A Lego Challenge By the Numbers
Phillips after 5 visitors use Legos to create sculptures inspired by the work of Danish artist Per Kirkeby 135 participants of all ages 3,300 Legos of all sizes 89 total Instragrams 51 submissions 8...
View ArticleI Challenge You to a Kelly Haiku
Even as a museum educator and art historian, I struggle sometimes with understanding abstract works of art. A lack of subject matter, figures, and rational forms can be intimidating and at times even...
View ArticleA Little Sun and a Whole Lot of Light
What would you do with your very own little sun? Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson and engineer Frederik Ottesen created this solar-powered LED lamp in an effort to get affordable and reliable...
View ArticleArranging the Nordic Lights
Director of special events, Keith Costas, (lower right) finds the right arrangement for lamps by Nordic designers for tomorrow’s Phillips after 5, which will feature 25 lamps throughout the galleries....
View ArticleShedding Light on Katrín Sigurđardóttir
Ísafjörður Series (2009) by Katrín Sigurdardóttir on display in Gallery 115. Photo: Eliza French The Phillips Collection hosted a Nordic Lights themed Phillips after 5 in February to celebrate our...
View ArticlePhillips after 5-Suppress the Depression
Photos: Andrea Taylor and Brooke Rosenblatt From vaudeville-inspired magic to prohibition punch and board games from the 1930s, visitors had a blast at our Suppress the Depression Phillips after 5. For...
View ArticleVolunteer Spotlight: Michael D. Farley
In this series, Education Department Coordinator Emily Bray profiles volunteers within the museum. The Phillips Collection volunteers are an integral part of the museum and help in many ways: greeting...
View ArticleViews From Phillips after 5
A visitor interacts with artist Dan Steinhilber’s Interface artworks. Photo: Instagram/heidinotklum Last week’s All That Jazz Phillips after 5 was action-packed! Here are some of our favorite visitor...
View ArticleLove is Love is Love
Photos from Phillips after 5: Love is Love is Love on February 2, 2017 Happy Valentine’s Day! We had a blast at this month’s Love is Love is Love Phillips after 5. Here are some of our favorite...
View ArticleVolunteer Spotlight: Stanley C. Foster
In this series, Education Specialist for Public Programs Emily Bray profiles volunteers within the museum. Phillips volunteers are an integral part of the museum and help in many ways: greeting and...
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