Museums: The Kreeger Museum #3 (Part 3 of 3)

Our tour of The Kreeger Museum continues.

The museum building is a work of art.  Art collectors and Washington socialites Carmen and David Kreeger outgrew their home in the 1960's and decided to build a new home for living, housing their expanding art collection,and hosting parties and concerts.  So, they engaged a great American architect Philip Johnson with Richard Foster to build a large modern mansion west of Georgetown.  

The result is a 1960's-era masterpiece built in the Modern style.  The building has the feel of an ancient Roman palace, similar to one we toured in Sicily.  The main rooms are spacious and the ceilings are soaring.  The outdoor spaces are grand with tall columns and a pool with a colonnade.  Below are some photos.      

The front of The Kreeger Museum

Some random hottie at The Kreeger Museum

A covered portico with sculptures, including pieces by Henry Moore 

The fountain (formerly a pool) and another view of the portico

The Great Hall

The photo above depicts a bronze panel along the stairway.  The artist randomly dripped liquid bronze to create the panel, a la Jackson Pollock. 

The museum's grounds feature modern sculpture, including three works pictured below.

Against the Day by Richard Deutsch (2007)

We think the wall sculpture above could also be named "Spider-Man and Friends" or "Hanging Out".

Thanks for visiting The Kreeger Museum with us.

P.S.  During a return visit to the Kreeger Museum, we learned that the some neighbors near the site of the new museum did not like Philip Johnson's design.  The design was inspired by the Bauhaus movement.  Some neighbors objected and dubbed the building the "outhouse".