Museum of Newport History

History museum inside the 1762 Brick Market, and the departure point for Newport's guided walking tours.

127 Thames Street, Newport, RI · Newport, RI

About Museum of Newport History

The museum occupies the Brick Market, a colonial-era building designed by Peter Harrison, on Washington Square in Newport. It introduces visitors to the city's history, architecture, and the people who shaped it. Exhibits draw on the Newport Historical Society's collections and include a historic printing press, a yacht figurehead, furniture, silver, paintings, and everyday objects. Themes cover waterfront workers, early religious settlers, skilled furniture makers, Gilded Age summer residents, and the varied communities that have lived in the city year-round. The museum also serves as an information center and the starting point for walking and site tours.

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