Another free, beautiful Smithsonian museum in dc. A modern building with modern interior designs and lots of modern piece of art. I like it very much. For us it takes about two hour to visit. We had a coffee there witch was great

I enjoyed my visit. Like many other museums in DC, admission is free. The museum is fairly small, and thus can easily be visited fairly completely in a single afternoon. During my visit, the main exhibition was one that looked at the history of the museum's collection. This offered a nice survey of various movements in modern art, and several of the pieces were neat. Not my top recommendation for museums in DC, but worth a visit.

It most certainly is an eccentric collection of art. I guess you can say art is like beauty, or beauty is like art. You either love the look of the art piece, or you don't. As a whole, I'm not in love with abstract art. However, I do appreciate some of the works. The entrance to the museum is currently along the side of the building in the courtyard near the fountain. The main entrance is blocked off. Once inside the building, you're hit with the aroma of fresh brewed coffee. There is a Dolcezza Coffee & Gelato café in the main lobby with a very sleek design. The furnishings and overall look of the lobby was reimagined by Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto. He was inspired by the circular form of the building, and created a functional area that would incorporate the circles in nature. I was immediately drawn to the large table base with the spiral chairs. It's a slice of a 700 year old nutmeg tree that displays an intertwining root system under the glass table top. It's very unique, and really compliments the Hirshhorn Museum quite well. We immediately headed up to the next level to view the "Revolutions" exhibit. This is where you'll find most of the famous contemporary art pieces from art history class. There were paintings from Georgia O'Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Mary Cassatt, Jackson Pollock, and so many more. We walked through the "Four Talks" exhibit on our way to the next gallery. I won't even begin to interpret the thoughts painted in black and white with mixed grey swirls around each comment. We also saw a few Auguste Rodin sculptures along the way. We both agreed that Delaunay's "Eiffel Tower and Garden's, Champ de Mars" was truly the one art piece that captured our full attention. We didn't get to see "Pickett's Charge" by Mark Bradford, nor did we see "Belief+Doubt" by Barbara Kruger. It was almost lunch time, and these 2 exhibits deserve more than just a brief walk through. We'll just have to revisit this museum the next time we're vacationing in the DMV.