Brown Arts
Public Art Tours
April 5-November 16, 2025
VISUAL ART
Appreciate Brown’s distinguished public art collection with a student-curated tour. 40-minute guided walking tours will explore 6 works of art. All tours are outdoors, rain or shine.
Public Art Tours
April 5-November 16, 2025
VISUAL ART
Appreciate Brown’s distinguished public art collection with a student-curated tour. 40-minute guided walking tours will explore 6 works of art. All tours are outdoors, rain or shine.
“ Brown has a magnificent public art collection with a range of work that spans classical sculpture to contemporary art. Activating this collection with student-curated tours promotes an understanding and appreciation of these rich cultural treasures. ”
About Public Art Tours
In the spring of 2024, the Brown Arts Institute introduced a new initiative: free, student-led Public Art Tours. Open to everyone, the tours are scheduled every Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 PM, providing weekend enrichment through the exploration of Brown University's distinctive outdoor public art collection.
The Public Art Tours enable the University to share its significant cultural assets with the wider public and underscore the value of public art within the Brown community. With guidance from University Curator Nicole Wholean, 15 students, supported through Brown Arts Institute's ArtsCrew workforce development initiative, curated tours that feature a personal selection of 6 works from Brown's wide-ranging public art collection of over 30 pieces.
Participants can look forward to a student-led exploration that promises not just a tour, but an inclusive and enjoyable learning experience, unveiling the stories behind each artwork and the collection as a whole.
In the News
The tours are customized by each guide and provide historical background on some of Brown’s most prominent public artworks.
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Through free weekly outdoor tours, Brown students offer guided narration for a selection of works in the University’s expansive public art collection.
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2025 Schedule
Frequency: Every Saturday and Sunday, from April 5 through November 16
Time: 1:00 PM
No advance registration required, just arrive at the location before 1:00 PM
There are no public art tours on April 19 and 20, May 24 and 25, August 30 and 31
Questions: artsinstitute@brown.edu
Saturday Tours
Meet at the Eli Harvey sculpture, Bronze Bruno, on the College Green.
Sunday Tours
Gather at Tom Friedman’s Circle Dance, on the Campus Walk.
