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.
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The History of the Equal Rights Amendment: 3 Things You Should Know
Biography: Sojourner Truth
Ida Wells-Barnett (1862-1931)
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Exploring Audre Lorde’s Intersectionality | Facing History & Ourselves
Dr. Maya Angelou: “Be a Rainbow in Someone Else’s Cloud”
TheArtStory | Feminist Art Movement Overview
Feminist Art History: An Introductory Reading List
Know the Artist: Kiki Smith
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Film
Nina Simone – What Happened, Miss Simone?
The Janes
Gender identity: How colonialism killed my culture’s gender fluidity
RBG
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Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
Books
Adichie, Chimamanda. We Should All Be Feminists & Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid’s Tale.
Davis, Angela. Women Race & Class.
de Beauvoir, Simone. Second Sex.
Friedan, Betty. The Feminine Mystique
Gay, Roxane. The Bad Feminist
Gutiérrez y Muhs, Gabriella. Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia
hooks, bell. Ain’t I A Woman? Black Women and Feminism
Risling Baldy, Cutcha. We Are Dancing for You: Native Feminisms and the Revitalization of Women’s Coming-of-Age Ceremonies
Steinem, Gloria. The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off!
Walker, Alice. The Color Purple.
Wilkerson, Isabel. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.
Yousafzai, Malala. I Am Malala.
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What does it mean to be a feminist? An explainer for kids
Little People, Big Dreams series
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World
Munsch, Robert and Michael Martchenko. The Paper Bag Princess.
Annagjid Kee Taylor. All Hair Is Good Hair
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Simons, Natalia. The Mexiglish Girl / La Chica Mexiglish Natalia Simons
Mehra, Moolani. The Light Within You Namita