Best Galleries 1. “Side by Side: Oberlin’s Masterworks” at The Phillips Collection: This combination of 25 pieces on loan from the Allen Memorial Art Museum with works from the Phillips collection reminds us of one of the Phillips’ great strengths: Grouping pieces not by nationality or era, but by the aesthetic conversation they create when juxtaposed with one another. When: Through Jan. 16

Where: The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St., N.W.