The Museum is open Wednesday - Saturday 11 - 4, Sunday 12 - 4.
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Founded in 1912, the Newport Art Museum is one of the oldest continuously operating and most highly regarded art museums and schools of its kind in the country.
The Newport Art Museum’s collection consists of approximately 3,000 works of art in a range of media including works on paper (prints, drawings, watercolors, and photographs), paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, installation works, and textiles and is expanding to include new media. Concentrated on American art and contemporary art, the Museum’s collection includes works of art from the 18th century to present.
As a valued Newport Art Museum member you're entitled to free admission, are invited to members' only events and exhibition tours, receive discounts on Museum School class tuition and public program tickets, and will be supporting the Museum's mission to share a diversity of art and experiences to our Newport community and beyond.
By supporting the Newport Art Museum Annual Fund at any level, you help make a positive difference in the lives of many. Our exhibitions, public programs, education, and community outreach, which includes a diversity of artistic voices, would not be possible without you. Help the Newport Art Museum continue to spark reflection, inspiration, discovery and build lasting connections by making your tax-deductible contribution today. We thank you for believing in the transformative power of art and allowing us to make art accessible to all for generations to come. Help the Newport Art Museum continue to spark reflection, inspiration, discovery, and build connections by making your tax-deductible contribution TODAY!
Are you a business owner who is looking for new ways to engage and connect with local Newport customers on a year round basis? We have the perfect opportunity. Sponsor a Newport tradition - The Newport Art Museum - Make NAM part of your marketing plan in 2025. We have an array of events and exhibits to offer you. Our first exciting event is the 2025 Winter Speaker Series in its 97th Year.
$20.00 Per person
In celebration of the 31st annual Wet Paint, we’ve partnered with some of the loveliest private gardens and open spaces to offer artists special en plein air painting opportunities!
Bring your art supplies and enjoy an afternoon of quiet art making alongside other artists at the glorious Blue Garden in Newport, followed by a celebratory cocktail in the garden.
The Blue Garden opened in 1913 and was an integral part of a 30-acre Gilded Age Estate designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. The garden boasted a distinctive plant palette of blue, purple, and white annuals and perennials, surrounded by over 200 evergreen trees. The property was subdivided in the 1970s with the Blue Garden remaining on a 3-acre parcel. The garden was restored in 2014, and today the garden, brought back to its original glory, is privately owned and open on Thursdays so visitors can enjoy it as a unique example of landscape artistry.
Wet Paint boards will be available for pick up at the Newport Art Museum, or upon arrival at the garden, or you can bring your own base material.
Space is limited, registration is required.