Rosecliff Audio Tour

Daily opening hours

As you explore this elegant Gilded Age mansion, you’ll hear stories about its owner, Tessie Oelrichs, who was so eager to throw her first party at Rosecliff that she did not wait until the house was finished! You’ll learn how Rosecliff was perfectly designed for entertaining – and how the famous Ballroom, the largest in Newport, was once used as a roller skating rink.

Gilded Age Newport in Color

March 15 – June 30, 2024 10:00am – 3:00pm

This exhibition explores a largely unknown but important chapter in American history: the experience of a thriving African heritage community in Newport.

The Measure of a Man: Double Consciousness and the Fashioning of W. E. B. Du Bois

April 11, 2024 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Learn about W. E. B. Du Bois and his lifelong interaction with fashion and photography, as well as how he transformed himself into one of the most influential black figures of the Gilded Age.

Am I Not a Man and a Woman: The Rise of African Heritage Political Identity During the Gilded Age in Rhode Island

May 16, 2024 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Rhode Island Black Heritage Society scholars will interpret the evolution of Black Civil Rights from the early beginnings of the 18th century Free African Societies to the formation of Colored Women Clubs of the Gilded Age.