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!
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From the Pell (Newport) Bridge:
Take “Scenic Newport” exit. Bear right onto America’s Cup Avenue. Continue until you reach Memorial Boulevard (Route 138) – turn left onto Memorial and drive up the hill. Turn left (north) on Bellevue Avenue. The Museum’s main campus is bordered by Bellevue Avenue (west), Old Beach Road (north) and Liberty Street (east) and Downing Street (south.) The Coleman Center is on Liberty Street. Free Museum parking is available off Downing Street and off Old Beach Road. Our south parking lot off Downing Street provides easy access to all three Museum buildings for those using wheelchairs, walking aids or strollers.
From Boston and points north:
Take Route 24 (onto Aquidneck Island) to Route 138 South (Newport Beaches). Continue on Route 138. Turn left on Route 138A (Aquidneck Avenue). Bear right onto Memorial Boulevard and drive up the hill to Bellevue Avenue. Turn right on Bellevue. The Museum’s main campus is bordered by Bellevue Avenue (west), Old Beach Road (north) and Liberty Street (east) and Downing Street (south.) The Coleman Center is on Liberty Street. Free Museum parking is available off Downing Street and off Old Beach Road. Our south parking lot off Downing Street provides easy access to all three Museum buildings for those using wheelchairs, walking aids or strollers.
Rhode Island Public Transportation (RIPTA) buses run every 20 minutes from the Visitors Information Center at 23 America’s Cup Avenue in downtown Newport. Take the Yellow Line/Route 67 outbound to the bus stop at the corner of Bellevue Avenue and Memorial Boulevard: about a seven minute ride. Cross to the north side of Memorial Boulevard and continue walking two blocks. The Newport Art Museum main campus is located at the corners of Bellevue Avenue, Downing Street and Old Beach Road across from Touro Park.
The Newport Art Museum has on-site parking for a limited number of cars and encourages car-pooling for larger groups. The Museum can accommodate coach buses.
The Newport Art Museum’s three-building campus includes the John N. A. Griswold House, the Cushing Gallery Building and the Museum School located in the Minnie & Jimmy Coleman Center for Creative Studies. All three buildings are accessible to visitors using wheelchairs, walking aids, children’s strollers or service animals. Enter our south parking lot from Downing Street, which provides easy access to all Museum buildings and grounds. Ramps on the south side of the Griswold House and the north side of the Cushing Gallery Building are accessible via the south lot, and provide access to the Griswold Houses’ automatic doors.