Washington D.C.: Encountering the Collision of Modern and Ancient Art

Washington is not only the political center of the United States, but also one of the cultural and artistic centers of the country. Unlike the bustle of New York, the fresh, tranquil and humanistic atmosphere of Washington and its rich cultural landscape makes people linger.　When you come to Washington, visiting museums is an essential stop on your cultural and art tour.

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The National Gallery of Art is one of the world's most beautifully built and richly collected art museums, with a treasure trove of approximately 40,000 works of art from medieval Europe to modern times, and from colonial America to modern times. Designed by the famous Chinese architect Ieoh Ming Pei, the East Gallery has a novel and unique shape, with a triangular plan. It is in harmony with its surroundings and creates a striking effect. It is one of the most successful buildings in the United States in the 1970s. In the second floor exhibition area, various types of galleries display paintings from different periods.

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The Phillip Art Museum, the first museum of modern art in the United States, is now 99 years old, with a collection of more than 5,000 works, mainly French Impressionist paintings and American modern contemporary art, with paintings by artists such as Cézanne, Degas, Matisse, Picasso, Van Gogh, O'Keeffe, Rothko, Paul Klee and many others in the collection. The juxtaposition of paintings from different eras and regions creates a visual "dialogue" of styles.

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The Museum of American Art is a modest museum, full of Latin American and Caribbean flavors, with a wide variety of exhibits, including sculptures, photographs, and paintings, most of which are modern in their presentation, which is what makes it interesting, as each person has their own interpretation of the same works.