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Redwood Library & AthenaeumvsNewport Art Museum
Both Redwood Library & Athenaeum and Newport Art Museum are recommended by writers. Overall, Redwood Library & Athenaeum is the choice of most reviewers compared to Newport Art Museum. Redwood Library & Athenaeum scores 80 with endorsements from 3 publications such as Fodor's, Lonely Planet and Travel + Leisure.
Redwood Library & Athenaeum
Lonely Planet
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
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Lonely PlanetTop choice
"There's also a gallery with revolving exhibits and a quiet reading room, and a series of genteel concerts and garden parties is held here." Full review
Fodor's "In 1747, Abraham Redwood gave 500 pounds sterling to found a library of arts and sciences; three years later, this Georgian Palladian–style building opened with 751 titles." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Today, the 160,000-volume collection—which focuses on 18th-century decorative arts, early U.S. political history, and Rhode Island geography—is open to visitors." Full review
Newport Art Museum Fodor's Lonely Planet
goop
Where Travel + Leisure
76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
From $0/night
Fodor's "More than a century old, the museum spans three buildings: the Cushing Gallery, the Coleman Center for Creative Studies, and the 1864 Griswold House, a National Historic Landmark." Full review
Lonely Planet "This vibrant city art museum holds changing exhibitions and workshops throughout the year." Full review
goop " In addition to the charm of perusing local art through the old creaky building, the museum holds great lectures.
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Where "A treat for those interested in American art and architecture, this museum is housed in the Griswold House, a prime example of stick-style architecture by renowned architect Richard Morris Hunt." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Housed in one of the Newport Mansions, the Newport Art Museum has a lovely collection and exhibitions that change every few months"
Rhode Island Travel Guide
March 2, 2021
