Museums - A Photo Thread

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Museum: National Museum of Women in the Arts
Location: Washington, DC
Architect: Waddy B. Wood (original Masonic Temple)
Completed: 1908 (as Masonic Temple), 1987 (as museum)





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Museum: National Building Museum
Location: Washington, DC
Architect: Montgomery C. Meigs
Completed: 1887 (as Pension Building), 1985 (as museum)

































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Museum: Museum of the Bible
Location: Washington, DC
Architect: A. P. Clark, Jr. (original building), SmithGroup (museum)
Completed: 1922 (as Washington Terminal Refrigerating and Warehousing Co.), 2017 (as museum)

































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Museum: Planet Word
Location: Washington, DC
Architect: Adolf Cluss (original Franklin School), Beyer Blinder Belle (museum)
Completed: 1869 (as Franklin School), 2020 (as museum)





























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Museum: Rubell Museum
Location: Washington, DC
Architect: ? (original Francis L. Cardozo Elementary School), Beyer Blinder Belle (museum)
Completed: 1906 (as Francis L. Cardozo Elementary School), 2022 (as museum)





















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Museum: The Phillips Collection
Location: Washington, DC
Architect: Hornblower and Marshall (original Phillips House), Wyeth and King (Goh Annex), Cox Graae + Spack (Sant Building)
Completed: 1897 (original Phillips House), 1960 (Goh Annex), 2006 (Sant Building)

































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Museum: Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens
Location: Washington, DC
Architect: ? (original house), Alexander McIlvaine (renovation)
Completed: 1926 (as Abremont, a private house), 1957 (as Hillwood)

































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Museum: Adirondack Building at Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens
Location: Washington, DC
Architect: ?
Completed: 1983













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