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DAR Museum

Address: 1776 D St. NW, White House area, Washington, DC | Map It
Phone: 202/628-1776
www.dar.org

Category: Museums/Galleries
Location: White House area

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Fodor's Review:

The headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the beaux arts Memorial Continental Hall was the site of the DAR's annual congress until the larger Constitution Hall was built around the corner. An entrance on D Street leads to the museum. Its 33,000-item collection includes fine examples of colonial and Federal furniture, textiles, quilts, silver, china, porcelain, stoneware, earthenware, and glass. Thirty-three period rooms are decorated in styles representative of various U.S. states, ranging from an 1850 California adobe parlor to a New Hampshire attic filled with 18th- and 19th-century toys. Two galleries—one of them permanent—hold decorative arts. Tours are available weekdays 10-2:30 and all day on Saturday. During the "Colonial Adventure" tours, held the first and third Sunday of the month at 1:30 and 3 from September through May, costumed docents use the objects on display to teach children ages five to seven about day-to-day life in colonial America. Make reservations at least 10 days in advance.

Cost: Free
Open: Weekdays 9:30-4, Sat. 9-5
Metro: Farragut W

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