点评:This is one of the best kept secrets in Washington DC. I have heard that this Museum boasts the largest collection of Russian art outside of Russia. It is located within a house of the heiress Merryweather Post, the heris to cereal fortune. I think the story goes that she was married to a diplomat or something who was in Russia as was she during the revolution of 1917, and to preserve much of the art she bought it and brought it all to her home. The home is preserved just as it would have been in the 1950s when I believe she passed away. It is a stately mansion with a number of outhouses, a greenhouse, and amazing Gardens and even one of the best gift shops in DC. You can take a picnic lunch and eat on the ground or take a lunch from the on-site catering facility that has lovely food and a nice atmosphere in which to eat it. I went to the museum about a year ago with my toddler who was either a two or three year old. Let's just say that the house is not accessible so strollers cannot be brought in to the house / Museum. Of course she could walk all over the museum, but in order to preserve the mansion, they haven't really made any modifications to facilitate wheelchairs or strollers, and everything is pretty much out in the open. At the time I went, I had to close friend visiting from Britain, and he tried to hold my daughter on his shoulders the entire time we were in the mansion. This is a little stressful for us. So I think it's advisable not to take young kids to this Museum, which is unfortunate. I have to be able to bring my daughter and other visitors to the museum now that she's a little bit older. She loves the grounds, the restaurant, and of course the main attraction itself. You don't have to love Russia, but they used to and to a certain extent, still do produce some of the most amazing art and pottery in the world.
翻译:这是华盛顿特区保守得最好的秘密之一。我听说这个博物馆拥有俄罗斯以外最大的俄罗斯艺术品收藏。它位于谷物财富的继承人、女继承人梅里韦瑟·波斯特的房子内。我认为故事是这样的,她嫁给了一位外交官或其他人,她在 1917 年革命期间就在俄罗斯,为了保存大部分艺术品,她买下了这些艺术品并将其全部带回家。这座房子保存得像 20 世纪 50 年代一样,我相信当时她去世了。这是一座庄严的宅邸,有许多外屋、温室和令人惊叹的花园,甚至还有华盛顿特区最好的礼品店之一。您可以野餐并在地面上享用午餐,也可以在现场的餐饮设施中享用午餐,那里有美味的食物和良好的就餐氛围。大约一年前,我和我两三岁的孩子一起去了博物馆。这么说吧,房子不方便进入,所以婴儿车不能带进房子/博物馆。当然,她可以步行走遍整个博物馆,但为了保护这座豪宅,他们并没有真正进行任何改造以方便轮椅或婴儿车,一切都几乎是露天的。我去的时候,我有一位来自英国的密友来访,我们在豪宅里的整个过程中,他都试图将我的女儿抱在肩上。这对我们来说有点压力。所以我认为建议不要带小孩去这个博物馆,这是不幸的。现在我女儿长大了一些,我必须能够带她和其他游客来博物馆。她喜欢这里的场地、餐厅,当然还有主要景点本身。你不必热爱俄罗斯,但他们曾经并且在某种程度上仍然生产世界上一些最令人惊叹的艺术和陶器。