An intern's hands-on exploration of antique photomechanical processes in the 21st century

RISD students in a Printmaking course are creating their own wallpaper designs in a collaborative course.

During the Fall of 2015, Sheila Bonde’s graduate students in the Department of the History of Art and Architecture at Brown University undertook an investigation of the wood sculptures in the RISD Museum collections. This multi-author paper includes some of their findings.

A summer intern's short story/poem about a cat that investigates the spatial politics of Duchamp’s 'Boîte-en-valise' and also falls in love

The RISD Museum collection application program interface (API) lays out how our website’s search function operates, aiding discovery of the museum’s collection and allowing collection data to be used in innovative ways.

How are museum collections constructed? Producer Emma Vecchione searches for an answer in examining the police raid of a 1978 art exhibition, a collection of pictures at the RISD Museum, and the family photographs on top of her mother’s television set.

Using a questionnaire, curator Peter Selz—and the artists he queried—helped define a movement.

Collaborative reflections on the making and meaning of absences and erasures.

The RISD Museum was an essential part of my childhood.

Object Lessons is an ongoing video series on the RISD Museum website that focuses on works in the collection and offers new perspectives.

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.

Exploring the process and context behind "The Election Gloves", a work created by Cranston artist Jessica Deane Rosner.

As part of the RISD Art Circle (RAC), we create opportunities for visitors to learn about objects more deeply and to experience hands-on making.

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

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

Exploring the process and context behind "Bromance", a new work created by Providence artist J.R. Uretsky.

Inventories have been occurring almost since the beginning of museum practice, but they have changed entirely from their original form.

A new Chrome Extension brings the voices of first-time visitors into conversation with the RISD Museum’s voice.

Pixilation Party!, or how, with the help of dozens of RISD Museum visitors, Providence artist Xander Marro recently created one minute of black and white magic.

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."

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

RISD Museum Summer researcher discusses Wifredo Lam's 1959 painting Près des Îles Vierges as a reflection of his complicated relationship with revolutionary Cuba and evolving understanding