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| Business name: | RISD Museum of Art | |
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| Address: | 224 BENEFIT ST 20 N MAIN ST Providence, Rhode Island 02903 |
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| Phone number: | 401-454-6500 | |
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| Business hours: | Tues - Sun 10am - 5pm, Thurs 10am - 9pm | |
| Year established: | 1877 | |
| Credit cards accepted: | Yes | |
| Number of employees: | 200+ | |
| Business Photos: | RISD MUSEUM | |
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| Category: | Arts & Entertainment | |
| Description: | ABOUT THE MUSEUM OF ART RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN Southeastern New England's only comprehensive art museum, the Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design—also known as the RISD Museum of Art—was established in 1877. Its permanent collection of more than 86,000 objects includes paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, costume, furniture, and other works of art from every part of the world—including objects from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, and art of all periods from Asia, Europe, and the Americas, up to the latest in contemporary art. The RISD Museum also offers a wide array of educational and public programs to more than 100,000 visitors annually. The RISD Museum of Art, with entrances at 224 Benefit Street and 20 North Main Street in Providence, RI, is open Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 am-5 pm, and 10 am-9 pm every Thursday. Free admission 5-9 pm on third Thursdays and all day the last Saturday of each month; pay-what-you-wish every Sunday, 10 am-1 pm. Closed January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25. Admission is $10 adults; $7 seniors (age 62+); $3 college students with valid ID and youths (ages 5-18); and free for Museum members, RISD and Brown University students and staff, and children under 5. For more information, call 401 454- 6500 or visit risdmuseum.org. |
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| Last update: | 2012-03-16 | |
| Visits: | 120 | |
