Professor Jan Baker encouraged her letterpress class to become inspired by the Circus exhibition at the RISD Museum.

A student in a RISD course on pan-African aesthetics, inspired by a photograph in the collection, envisions future possibilities of Black hairstyling.

RISD Museum’s important Greek inscription dates to the period when Rome dominated the Eastern Mediterranean.

2017 Artist Fellow Walker Mettling delves into the history and context of a previously overlooked textile with colonial origins.

Community MusicWorks commissioned composer and vocalist Ken Ueno to write Four Contemplations for the restoration and rededication of RISD Museum's Dainichi Buddha.

The handmade object has a tendency to prompt memories from the craftsperson who made it. In this reflection on an embroidered purse from the 1970s, Ariel Wills and Kate Irvin are joined by maker Christina Bevilacqua for a dynamic conversation that demonstrates the narrative qualities embodied in material culture.