Our mission is to steward and interpret natural and cultural collections through exhibits, education, and research. The Museum of Natural History is Rhode Island's only natural history museum and is home to the state's only public planetarium. Here is a sampling of...

The Roger Williams Park Zoo of Providence, Rhode Island, USA houses over 1000 animals of more than 130 species in naturalistic settings. The park and zoo are named after the founder of Providence, Roger Williams, the 17th-century proponent of religious tolerance. The...

Former home of politically and financially prominent Sprague family. Birthplace of two Rhode Island governors and current headquarters of Cranston Historical Society.Birthplace of the Cranston Print Works and the place where Rhode Island Judicial history was changed...

The Culinary Arts Museum is an educational resource for Johnson & Wales University, the community at-large, food scholars, and the food service industry. The Culinary Arts Museum seeks to both preserve and interpret the broad culinary and hospitality heritage...

The mission of Providence Children's Museum is to inspire and celebrate learning through active play and exploration. The Museum welcomes children and adults of all backgrounds and from all communities. Its focus is on serving southern New England children, ages 1 to...

The Rhode Island Black Heritage Society is constituted for the purpose of: procuring, collecting, and preserving books, pamphlets, letters, manuscripts, prints, photographs, paintings, and any other historical material relating to the history of the Blacks in Rhode...

The John Brown House is the first mansion built in Providence, Rhode Island. The house is named after the original owner and one of the early benefactors of the University, the early American merchant and statesman John Brown. It was declared a National Historic...

The Rhode Island School of Design Museum is Rhode Island’s leading museum of fine and decorative art, housing a collection of 84,000 objects of international significance. It is southeastern New England’s only comprehensive art museum and is accredited by the...

The Bell Gallery is housed in the List Art Center, a multi-functional building that also includes classrooms, lecture halls and extensive studio space. Designed by internationally renowned architect Philip Johnson, the Center is located on the crest of College Hill,...

The Nelson W. Aldrich House, also known as the Dr. S. B. Tobey House, is a Federal-style house museum in Providence, Rhode Island that was the home of Nelson W. Aldrich, a U.S. Senator from 1881 to 1911. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.