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College Studio Notes

In the fall of 2014, RISD art history students curated an exhibition comparing Tokaido Road views by artist Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858). That exhibition is now on view in the Museum.

A pair of masqueraders honors the spirits of departed twins, 1986.

Egúngún

Mysteries Concealed in Magical Cloth
Curator

For Yorùbá-speaking peoples in West Africa, cloth is equated with their most precious possession, children.

Decoding the Hallstatt Diadem

College Student Voices

It's impossible to know exactly what happened in prehistory, but we archaeologists have excellent tools to help us.

Under the Big Top

John Steuart Curry's Vision of the Circus
Curator

John Steuart Curry's images of the circus provide us with an insider's look at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in the 1930s.

Private Investigation, Art-History Style

College

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

Framing Art and the Art of the Frame

Conservation

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

Fragments

College Student Voices

Artist Anya Ventura explains the context behind an audio tour and printed guide that she and Anther Kiley created illustrating episodes from the lives of seven objects from the Museum's galleries. Their 2012 work "Fragments" was one of the winning projects in the RISD Museum's annual *Sitings* competition for site-specific installations by RISD degree candidates.

Building ANEW

Student Voices Studio Notes Teens

This past summer, with a focus on design thinking, the students were asked What is useful? as a starting point for their group design.

From Galleries to Wards: A Reflection

Clinical Arts College

As a part of its new Clinical Arts and Humanities Program, the Alpert Medical School partnered with the RISD Museum to create the workshop series "From Galleries to Wards." Workshop participants, Samuel Kase and Cia Mathew, reflect on their experience.

I Can Taste It Now: Savoring the New Installation in the Porcelain Gallery

Curator

This fall the RISD Museum Lucy Truman Aldrich Porcelain Gallery reopened with its cabinets filled with engaging figures and a diverse array of tableware. Comprising nearly 180 objects from the museum's collection, this new installation focuses on the role that porcelain played in eighteenth-century life.

Fur-covered rectangular bag with thin looped handles, featuring central beaded seal silhouette within a black striped diamond, surrounded by red-blue patterned seals and multi-colored tassels, including a brown side panel.

Natchiq | Onkeehq | Isuwiq

Indigenous Artists Honor the Seal
April 4 - October 25, 2026
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Ceramic Encounters

Playing with Material Possibilities
Thursday, February 12 / 4-6:15 pm
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Interlace 2026 Grantee Award Ceremony

Thursday, January 22 / 5:30-7:30 pm
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Outside Normativity - Queer Aesthetics in Art, Design + Fashion

Panel Discussion
Saturday, January 10 / 3-4:30 pm
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Writing Between the Lines

Professional Development for Educators
Saturday, January 10 / 12-2:30 pm
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Meet the Maker - A Pop-Up Showcase with Liz Collins

Thursday, December 11 / 5-8 pm
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Day With(out) Art 2025

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Thursday, December 4 / 6:30-7:30 pm
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Take A Seat

Open Studio
Sunday, November 23 / 2-4 pm
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Ways of Looking

Gallery Conversations
Thursday, November 20 / 6-6:45 pm
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RAC 'n' Roll

Thursday, November 20 / 5:30-7 pm
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Ballads And Crankies For This Upside-Down World

Performance
Saturday, November 15 / 6:30-7:30 pm
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Think & Drink - Liz Collins

Motherlode
Thursday, November 13 / 6-7:30 pm
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Open Studio - In the Frame

Hands-on Art
October 26, 2025 / 2-4 pm
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Ways of Looking

Gallery Conversations
October 25, 2025 / 3-3:45 pm

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