Museum · College Hill
RISD Museum
20 North Main Street, Providence 02903
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The museum of the Rhode Island School of Design sits at the foot of College Hill and holds around 100,000 objects, from ancient Egypt and Greece to contemporary art and design. Its galleries span several connected buildings, including Pendleton House, the first American wing of decorative arts in a US museum.
Permanent exhibitions
- Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman art, including a Ptolemaic mummy
- A twelfth-century Japanese wooden Buddha (Dainichi Nyorai)
- Pendleton House: American furniture and decorative arts
- European painting and sculpture, including French Impressionists
- Costume and textiles from the museum's large collection
- Contemporary art and design
