Campus Collections

The Brown University Campus Collections strengthen the creative and curricular life of the University by furthering the appreciation and enjoyment of visual arts for the Brown community.

Consisting of over 3,000 works of art and historical properties, the Brown University Campus Collections is a complex and unique asset used to raise the aesthetic value of campus spaces and to enhance the profile of Brown. Acquired through gift and commission, the Campus Collections are located throughout the campus in classrooms, offices and libraries.

Explore Projects

Campus Collection projects cultivate a deeper understanding and engagement with the University's art and properties.

Projects

Experience Brown's Artwork

Through the Campus Collection loan program, departments and offices can borrow works of art.

Campus Loan Program

Browse Collections

Brown's Campus Collection include the Brown Portrait Collection, The Edwin Aylsworth Burlingame Collection of Rhode Island Artists, the Gardner House Collection and historic properties.

View the Collection

Campus Collections Committee

The Campus Collections Committee includes the University Curator, the University's General Counsel, the Vice President for Development, the Exhibitions Director and Chief Curator of the Brown Arts Institute, the Director of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, the Director of the Joukowsky Institute for Archeology and the Ancient World, the Associate University Librarian for Special Collections and the University Librarian.