RISD Museum, Chace Center entrance

Very cool art museum and I've been to several. No lines to get in, was not crowded at all and they had some interesting stuff to look at. They had art from hundreds of years ago and photograph type art which is recent. Place was clean and quiet which was great. Parking was tough to find since it is Providence, there is no parking lot. But once you find parking, you're good to go.
5 7 years ago (22-05-2018)

I love the fact that the museum is relatively small in comparison with other major museum around the country; it took us 2-3 hours to see the entire museum. The best part about our visit was that the museum wasn't busy; I hate being in a crowded museum. Don't forget to visit the museum store to browse through curated works of art by RISD's past alumni, and they are for sale.
5 7 years ago (17-05-2018)

Small, but excellent, fine arts museum which serves the larger Providence, Rhode Island community and doubles as a teaching museum for the Rhode Island School of Design. RISD student work is sometimes included in the galleries. Some of these artists later become more established and their work can be found in art galleries and museums around New England and further afield, so it's a great experience to see them first, here.
5 7 years ago (08-04-2018)

The museum looks deceptively small from the lobby but it does open up to spacious major wings at the upper floors, housing the rich and diverse collection of art from all over the world, some dating from antiquity. As expected, the narrative is design-centric, highlighting various aspects of design as they relate to art. We planned to be here for less than an hour but ended up staying for two. The admission fee of $15 is pretty reasonable. They also offer free admission every Sunday. There is paid street parking available but we didn't have any luck finding a spot and ended up parking two blocks north.
5 8 years ago (04-01-2018)

Went here with a few people, mostly to look for a piece to do my art history paper on. I was very impressed with the scope of the art. They had art from so many periods and artist like Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso. However, the rooms where the art was housed were very small and I kept being nervous I would touch something on accident. I also was followed by docents everywhere I went. I didn't feel like I could enjoy the art because they kept staring at me and watching me like I was going to do something wrong. I understand it's the job to make sure people aren't misbehaving, but I wasn't doing anything suspicious. Would go again, but this first time kind of put me off.
3 7 years ago (27-03-2018)