Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Plan Your Visit
Visit Details for the Manning Hall Gallery and Collection Research Center.
Plan Your Visit
Visit Details for the Manning Hall Gallery and Collection Research Center.
Manning Hall Gallery
Important Notice
The Gallery at Manning Hall will be open at the hours below through April 3rd, 2025, but please note the gallery will be permanently closing on April 3rd, 2025 as we focus on packing and moving the museum collection from Bristol to Providence. Thank you to all of our visitors, we look forward to welcoming you to our new space when we reopen at One Davol Square!
Visit the Haffenreffer Museum's exhibits and CultureLab in the Manning Hall Gallery, located on Brown University's campus in Providence, Rhode Island.
Admission: Free!
Open to the public:
Thursday - Sunday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM*
*Please note:
The gallery will be closed between 12:00 - 12:30pm on an as-needed basis.
Closed Mondays - Wednesdays and Brown University Holidays.
Please plan your visit accordingly.
Address: Manning Hall, First Floor
Brown University Main Green
21 Prospect Street
Providence, RI 02912
Contact Us: 401-863-2065
Accessibility: The gallery is wheelchair accessible from the Prospect Street entry. Please call ahead if you require assistance.
Parking: There are limited metered two-hour parking near the Museum, and though it is usually possible to find parking within a few blocks, visitors are encouraged to allow enough time to find parking. There is also a Visitor Parking Lot located at the corner of Power and Thayer Streets.
Campus maps, accessibility maps, parking maps, and a welcome map (which helpfully includes the orientation of nearby one-way streets) are available from Brown's Department of Facilities Management.
Collection Research Center
Located in Bristol, Rhode Island, the Haffenreffer Museum's Collection Research Center houses the Museum's staff offices and research spaces, including the Circumpolar Laboratory.
The Collection Research Center is not open to the public; University faculty, students, and researchers may request access by appointment and determined by staff availability.