate galleries and take an inspirational tour through an extraordinary collection.

3 TOP: Marjorie and Duncan Phillips in the Main Gallery, c BOTTOM: The Phillips Collection, present day

4 COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS JACOB LAWRENCE S MIGRATION SERIES The 60-panel Migration Series ( ) portrays the Great Migration, the flight of over a million African Americans from the rural South to the industrial North following between the World Wars. Following the example of the West African storyteller or griot, who spins tales of the past that have meaning for the present and the future, Lawrence tells a story that reminds us of our shared history and at the same time invites us to reflect on the universal theme of struggle in the world today. THE ROTHKO ROOM In 1960, as Duncan Phillips was designing an adjoining building to accommodate his growing collection, he designated a specific room for Rothko s paintings, making the Phillips the first American museum to dedicate a space to the artist s work. From the outset, the room was intended as a meditative space, even referred to by Phillips as a type of chapel. The space set a standard for future commissions for the artist in other locations, but the Phillips s room remains the only existing installation of Rothko s paintings that was designed in collaboration with the artist himself. PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR S LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY Luncheon of the Boating Party ( ) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir remains the best known and most popular work of art at The Phillips Collection, just as Duncan Phillips imagined it would be when he bought it in The painting captures an idyllic atmosphere as Renoir s friends share food, wine, and conversation on a balcony overlooking the Seine at the Maison Fournaise restaurant. ARTISTS OF TODAY Acquisitions by major artists of today include works by Howard Hodgkin, Anselm Kiefer, Whitfield Lovell, Leo Villareal, and major postwar European artists including Per Kirkeby, Markus Lüpertz, and Karel Appel. The Phillips s Intersections contemporary art series inaugurated in 2009 invites artists to create work inspired by the art and spaces at the museum. 1,000+ PHOTOGRAPHS Although he was primarily focused on painting, Duncan Phillips began collecting photography as early as the 1940s and believed that the camera was as sensitive to the touch and as malleable to the mind as the violin. The Phillips has since carefully curated its photography collection, now the museum s fastest growing area of acquisition. Approximately 1,000 examples comprise the collection 94 percent of which have been gifts to the Phillips. Works by American photographers comprise 84 percent of the total collection.

5 CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: The Rothko Room, Markus Lüpertz with his special exhibition, Pierre- Auguste Renoir s Luncheon of the Boating Party, Jacob Lawrence s Migration Series

GOH ANNEX FLOOR 1 60-70: Seated 150: Standing

7 GOH ANNEX FLOOR : Seated 150: Standing FLOOR 2* 50-80: Seated 60-70: Standing * Availability dependent on gallery exhibitions CLOCKWISE FROM FAR LEFT: Floor 2, Floor 2, and Floor 2

8 CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Floor 3, Floor 1, Floor 2, Floor 2, and Floor 2

10 TOP: Vradenburg Café; BOTTOM: Hunter Courtyard

11 TOP: Hunter Courtyard; BOTTOM: Hunter Courtyard VRADENBURG CAFÉ & HUNTER COURTYARD CAFÉ 30: Seated 60: Standing COURTYARD 80: Seated 200: Standing

12 TOP: Auditorium BOTTOM: Auditorium AUDITORIUM AND SANT SEMINAR ROOM AUDITORIUM 180: Seated AUDITORIUM RECEPTION AREA 40: Seated 120: Standing SEMINAR ROOM 30: Seated 40: Standing

13 TOP: Seminar Room; BOTTOM: Auditorium Reception Area

14 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLYAND CENTER FOR ART + KNOWLEDGE AT THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION 60: Seated 90: Standing

15 FACILITY RENTAL RATES Select spaces can be rented for groups and individuals when The Phillips Collection is closed to the public: Monday: after 8 am Tuesday and Wednesday: after 5 pm Thursday: 5 8 pm (café, courtyard and auditorium only) Friday and Saturday: after 5 pm Sunday: after 7 pm All events must conclude by 10 pm; all guests must be cleared by 10:30 pm. Special Exhibition Galleries Permanent CollectionGalleries FLOOR 3 FLOOR 2 Café rental requires food and beverage minimum with Tryst at the Phillips café Special rates apply for select dates and museum donors. A/V staffing and equipment is available for an additional cost. Dances, political gatherings, and other exclusions apply. Visit PhillipsCollection.org/about/rentals for information about weddings at the Phillips. Courtyard Café Galleries 21st Street, NW FLOOR 1 SPACE RATE FLOOR LL1 Goh Annex and Sant Building $12,000 Café $2,000 Café & Courtyard $3,000 Auditorium & Reception Area $3,000 Seminar Room $1,000 All Lower Level (Reception area and seminar room) UMD Center for Art + Knowledge $2,000 $3,000 Reception Area Sant Seminar Room Auditorium FLOOR LL2

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CELEBRATE AT THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION

CELEBRATE AT THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION SPECIAL EVENTS AT AMERICA S FIRST MUSEUM OF MODERN ART ABOUT THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION Encounter superb works of modern art in an intimate setting at The Phillips Collection,