Museums on Us from Bank of America

The first weekend of every month, Bank of America's monthly "Museums on Us" program offers free admission to a number of Boston's most prestigious museums.

The nationwide program is available to all Bank of America, Merrill, and Bank of America Private Bank cardholders, and opens up more than 225 of the nation's most prominent cultural institutions in 35 states. In Rhode Island, participating museums are: 

Newport Art Museum: 

"Play/Pretend," a cross-generational exhibition exploring how imagination shapes identity from childhood through adulthood. From building blanket forts to inventing elaborate storylines for dolls and action figures, childhood play allows us to test roles and imagine new possibilities. As adults, that instinct evolves. We continue to construct narratives about who we are and how we are perceived. Play / Pretend traces this continuum between early imagination and adult self-construction, revealing play as a lifelong act of discovery.

Providence Children's Museum: 

Maker Studio - Seed Science (all weekend)Every plant you’ve ever seen started as a little seed! So how do these little seeds become big plants? Join us and let’s learn and grow together!

RISD Museum: 

The Artistry and Reunion of Two Surimono Albums

The Artistry and Reunion of Two Surimono Albums explores the stories within two special albums of privately commissioned Japanese woodblock prints that were compiled in Japan the 1820s to 1830s. The surimono in these albums are sumptuous examples of woodblock printmaking accompanied by playful poems, offering us a window into Japan’s art and literary scene of the time. The Artistry and Reunion of Two Surimono Albums is sponsored by Bank of America.