RISD MUSEUM

PROVIDENCE, RI

The Rhode Island School of Design Museum, commonly known as RISD Museum, is an art museum located in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1877, it is one of the oldest and most distinguished art museums in the United States. The museum's collection includes over 100,000 works of art, including paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, textiles, prints, drawings, and photographs, from all around the world and spanning over five thousand years of human creativity.

The museum is affiliated with the Rhode Island School of Design, a world-renowned art and design university, and serves as a teaching and research resource for the school's students, faculty, and staff. The museum also offers a wide range of public programs, including lectures, tours, workshops, and exhibitions, that engage audiences of all ages and backgrounds with the arts and culture of the world.

Some of the highlights of the museum's collection include ancient Egyptian and Greek art, European paintings and sculptures from the Renaissance to the present day, Asian art from China, Japan, and Korea, Native American art, and contemporary art by leading artists from around the world. The museum's galleries are beautifully designed and arranged, creating a rich and immersive experience for visitors.

RISD MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in PROVIDENCE RI. US MID #8404400005

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont).

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• telephone: 4014546500
• website: http://www.risdmuseum.org

RISD MUSEUM
224 BENEFIT ST
PROVIDENCE
RI
02903

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