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Ceramic disk with a cracked colorful surface showing a fragmentary frowning face with features made up of disjointed shapes and various symbols such as a blue baby and a red hand.

A Shared Journey

The Barkan Contemporary Ceramic Collection at the RISD Museum
September 13, 2025 - March 5, 2028
A charcoal drawing of a sculptural, nude male torso seen from behind. The figure is heavily shaded and detailed, and fine lines express detailed contours of the body.

Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
March 12 - September 4, 2022
Painting of two nude young men--one dark-skinned, the other light-skinned. They relax on a bed and affectionately cuddle with a small white dog. Brushwork is loose and palette is muted.

Any distance between us

July 17, 2021 - March 13, 2022
A brick wall bears a sign saying “Kiki’s Back Door.” Waiting on the ground behind a red velvet rope is a row of portrait busts and historical figurative artworks.

Raid the Icebox Now with Nicole Eisenman

Tonight We Are Going Out And We Are All Getting Hammered
November 1, 2019 - May 1, 2021

The Phantom of Liberty

Contemporary Works in the RISD Museum Collection
May 4 - December 30, 2018

Everyday Things

Contemporary Works from the Collection
April 13, 2012 - February 24, 2013

Nature/Artifice

Contemporary Works from the Collection
April 25, 2009 - February 28, 2010

Island Nations

New Art from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
October 29, 2004 - January 20, 2005

Recent Acquisitions

Contemporary Works on Paper
June 20 - September 7, 1997

Contemporary Prints from the Permanent Collection

July 22 - October 2, 1994

New Art for Providence

July 20 - September 16, 1990
Translucent glass object which transitions to green around the base featuring an underwater scene with fish and aquatic plants. The gray backdrop glows white around the bottom, illuminating the piece.

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Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
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Manual / Issue 15

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Manual / Issue 16

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The Chazan Collection at the RISD Museum

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The Care and Preservation of Art Composed of Plastic

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Classical Jewelry

Ancient Jewelry from the Museum's Collection

The Care and Preservation of Art Composed of Plastic

Conservation Sustainability and the natural world

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

229 Felixes

College Student Voices

A summer intern describes her experience delving into the RISD Museum's databases, searching for human elements

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Entropy — Poetry Set To Music
September 20, 2013 / 12-1 pm
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Choose Your Words — Poetry and Prose
August 17, 2013 / 12-1 pm

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