ART MUSEUMS > RHODE ISLAND

Newport Art Museum
76 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI (map)
401.848.8200
info@newportartmuseum.com
http://www.newportartmuseum.com

The museum is housed in three buildings on a two-acre campus and includes the Griswold House, an 1864 stick-style house designed by Richard Morris Hunt (available to rent for functions), and the Cushing Gallery, a neoclassical building erected in 1919. The museum focuses on the contemporary and historical art of Newport and Rhode Island. Open Mon through Sat from 10 am to 5 pm, and on Sun from noon to 5 pm. Admission $6, $5 for seniors, $4 for students, free for children under five.

JUNE 10 THROUGH OCT 1 The Art of Golf: Gilded Age to Newport Days, The Landscape of Golf in Newport
JUNE 23 THROUGH AUG 27 Fantastic Architecture: Glass Sculpture by Steven Easton
JUNE 23 THROUGH AUG 17 At the Beach: Work from the Permanent Collection
SEPT 2 THROUGH NOV 5 Jillian Barber Ceramics

Rhode Island School of Design Museum
224 Benefit St, Providence, RI (map)
401.454.6500
http://www.risd.edu/museum.cfm

The RISD Museum traces the history of art from antiquity to the present through its collection of more than 80,000 works of art in all media from all cultures. Guided tours led by RISD students on Sat and Sun at 2 pm, free with admission. Guided tours for groups of 10 or more can be arranged for a small fee and at least three weeks in advance. Open Tues through Sun from 10 am to 5 pm, and on every third Thurs of the month until 9 pm. Admission $8, $5 for seniors, $3 for students, $2 for children five through 18. Free on Sun from 10 am to 1 pm, on the third Thurs of the month from 5 to 9 pm, and on the last Sat of the month.

ONGOING Rethinking the Romans: New Views of Ancient Sculpture
THROUGH JULY 23 From Goodnight Moon to Art Dog: The World of Clement, Edith and Thacher Hurd, Draw Me a Story: Book Illustration from the Museum's Collection
JUNE 30 THROUGH OCT 15 An-My Le: Small Wars
JULY 21 THROUGH APRIL 22 Back to the Future: Re-Viewing the 20th Century
JULY 28 THROUGH NOV 26 A Process of Protest: Prints and Drawings of Käthe Kollwitz