Experience the Versatility and Accessibility of the new Tomaquag Museum.

Located on the University of Rhode Island campus in Kingston, RI, you’ll enjoy more than 20,000 square feet of indoor space situated on 2.5 acres to educate, empower, and engage.

The Main Entrance of the new Tomaquag Museum & Research Center.

The Tomaquag Museum & Research Center is more than a building — it is a living, breathing promise to All Our Relations.

Rooted in the rich heritage of the Indigenous Peoples of the Dawnland, this new space will protect the past, engage the present, and empower the future. It will welcome schoolchildren and scholars, elders and explorers, families and friends — Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike — with open arms and open hearts.

Silvermoon Larose hosts a small group at the museum. 

We’ve done our best with limited space and resources to care for the archives and belongings entrusted to Tomaquag since 1958.

But honestly? Times have changed. Minds have opened. Tomaquag Museum owes it to everyone to expand its programming so all can benefit.

The new museum will allow many to find a place to learn and engage. Our collections, cultural belongings and archives will find a safe, new home here for future generations to experience. 

Tomaquag can do so much more… and we will, with your help.