Open Hours are an opportunity to request to see works in the museum’s collection that are not on view in the galleries. Open Hours are offered for the two areas of the collection that have dedicated study center spaces: Prints, Drawings, & Photographs and Costume & Textiles.
The Prints, Drawings, and Photographs department's open hours are now drop-in! You can make an appointment here but it is not required. PDP open hours are held in the Siskind Center on the 4th floor of the Chace Center; C&T office hours are held in the Donghia Study Center on the museum's 6th floor.
We are not typically able to accommodate requests to see works not on view from other curatorial departments, but please reach out to museum-academic@risd.edu with any questions.
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The museum also offers Office Hours. Just like office hours with professors, Office Hours are an opportunity to speak with a museum staff member. Museum staff have expertise in areas ranging from museum careers to material properties to community engagement. You can learn about museum practices, share your work for feedback and conversation, ask lingering questions after you’ve done initial research on a work in the collection, or get advice on how to hang your work in your next student exhibition. To request an Office Hours appointment, click here.
Costume & Textiles Open Hours with Costume and Textiles
30 minutes
Curators in the Costume & Textiles department research, interpret, and select works for galleries and exhibitions. This department includes textiles, clothing, and fashion items ranging from 1500 BCE to the present. Schedule a meeting t ...