Open Hours and Office Hours

Open Hours and Office Hours offer college students unique access to the museum’s collections and staff.  

RISD Museum announces new exhibition The Art of French Wallpaper Design

RISD Museum to Open Significant Exhibition of Exceptionally Rare French Wallpapers, Capturing an Important Chapter in Design History 

RISD MUSEUM NAMES TSUGUMI MAKI DIRECTOR

PROVIDENCE, RI, July 25, 2023–The RISD Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Tsugumi Maki as its director effective October 10.

RISD MUSEUM ANNOUNCES NANCY ELIZABETH PROPHET: I WILL NOT BEND AN INCH

PROVIDENCE, RI November 17, 2023 – The RISD Museum announces Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch will be on view at the RISD Museum from February 17, 2024 through August 4, 20

Jean Segal Fain Memorial Internship

The Jean Segal Fain Memorial Internship offers a selected RISD student in-depth experience in the conservation and preparation of works on paper.

RISD Museum announces free admission and special programming in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., sponsored by Citizens

PROVIDENCE, RI – January 8, 2024 – In partnership with Citizens, the RISD Museum announces that all visitors will receive free admission on Saturday, January 13,

Guidelines for installations: Chace Center Lobby

Guidelines for installations inside the Museum in the Chace Center Lobby (wall between escalator exit and door to RISD/WORKS)

Guidelines for installations: 6th Floor Landing

Guidelines for installations inside the Museum on the 6th floor landing (walls on either side of staircase)

Guidelines for installations: Radeke Building Façade

Work must be able to withstand the elements, including rain, wind, snow, and falling ice

Guidelines for virtual programs/performance

RISD Museum Announces a $2 Million Gift to Endow the Curator of Painting and Sculpture Position and Appointment of New Curator of Indigenous Art

Providence, RI — February 7, 2025 —  The RISD Museum is proud to announce two transformative developments that highlight its dedication to celebrating and preserving art

RISD Museum Announces 2019 Artist Fellow: Dana Heng

Dana Heng is a visual artist, educator, and organizer from Providence, RI.

RISD Museum to Receive $30,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

RISD Museum announces reception for $30,000 grant from National Endowment for the Arts. NEA to provide support for upcoming exhibition Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance 1850-1970.

RISD Museum Announces New Exhibitions

PROVIDENCE, RI, May 4, 2018 - The RISD Museum announces the presentation of three timely exhibitions of its collection--

RISD Museum Announces New "Welcome Citizen" Membership Program

PROVIDENCE, RI, February 28, 2018 - Beginning March 1, 2018, the RISD Museum will welcome newly naturalized U.S.

RISD Museum News: New staff appointments and grants announced

PROVIDENCE, RI, October 24, 2018—Over the past several months the RISD Museum welcomed several new staff members including an assistant curator and several fellows.

Guidelines for installations: Interior wall across from front desk, Chace Center lobby, 1st floor

Installations can extend up to 12 inches from the wall HVAC vents may not be blocked No work may be suspended from the ceiling

Guidelines for installations: Interior wall by Chihuly Glass Chandelier/Ancient Egypt, 6th floor

Installations can extend up to 12 inches from the wall No work may be suspended from the ceiling

Guidelines for Installations: Benefit Street Entrance, near Cafe Pearl

Stair risers are open for installation   Vinyl is the only suitable medium for this space  

RISD Museum appoints new Mellon Fellow

PROVIDENCE, RI, October 2, 2019—The RISD Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of our fifth Andrew W.

Research

Research informs how we acquire works of art, care for the collection, and

RI Artist Membership

The RISD Museum remains deeply engaged with its creative community and supports the cultivation of artists, designers, and makers of all kinds through its collection, exhibitions, pu

RISD Museum presents Raid the Icebox Now exhibitions and digital publication

PROVIDENCE, RI, DECEMBER 12, 2019—A landmark example of artist-curated museum exhibitions, Raid the Icebox I with Andy Warhol (1970) presented entire sections of objects at the R