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Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

224 Benefit St, Providence, RI

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Hours Tues-Sun 10am-5pm (Thurs until 9pm)
Location Between Waterman and College Sts,
Phone 401/454-6500
Web site www.risdmuseum.org
Prices Admission $8 adults, $5 seniors, $3 college students with ID, $2 children 5-18; free to all the 3rd Thurs of the month 5-9pm, Sun 10am-1pm, last Sat of month

Review of Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Prestigious RISD (pronounced Riz-dee) supports this ingratiating center of fine and decorative arts. Of the many excellent college and university museums in New England, this ranks near the top for the breadth of its collection. Those holdings include Chinese terra cotta, Greek statuary, and French Impressionist paintings. Probably of greatest interest are the works by such masters as Monet, Cézanne, Rodin, Picasso, and Matisse. But allow time for the American wing, which contains paintings by John Singleton Copley and John Singer Sargent. The Gorham silver collection alone is nearly worth the admission.

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