Newport Art Museum
The Newport Art Museum, founded in 1912 as the Art Association of Newport, is located at 76 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. The museum operates a gallery in the John N.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: art museum in Newport, Rhode Island
- Also known as: “Newport Art Museum and Art Association”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of American Illustration and Chateau-sur-Mer.
National Museum of American Illustration
Museum
The National Museum of American Illustration, founded in 1998, is the first national museum to be devoted exclusively to American illustration artwork. National Museum of American Illustration is situated 710 feet northeast of Newport Art Museum.
Chateau-sur-Mer
Museum
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Chateau-sur-Mer is one of the first grand Bellevue Avenue mansions of the Gilded Age in Newport, Rhode Island. Located at 474 Bellevue Avenue, it is now owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County and is open to the public as a museum. Chateau-sur-Mer is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Newport Art Museum.
Rosecliff Mansion
Museum
Rosecliff is a Gilded Age mansion of Newport, Rhode Island, now open to the public as a historic house museum. The house has also been known as the Hermann Oelrichs House or the J. Rosecliff Mansion is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Newport Art Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newport and Jamestown.
Newport
Newport is a beautiful seaside city in Rhode Island that is famous for its genteel mansions and a rich history of yachting, golf, and tennis. With a population of only 25,000, this scenic resort town punches well above its weight and was known as the "Summer White House" throughout the 1950s and 60s.
Jamestown
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Jamestown is village on Conanicut Island, a small parcel of land that connects mainland Rhode Island to Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay. Jamestown is 25 miles south of Providence and offers plenty of shopping, dining and recreation.
Middletown
Middletown lies south of Portsmouth and north of Newport, Rhode Island. This geographical location is what gave this town its name. Middletown was founded in 1743 when unjust taxation and a growing population caused freeholders in Newport to petition for independence.
Newport Art Museum
- Categories: art museum, cultural institution, nonprofit organization, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Turkish to Welsh—“Newport Art Museum” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Newport Art Museum”
- Turkish: “Newport Sanat Müzesi”
- Welsh: “Amgueddfa Gelf Newport, Rhode Island”
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