Reading List

How did this get here?
How Did This Get Here? How did this get here? These resources provide additional context for dialogue and conversation around the case studies featured in this section and other ongoing work at the museum. Unsettling History Acquisitions + Reuniting Histories | RISD Weekend 2020

Seeking Visibility

Gabrielle Patrone A summer intern reflects on diversity in the museum's Western European galleries and suggesting curatorial strategies for greater visibility

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College Student Voices
Karina Gabarini College Student Voices A summer intern describes her experience delving into the RISD Museum's databases, searching for human elements

From the Collection

Sustainability and the natural world
Sustainability & the Natural World Alexandra Poterack Mariani Lefas-Tetenes Sustainability and the natural world From ancient examples to contemporary practices, the museum’s collection and exhibitions offer responses to past challenges and models for building more sustainable futures. Take Care

Reading List

Sustainability and the natural world
Sustainability & the Natural World Mariani Lefas-Tetenes Alexandra Poterack Sustainability and the natural world These are additional resources we’ve found useful to engage in dialogue and to provide information around environmental and climate issues, impacts and actions. Issue 15 — Green | RISD Museum Publications

The Back Side Story

College Student Voices
A Conversation with Chilean Arpilleras Karlie Zhao College Student Voices The Back Side Story is a textile book/zine that, with cute and brightly-colored patchwork and embroidery, documents the civilians daily life, sufferings, and resilience under the Chinese government's zero-Covid policy. Inspired by the Arpilleras made in Chile during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973–90), the Back Side Story acknowledges the values, aesthetics, and political power in Chilean arpilleras by visually referencing their styles and textile techniques.