Washington's Hirshhorn Museum marks 50 years of a visionary's gift

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, in Washington D.C., is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a new exhibit: "Revolutions: Art from the Hirshhorn Collection, 1860-1960," which features more than 200 works of modern art from the more than 12,000 that Joseph Hirshhorn donated to the Smithsonian. Correspondent Rita Braver reports.

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[louhawk]

I'm a retired trucker now doing ART and Lithography. I would love to work in that museum 1 day a week for minimum wage even if it's cleaning

[bdup]

I loved going to the Smithsonians when in DC and the Hirshhron was my first modern art museum i really loved it and i was very inspired and went back 4 times

[hr]

One of the best art museums I have ever been to! ❤

[mililaniman]

The Hirshhorn museum seems like a fascinating place to visit. I would love to see all this artwork.

[marytheresejacksonlutz]

My mom, sister and I would visit the Hirshorn when we visited my mom’s sister who lived in D.C. We always loved it, never knew the backstory.

[MrIrons-ogrg]

My own Art Gallery will be N eye opener in Jamaica ❤. Thank you for sharing

[dougcargill]

I was 9 years old, living in Springfield VA, when the Hirschhorn opened. My mother made sure to take me the opening week. I’ve been a lover of modern art ever since.

P.S. It’s my favorite museum in Washington D.C.

[charmerci]

There's a lot of space there. I'd rather see much more of Hirschorn's original collection more often.

[melaniamonicacraciun]

It's a matter of FAITH friends.. God gave human specie the sense of beauty...not only that beauty raise us happy beyond money but worthy and.. confident of holding precious assets. Beauty becomes a fortune and seeking for emotions, only watching such a structure it feels emotional right away. Fine arts create affection which is already worthy for...anyone out there in the universe...we love to preserve affection, memories and dear precious items, in the end is people to decide the value of a ...creepy painting or not 😮😮😮

[alyh]

Kind of looks like a paper towel roll lol

[NHLblkgurl]

Looks like the contents looking down into our kitchen junk drawer.

[captainnima]

I still think these are just splish splash. If these are art, my son’s artistic work need to be displayed.

[steveconn]

Hirschorn and National Portrait Gallery best non-history museums in D.C. (big mistake juxtaposing masters like Sargent with modern Woke sub-par work, though).

[timothycampbell]

I'm sorry, but brutalism is not much loved no matter how long it has been