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Facility Rental

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Newport Art Museum Venues

The Newport Art Museum is the perfect venue for elegant corporate dinners, intimate rehearsal dinners & weddings, and lively soirees. With a variety of settings avaliable to rent, the Museum can can accommodate 20 – 250 guests. In addition, the museum offers attractively landscaped grounds with a large veranda shaded by mature trees. The well-groomed grounds are available for tented events with up to 350 guests.








Galleries

With four changing annual exhibitions the Museum galleries offer your guests a distinguished artistic atmosphere that everyone can enjoy. 

The Griswold House offers your guests nine galleries to enjoy; five of which show the museums permanent collection.The Cushing Gallery consists of three galleries, one gallery featuring the nineteenth century impressionism of Howard Gardiner Cushing.

View Griswold House floor plans: First Floor | Second Floor

History

The Library

The Newport Art Museum and Art Association is America’s oldest known surviving art association, having been established in 1912.  Today, the legacy of the founding artists is a three-building campus and community cultural center that provides the region with high quality exhibitions, an art school, educational programs and events.

The Museum’s John N.A. Griswold House, designed by Richard Morris Hunt and built in 1864, is a National Historic Landmark and represents a key era in American history.  John Alsop Griswold, his wife Jane Emmet Griswold and their five children summered here in Newport, maintaining their full time residence in New York City.  The Griswold House was one of the first “summer cottages” designed by Hunt.  Among his other works in Newport are The Breakers, Marble House and Ochre Court. The Museum’s Cushing Gallery was designed by William Adams Delano and built in 1920 in honor of artist Howard Gardiner Cushing.

Our attentive and professional staff will provide you with guidance in planning your special occasion. The Newport Art Museum will provide you with a list of preferred vendors based on our experience, these establishments/individuals are among the best service providers. 

Please contact Priscilla Malone at 401-862-0270 or art@priscillamalone.com to enquire about rates.

All prices are subject to change.

General Information
Facility rentals are based on "In Season" and "Off Season" rates.
The "In Season" runs from May to October.
The "Off Season" runs from November to April.
Setup and breakdown times are included in the rental rates (estimated at 2 hours for setup and 1 hour for breakdown.)


Capacity
Griswold House (Main Museum / Galleries) 250 Maximum Occupancy
Cushing Memorial Gallery 150 Maximum Occupancy
Griswold House & Surrounding Grounds 350 Maximum Occupancy
Griswold House, Cushing Gallery & Grounds 500 Maximum Occupancy


Day Events
Event Duration In Season Rate Off Season Rate
Meeting/Luncheons 1/2 Day $1200 $800
Meeting/Luncheons Full Day $2400 $2000


Evening Events
Event Duration In Season Rate Off Season Rate
Receptions 2 hours $1500 $1100
Receptions & Dinners 4 hours $3000 $2600
Additional Hours 1 hour $600 $400


Weddings
Event Duration In Season Rate Off Season Rate
Wedding Ceremonies 1 hour $500 $400


Additional Services
Parking Attendant(s) for directed parking $75 /parker
Valet Parking $10 /car
Rest Room Attendant $75 /attendant
Museum Security/Attendants (2 required) $250
Table and Chair Rental Museum can arrange for rentals.
Fee based upon selection of tables & chairs.


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Facility Contacts

Please contact us in regards to your next event.

Please contact Priscilla Malone at 401-862-0270 or art@priscillamalone.com to enquire about rates.

76 Bellvue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, Telephone: 401-848-8200, Fax 401-848-8205