Our Plan
Phase One of the new Tomaquag Museum Campus opens in 2023 ... thanks to your vision and commitment now!
Phase ONE The new Museum opens. Included: Indigenous artists-in-residence studios; a Native-artisan gift shop; a quick-bite restaurant featuring Native-based dishes in season; and a home for the Indigenous Empowerment Network (IEN). IEN’s mission? “To eradicate poverty in the Indigenous Community of Rhode Island....”
Phase TWO Creation of the research center (including archival materials and cultural belongings) and eco-responsible native gardens.
THE COST TO OPEN A modest amount (given the cost of other world-impacting museums): just $9–11 million in philanthropy.
Where will you enjoy and explore this new Indigenous Museum Campus?
NEARBY. On 18 acres of rural woodland in the village of Kingston, just down the way from the University of Rhode Island campus, on Ministerial Road. Ministerial is listed as one of America’s Scenic Byways, a 6-mile stretch of soothing rural two-lane between Rt. 1 and Rt. 138. Most important, Ministerial is convenient to anyone visiting Rhode Island ... as 20 million+ visitors did pre-pandemic.
Architects and engineers have designed the new campus to welcome at least 10 times more annual visitors. And those curious crowds will discover lots of new programs and exhibits.
Tomaquag has always been a place to study. We regularly host scholars from top universities. Right now, though, those inquiring minds work in cramped, makeshift spaces. That will change on the new campus. Our new research facilities will be state of the art.
