In 1969, artist Andy Warhol was invited to curate an exhibition at the RISD Museum using works from the permanent collection that were not on view, but in storage.

The future is an abstract concept, hard to decode and difficult to predict. A summer intern reflects on fashion and future in this creative writing piece.

This late fifteenth-century Virgin and Child was created with subtlety, flexibility, and portability in mind. These features were central to its medieval use—and its use at the RISD Museum.

This article argues that Simon the Pharisee would have been viewed as an explicitly Jewish character by sixteenth-century viewers.

Intern Margaret North finds that every successful treasure hunt has a moment of shining glory.

Understanding historic frames and how to care for them can be a complicated matter.

RISD Museum summer intern Alex Goodhouse talks about Locally Made, Design the Night, anchor buttons, and confetti cannons.

Exploring the process and context behind "Shake Some Action", a work created by Pawtucket artist Lynne Harlow.

The man in this painting lived in the same era and region as some of colonists seen in this gallery.

Over the last 2,000 years, Nesmin has been a priest, a mummy, and a museum exhibit. RISD Museum intern Jonathan Migliori discusses Nesmin's influence in his life.

A summer intern works with local artists to create an experimental audio project to be experienced in the galleries.

A summer intern explores the context of ceremonial objects significant to RISD’s past and present.

For conservators, fabrics incorporating metallic components raise complex questions about construction, materials, and manufacturing techniques, all of which impact how an object will be stabilized and displayed

In the Middle Ages, several saints were represented as knights in art, making it difficult to identify RISD’s Crusading Saint. This article will explore his possible identities.

This article provides a brief introduction to this finely carved and dynamic sculpture of the Archangel Gabriel.

Exploring the process and context behind "Geku", a work created by Pawtucket artist Brian Shure.

Curator Maureen C. O'Brien discusses American drawings and watercolors in the RISD Museum collection

Insights into Ingres's studio practice and clues to his intellectual process

A summer intern reflects on diversity in the museum's Western European galleries and suggesting curatorial strategies for greater visibility

How do we describe images and the experience of looking at images? Student Grace Xiao reflects on the process of writing alt text for "Variance: Making, Unmaking, and Remaking Disability."

A summer intern meditates on the medium of murals and how they appear on RISD’s walls, using Photoshop to understand what is lost when seeing incomplete works out of context.

Architects have been recognized as key figures in furniture design since the late 19th century, although they've certainly been designing furniture for far longer. But what compels them to do so?

The Museum recently acquired *Huevos de Los Angeles*, a collaborative work by two RISD alumni, Adam Silverman and David Wiseman. Here the artists describe how they created "eggs" to rival the most coveted variety.

Over the course of his artistic life, Marsden Hartley sought unmediated