On View

A wallpaper panel depicting a palatial courtyard framed by ornate blue and green drapery with stone archways, columns, and two lion statues flanking a cobblestone path.

The Art of French Wallpaper Design

November 15, 2024 – May 11, 2025

A single tone print of a newspaper page featuring a person in a strapless, long-sleeve, bridal gown and veil holding flowers in their left hand and staring out of the frame. The top of the page reads “The New York Times International Sunday, July 19, 1992" with the following headlines: “Vatican Condones Discrimination Against Homosexuals" and "Youth Works Held in Death of Son, 9”. The bottom of the pages reads “Saks Fifth Avenue bridal wear.”

Process Work
Intersections of Photography and Print ca. 1825 to Today

February 1 - July 20, 2025

A detail of a sheet textile with intricate floral embroidery.

From Pineapple to Pañuelo
Philippine Textiles

December 7, 2024 – August 24, 2025

A a detail of a woodblock print showing a steep, snow-covered path at the edge of a cliff with two figures hiking up. There is a dark sky showing with stars.

The Road Less Traveled
Edo’s Nakasendō

November 9, 2024 – May 4, 2025

A cream colored sculptural figure holding a tray, dressed in historical clothing with tightly curled hair.

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce

April 9, 2022 – July 20, 2025

A painting hanging on the wall showing a group of friends siting around a dinner table. Flames glow through the window, while electronic components illuminate the scene, blending domestic intimacy with the accumulation of physical media.

The World Is On Fire
Dorner Prize

April 1, 2025 – June 1, 2025

A sculptural piece of jewelry made up of a lime green cluster of shards and teal gems with vibrant orange accents, mounted on a slender, vertical, mint-green post.

Brighten Up!
Contemporary Enamels

June 1, 2024 – June 14, 2026

Multi-patterned, brightly colored, and tasseled shirt hanging on a wooden stick against a white background with machinery attached to its bottom. The floor is also shown.

Art & Design from 1900 to Now

September 3, 2022 – September 1, 2026

Sleek silver vessel with a curved body atop three pointed legs, featuring a black handle with a spiral detail and sharp ends which stretch above the vessel's top.

A Changing Reflection
Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th–21st Centuries

April 21, 2017 – December 30, 2025

Design carved into dark brown wood featuring a motif of radiating grooves fanned out in a shell shape from a central detail depicting a petal pattern with two symmetrical spirals.

18th and 19th-Century American Galleries

A carved wooden boat model with a sail tied on the mast manned by sailors with brown skin and white trousers holding oars and ropes.

Ancient Egyptian Galleries

Marble bust of a bearded man with realistic carved facial details. The head is centered on a gray backdrop and cut off below the chin and above the eyes.

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries

Angular dark green slab ornamented by intricate golden embellishments which depict vertical rows of Chinese characters surrounded by dragons on a backdrop of dense interconnected clouds.

Asian Art Galleries

Green aquatic plants float on a translucent glass container centered on a gray backdrop. The glass reflects bright lights, and a slight green glow emanates from the bottom.

Decorative Arts and Design Galleries

An intricate tapestry which features floral and vine patterns in shades of blue, red and gold. To the center right is a cropped figure with wings and a lion's body.

European Galleries

Upcoming Exhibitions

Mountain and Water 山水
Selections from Japan and China

May 10, 2025 – December 14, 2025

A vibrant textile artwork with a glowing spiral against a dark sky surrounded by large rainbows swooping down to large snow-covered mountains stretch below.

Liz Collins
Motherlode

July 19, 2025 – January 11, 2026

Ceramic disk with a cracked colorful surface showing a fragmentary frowning face with features made up of disjointed shapes and various symbols such as a blue baby and a red hand.

A Shared Journey
The Barkan Contemporary Ceramic Collection at the RISD Museum

September 13, 2025 – March 5, 2028

A richly embroidered tunic with intricate depictions of figures, birds, plants, and bridges in vibrant colors on a red background.

The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea

September 27, 2025 – June 28, 2026

Past Exhibitions

A print of two, black rabbit figures pulling a white electrical tower with tree-like roots and severed electric lines, out of the ground. The Figures are surrounded by frantic red marks.

Listen!

July 6, 2024 – January 5, 2025

A detail of a textile with small white squares surrounding deep red diamonds in dense, organized patterns on a dark blue and red background.

Sensory Silhouettes
Experiencing South Asian Garments

June 1 - December 8, 2024

A Japanese print of a ghostly figure with long black hair hovering at the center pf the print, holding a baby and looking down. The figure is tethered to a tied cloth hanging to its right.

Defying Boundaries
Women in Japanese Art

April 27 – November 4, 2024

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