Displaying Collections
![Photograph of Main Gallery 1923](/sites/default/files/2020-11/Main%20Gallery%2C%201923%2C%202.jpg)
The Phillips Collection Main Gallery, 1927
Before we begin, let’s understand a few different types of collections. The Phillips collects modern (19th- and 20th-century) and contemporary (living artists) art as well as some earlier works that served as inspiration for later artists. Museum founder Duncan Phillips collected, in particular, expressive, individualistic, colorful, and nature-based art.