Best Art museum in Washington, DC

(5) Best Art museum

National Gallery of Art
1 NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
American & European art in 2 buildings

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20565, United States

Rating: 4.8 (14486)
National Portrait Gallery
2 NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
Art depicting historic American figures

8th St NW & G St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States

Rating: 4.8 (10678)
Smithsonian American Art Museum
3 SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
1868 museum also houses Portrait Gallery

G Street Northwest &, 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20004, United States

Rating: 4.8 (2737)
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
4 RENWICK GALLERY OF THE SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
Space for modern craft & decorative arts

1661 Pennsylvania Avenue NW #1, Washington, DC 20006, United States

Rating: 4.7 (4136)
The Phillips Collection
5 THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
Intimate setting for modern art

1600 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20009, United States

Rating: 4.7 (1512)

Best Places List (21)

1 National Museum of the American Indian
Native American culture & history BEST
Rating: 4.5 (6815)

4th St SW, Washington, DC 20560

National Museum of the American Indian
2 Hirshhorn Museum
Acclaimed contemporary art showcase BEST
Rating: 4.5 (5354)

Independence Ave SW &, 7th St SW, Washington, DC 20560, United States

Hirshhorn Museum
3 ARTECHOUSE DC
Cool, technology-based art exhibits
Rating: 4.1 (3586)

1238 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024, United States

ARTECHOUSE DC
4 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Over 3,000 works by female artists BEST
Rating: 4.6 (1209)

1250 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005, United States

National Museum of Women in the Arts
5 National Museum of Asian Art
Spacious gallery for Asian artwork BEST
Rating: 4.7 (1114)

1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20560, United States

National Museum of Asian Art
6 National Gallery of Art - East Building
BEST
Rating: 4.7 (746)

4th St NW, Washington, DC 20565, United States

National Gallery of Art - East Building
7 Dumbarton Oaks Museum
Research library, museum & gardens BEST
Rating: 4.7 (476)

1703 32nd St NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States

Dumbarton Oaks Museum
8 Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
Colorful African artwork & gifts shop BEST
Rating: 4.7 (297)

950 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20560

Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
9 Art Museum of the Americas
Caribbean & Latin American modern art BEST
Rating: 4.5 (250)

201 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20006, United States

Art Museum of the Americas
10 The Kreeger Museum
Impressionist & American art BEST
Rating: 4.7 (239)

2401 Foxhall Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States

The Kreeger Museum
11 Freer Gallery of Art
Asian & US art in an Italianate setting BEST
Rating: 4.7 (226)

1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20560, United States

Freer Gallery of Art
12 O Street Museum
BEST
Rating: 4.5 (195)

2020 O St NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States

O Street Museum
13 D.C. Alley Museum
Open-air collection of garage-door murals
Rating: 4.4 (84)

44 Blagden Alley NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States

Phone:

D.C. Alley Museum
14 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Exhibits of provocative contemporary art BEST
Rating: 4.6 (63)

Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, United States

American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
15 Touchstone Gallery
BEST
Rating: 4.6 (35)

901 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States

Touchstone Gallery
16 Freer|Sackler
Rating: 4.7 (27)

1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20560, United States

Phone: +1 (202) 633-1000

Freer|Sackler
17 Howard University Art Gallery
Rating: 4.6 (14)

2455 6th St NW, Washington, DC 20059, United States

Howard University Art Gallery
18 Gallery NK
Rating: 4.1 (8)

321 K St NE, Washington, DC 20002, United States

Phone: +1 (240) 486-0261

Gallery NK
19 Administrative Offices of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
American art spanning 3 centuries
Rating: 4.6 (8)

750 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States

Phone: +1 (202) 633-1000

Administrative Offices of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
20 George Washington University Art
Rating: 5.0 (2)

701 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052, United States

George Washington University Art
21 Luce Foundation Center
Rating: 5.0 (2)

Washington, DC 20001, United States

Phone:

Luce Foundation Center
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