There's always more to be discovered: Hidden in plain sight since the 11th century, two inscriptions were found during conservation of the Museum's Dainichi Buddha.

While the sixth-floor galleries are undergoing an extensive renovation, the Museum is carefully studying and conducting conservation work on the monumental 12th-century wooden Dainichi Nyorai Buddha. When the Buddha is returned to its gallery in late spring 2014, it will be stabilized and we'll know much more about the art that went into creating this nearly 10-foot-tall sculpture.

Isabella McCormick (Brown/RISD 2015) explores the intricacies of the Gorham Narragansett Salad Set and their reflections on Rhode Island culture, insights gained from her meticulous cleaning of the utensils as part of her Mellon Summer Internship in conservation.

Examining and documenting four Fayum portraits as part of a larger study directed by the J. Paul Getty Museum

RISD Museum conservator Ingrid Neuman discusses the challenges in caring for objects made from this ubiquitous material

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

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

During the Fall of 2015, Brown’s graduate students in the Department of the History of Art and Architecture undertook an investigation of the wood sculptures in the RISD Museum collections.

The future is an abstract concept, hard to decode and difficult to predict. A summer intern reflects on fashion and future in this creative writing piece.

3-D technology expands the ways of seeing and studying RISD Museum's 12th century Dainichi Buddha.