Glenstone

Glenstone is a museum and estate in Montgomery County, Maryland, where contemporary art is shown in galleries and outdoors. The buildings are scattered across a wide park with paths, ponds and open lawns, where installations stand beside manicured gardens.

The grounds were purchased in the early 2000s by a collector couple and transformed into an art museum that opened its doors in 2006. In the following years new pavilions and expanded landscape areas were added, making the place one of the largest private museums for contemporary art in the United States.

The name comes from a former estate and connects art with nature in a way that invites visitors to walk slowly through rooms and landscape. You see sculptures between trees and meadows, while inside works hang in quiet halls where each passage allows time to reflect.

Entry tickets must be reserved online in advance, with slots released on the first day of each month for the following three months. The number of daily visitors is limited, so booking early is worthwhile, especially for weekends and holidays.

Eleven connected galleries are linked by glass walkways that open views to water and woods while you move from one room to the next. An environmental center on the grounds is dedicated to reforestation and recycling projects that form part of the museum vision.

Location: Montgomery County

Inception: 2006

Founders: Mitchell Rales, Emily Wei Rales

Architects: Charles Gwathmey, Peter Walker, Thomas Phifer

Official opening: September 2006

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Address: 12100 Glen Rd, Potomac, MD 20854

Phone: +13019835001

Email: info@glenstone.org

Website: https://glenstone.org

GPS coordinates: 39.06177,-77.25308

Latest update: December 14, 2025 20:24