Museum History
Founded in 1892, South County's oldest museum houses more than 15,000 archaeological and ethnological objects from around the worl...
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Founded in 1892, South County's oldest museum houses more than 15,000 archaeological and ethnological objects from around the world. Changing exhib...
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MissionSouth County Museum illustrates our past, which gives meaning to our present and illuminates our path to the future.VisionSouth County Museu...
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1657 Conanicut Island was purchased from the Narragansett Indians by a group of settlers from Newport. 1712 The first official request for a perm...
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Cawcawmqussick and Nahigonsick CountreyCocumscussoc. Its meaning and its spelling vary, it is tricky to pronounce and impossible to recall, but it ...
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About Us
The Biomes Center is New England's only private marine education facility and the most hands-on aquarium in the region. We've been provid...
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Mission Statement : The New England Wireless and Steam Museum is an electrical and mechanical engineering museum emphasizing the beginnings of rad...
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The Museum of Yachting is dedicated to preserving the culture and heritage of yachting by fostering education and enjoyment of its traditions and h...
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Mission: The Museum of Yachting is dedicated to preserving the culture and heritage of yachting by fostering education and enjoyment of its tradit...
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MissionTo tell the story of the Irish immigrants and their descendants in Newport County and the surrounding area from the colonial era to th...
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Ryan Family Amusements offers a clean, healthy environment. Our family entertainment centers feature candlepin and/or ten pin or duckpin bowl...
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About Us
The International Tennis Hall of Fame Museum, housed in the historic Newport Casino, is an uncommon example of sporting excellence.  T...
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Audrain Automobile Museum has a mission to preserve and present automotive history while connecting and engaging with other non-profits and the com...
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The National Museum of American Illustration (NMAI) was founded in 1998 by Judy A. G. Cutler and Laurence S. Cutler, to house their art collection ...
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The Museum's collections and exhibitions focus on the visual artists of Rhode Island, reflecting the region's rich cultural heritage and lively art...
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About the Museum: The Newport Art Museum collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets historic and contemporary visual arts of the highest quality ...
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Tomaquag Museum’s Mission Statement:
The Mission of Tomaquag Museum is to educate the public and promote thoughtful dialogue regarding Indig...
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The house at Clouds Hill was built as a wedding gift for Elizabeth Ives Slater on her marriage to Alfred Augustus Reed, Jr. The home passed from El...
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