Organization Of American States & Art Museum Of The Americas

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  • Address
    201 18th St NW, Foggy Bottom
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  • Phone
    458 6016
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Farragut West

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A sort of forerunner to the UN, the OAS is an international organization founded in 1890 to promote cooperation among North and South American nations. Its main building at 17th St and Constitution Ave is a marble palazzo surrounded by the sculpture-studded Aztec Gardens. Behind it, the OAS operates the Art Museum of the Americas, featuring an incredible collection of art that spans the 20th century and the Western Hemisphere.

Works at the museum represent southern interpretations of constructivism and surrealism, as well as more recent pieces of geometric and pop art.