Maces and Chains The Ritual and Regalia of Commencement College Student Voices A summer intern explores the context of ceremonial objects significant to RISD’s past and present.
Spatial Memory The Hidden Corners College From the files Student Voices A summer intern peeks into the Museum’s hidden corners and examines its architectural quirks.
The Head in Focus Benin Art and Visual History How did this get here? The discovery of these treasures resembles that of a valuable manuscript. They are a new “Codex Africanus,” not written on fragile papyrus, but in ivory and imperishable brass.
Anchors and Attractors College Student Voices A study of the elements that pull and push a visitor through the museum’s 3rd and 4th floor spaces
Transcending Time and Dimensions Daniel Marot's Pendulum Clock in 3D College Student Voices A digital reinterpretation to Daniel Marot's clock print, merging old and new, exploring time's essence through evolving dimensions
229 Felixes College Student Voices A summer intern describes her experience delving into the RISD Museum's databases, searching for human elements
Participation through Voting Jordan Seaberry and Jacob Lawrence on Why It Matters Educators Student Voices Looking closely at a print by artist Jacob Lawrence showing voters in the 1920s, artist and activist Jordan Seaberry shares why voting matters.
Adventures in Photomechanical Printmaking College Student Voices Studio Notes An intern's hands-on exploration of antique photomechanical processes in the 21st century
Confronting our Carbon Footprint College Student Voices Sustainability and the natural world Traditional museum practice has a gigantic carbon footprint. How is the RISD Museum changing its own practices in response to the climate emergency?
New Perspectives on the RISD Dainichi Buddha Conservation Curator 3-D technology expands the ways of seeing and studying RISD Museum's 12th century Dainichi Buddha.
Workshops and studios / Talks and Conversations Faculty Workshop Museum Teaching for the Liberal Arts November 8, 2024 / 3-4:15 pm
Talks and Conversations Transpacific Dialogues–Asian/American Art of Collaboration Symposium - DAY 2 October 25, 2024 / 1-4:45 pm
Talks and Conversations Transpacific Dialogues–Asian/American Art of Collaboration Symposium - DAY 1 October 24, 2024 / 2-5 pm
Talks and Conversations / Think and Drink Think & Drink Defying Boundaries October 10, 2024 / 6-7:30 pm
Talks and Conversations Setting a New Standard—One Woman’s Impact on Silver and Suffrage Somerson Memorial Lecture September 28, 2024 / 1:30-4 pm
