The premier brick & mortar arts organization in Rhode Island's East Bay. BAM has served the Bristol community & beyond since 1963, through a commitment to eclectic exhibitions & programs that celebrate diversity and engagement through the arts.
The Bristol Art Museum, is located at 10 Wardwell Street in historic downtown Bristol, RI, with off-site community gallery space at the Rogers Free Library.
BAM is a non-profit organization, founded in 1963. We serve the local East Bay community and beyond, offering an array of diverse, year round exhibitions and programs to encourage the creation, promotion, and appreciation of the arts.
For museum history, visitor information, and details on our exhibitions, events, and programs, please visit www.BristolArtMuseum.org.
Our mission is to facilitate the creation, promotion and appreciation of the arts through a robust schedule of exhibitions and educational programs. Community outreach and partnerships are central to our goal of engaging diverse audiences with the art of our era. We strive toward the cultural enrichment of our community and our region, and hope to maintain meaningful connections with present and future generations through our work.
Herreshoff Marine Museum
916 meter
Not only are the boats beautiful and interesting, the staff could not be nicer or mor... Coggeshall Farm Museum
1 miles
Great time at maple sugar harvest. Plenty of space for kids to run around. Staff is f... Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum
1 miles
I took my elderly mother in her wheelchair to one of their spring teas. The staff and... Firemen's Museum
4 miles
Newport Car Museum
7 miles
My husband and I have been to many car museums, on the east coast, and the Newport Ca... Varnum Memorial Armory
9 miles
What a great place! Driven by it a thousand times!.. Wife and I attended the Guns an... Clouds Hill Victorian Museum
9 miles
Clouds hill museum is well worth the trip no matter how far. It is a wonderful exampl...
Culinary Arts Museum
10 miles
Great exhibits on diners and wedding cakes. There is also an awesome collection of ol...
Seabee Museum & Memorial Park
10 miles
A great tribute to the amazing contributions of the U.S.'s effort to rebuild around t... Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit
10 miles
Started by members of the Cape Verdean community, this creatively constructed place c...
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
11 miles
Victorian era taxidermy curated to narrate modern Life with wildlife. A planetarium, ... Whitehall Museum House
11 miles
With a gorgeous green setting, this house is filled with beautiful period furniture a... Roger Williams Park Zoo
11 miles
Though there are bigger zoos in New England, this is one of the best. The majority of... Smith's Castle
11 miles
Kind of disappointing. We were told that tours only happened at certain times, but i... Rhode Island Computer Museum
11 miles
Fantastic hand-on tour with artifacts and history that you won't find anywhere else. ...to add Bristol Art Museum map to your website;
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