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John Brown House Museum
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You can hire this venue for business meetings, events or a private celebration.
About John Brown House Museum
The Museum at the John Brown House, a Rhode Island Historical Society museum, shares the story of Rhode Island and the World to 1860 in a National Historic Landmark that John Quincy Adams once called “the most magnificent and elegant private mansion that I have ever seen on this continent.”
Visitors will explore a global story through a local lens in a series of galleries pairing world-class collections and award-winning scholarship. Each room is crafted by working with authors who are among the nation’s best scholars, with topics including the establishment of colonial RI, the state’s role in the business of enslavement, and its earliest endeavors in the China Trade.
Opening hours
Hours are subject to change. Check with the business for up-to-date information.
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Today
Closed
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Tuesday
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Wednesday
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Thursday
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Friday
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Saturday
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Sunday
Closed
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Housed in a National Historic Landmark, the Museum at the John Brown House is operated by the Rhode Island Historical Society and traces Rhode Island's connections to the wider world up to 1860. The mansion made quite an impression on John Quincy Adams, who described it as "the most magnificent and elegant private mansion that I have ever seen on this continent."Inside, a series of galleries uses Rhode Island's history to tell a much bigger global story, bringing together exceptional collections and acclaimed research. Each room was developed in partnership with some of the country's leading historians and covers subjects such as the founding of colonial Rhode Island, the state's involvement in the slave trade, and its early ventures in the China Trade.
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