Newport Art Museum

Join us for an illuminating conversation with exhibiting artist Elizabeth Duffy, who will discuss her work currently on view in Social Fabric: Textiles & Contemporary Issues. Duffy’s work alludes to the apparent comforts of home, to reveal its contradictions, pathos, and bewildering humor, illuminating these contradictions through invented controllable worlds. The quilts, works on paper and installation work in […]

Join us for artist talk with our April Artist-in-Residence Emma Welty, whose work utilizes ancestral traditions of Armenian carpet and needlelace to explore economies of labor, notions of “heirloom” and cultural transmissions within a digital diaspora. She will discuss the work currently on view in Social Fabric: Textiles & Contemporary Issues in the context of her larger […]

Embrace Spring with Chamber Music! We’re delighted to welcome the Newport String Project’s resident ensemble, the Newport String Quartet, back to the galleries for a live chamber music performance – a spirit-lifting celebration of spring featuring music by the much-loved composer W.A. Mozart, rarely heard Dutch composer Henriette Bosmans, and Syrian American composer Kareem Roustom. […]

Our Saturday program for kids ages 4 - 10 and their caregivers Join us on select Saturdays for engaging family-oriented programming designed to inspire young minds and satisfy the curiosity of every member of the family. Each Wake + Create is uniquely curated based on a theme, includes a Guided Close Looking Tour of works […]

Join us for an important discussion surrounding mass incarceration, restorative justice, the right of return, and the role of the arts to empower and heal. Inspired by the work of exhibiting artist Jesse Krimes in Social Fabric: Textiles & Contemporary Issues, this conversation is an opportunity to build a collective awareness of structural racism within the prison […]

Join us for a guided tour and art project! Especially designed for the homeschool community, our guided tours are perfect for families to enjoy together. We’ll visit a curated selection of artworks in the permanent collection and changing exhibitions. Close looking with our trained Museum Docents will generate lively all-ages discussion, intuiting, and sharing of […]

Celebrate the artists in 4 new Exhibitions The galleries will be bustling with activity as we celebrate the openings of Ana Flores: Shaman Ladders and Other Stories, Dress Code, Pride: In Retrospect and DISCOlor: The Light Paintings. Ana Flores: Shaman Ladders and Other Stories features sculptures and installations that focus on the cultural narratives that connect communities with landscapes. Informed by […]

Shaman Ladders and Other Stories Award-winning sculptor, ecologist, and writer Ana Flores creates works of art and installations that focus on the cultural narratives that help connect communities with landscapes. Her enduring interest in how geography shapes us comes from her own experience of displacement as a refugee from Cuba who came to the United […]

A book group especially for art enthusiasts. Welcome to Museum Reads, the Newport Art Museum’s Art-Themed book group for adults. We meet monthly, at the Museum and virtually, for discussion, and frequently are joined by the author. This month, we'll be discussing: "The Guardian of Mercy: How an Extraordinary Painting by Caravaggio Changed an Ordinary Life […]

Free, Fun, Festive and For ALL Join us for a day of family-friendly activities inspired three new exhibitions. Hands-on art-making, artist demonstrations, drop in educator-led guided tours, live performances, scavenger hunts and more. What’s happening, 11 am – 4 pm Anything Goes Dress Up! Join Museum Educators in designing your own fabulous outfits for our […]

A book group especially for art enthusiasts. Welcome to Museum Reads, the Newport Art Museum’s Art-Themed book group for adults. We meet monthly, at the Museum and virtually, for discussion, and frequently are joined by the author. This month, we'll be discussing: "Murder at Beacon Rock" by Alyssa Maxwell. We are excited to announce that Alyssa […]

A book group especially for art enthusiasts. Welcome to Museum Reads, the Newport Art Museum’s Art-Themed book group for adults. We meet monthly, at the Museum and virtually, for discussion, and frequently are joined by the author.  This Month we’ll be discussing: “The House of Fragile Things: Jewish Art Collectors and the Fall of France” In […]

A book group especially for art enthusiasts. Welcome to Museum Reads, the Newport Art Museum’s Art-Themed book group for adults. We meet monthly, at the Museum and virtually, for discussion, and frequently are joined by the author.  This Month we’ll be discussing: "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood […]