Risd Museum

The RISD Museum is an internationally renowned art museum distinguished by its relationship to RISD—one of the world’s top colleges of art and design.

The RISD Museum is the state's leading museum of art and design. Founded in 1877 as part of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), the Museum houses nearly 100,000 objects--from ancient art to work by today's cutting-edge artists. Highlights include Impressionist paintings, 20th-century design, Gorham silver, Newport furniture, an ancient Egyptian mummy, and a 10-foot-tall 12th-century...

The RISD Museum acquires, preserves, presents, and interprets works of art and design representing diverse cultures from anc...ient times to the present. The RISD Museum—southeastern New England's only comprehensive art museum—was established in Providence in 1877, alongside the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). The Museum’s collection of about 100,000 objects includes paintings, sculpture,...

The RISD Museum houses over 80,000 works of art, ranging from ancient Greek and Roman sculpture to French Impressionist paintings, from Chinese stone and terracotta sculpture to contemporary art in every medium, including textiles, ceramics, glass and furniture. It also serves the general public with a full schedule of special exhibitions, lectures, tours, concerts and other programs. The...