# RISD Museum

> Place to go for families in the Providence–Warwick area (RI / MA). Times are Eastern Time.

- When: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10am–5pm; Thursday 12–8pm; closed Mondays…
- Where: RISD Museum, 20 North Main St., Providence, RI 02903
- Ages: Youth (18 & under) free
- Price: Youth (18 & under) free; Adults $22; Seniors (62+) $17; College students $12; free for everyone Sundays and Thursday 5–8pm; EBT cardholders via Museums for All
- Schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10am–5pm; Thursday 12–8pm; closed Mondays. Free Sundays 10am–5pm and Thursdays 5–8pm. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
- Organizer: RISD Museum
- Official page: https://risdmuseum.org/
- Last checked: Sat, Oct 24

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## About

The Rhode Island School of Design's art museum in downtown Providence, where youth 18 and under always get in free, so families pay only for the adults, and everyone gets in free on Sundays and Thursday evenings. Free Sunday tickets can be reserved online or picked up on arrival. Bike racks are at 224 Benefit Street, two accessible parking spaces are in front of the museum on Benefit Street, and visitors can park free in RISD faculty and staff lots on weekends. The museum is 0.2 miles from the Kennedy Plaza bus hub and 0.4 miles from Providence Station. Family art-making Open Studio sessions and celebration weekends are listed separately.

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