The RISD Museum is an internationally renowned art museum distinguished by its relationship to RISD—one of the world’s top colleges of art and design.
The RISD Museum acquires, preserves, presents, and interprets works of art and design representing diverse cultures from ancient times to the present.
The RISD Museum—southeastern New England's only comprehensive art museum—was established in Providence in 1877, alongside the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). The Museum’s collection of about 100,000 objects includes paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, costume, furniture, and other works of art and design from all over the world, from ancient times to the latest in contemporary art. The Museum also offers a wide array of educational and public programs, serving more than 100,000 visitors each year.
