Current Exhibitions

2025 Exhibitions

Exhibition Title "Reinventing Portsmouth" written in a large sanserif font ontop of a recolorized photograph from the 1970s of many young adults standing outside of a brick house painted a darker blue with a sign next to it reading "Matthew Marsh House"

“Cabot Lyford: Winds of Change”

Applications open for 2025

Exhibition Title "Reinventing Portsmouth" written in a large sanserif font ontop of a recolorized photograph from the 1970s of many young adults standing outside of a brick house painted a darker blue with a sign next to it reading "Matthew Marsh House"

Call for Art Open until February 12

Finishing Touches Exhibition, accessories throughout the ages

“Finishing Touches”
Opens Memorial Day Weekend

Past Exhibitions

The Matter of Memory. The role of museums as the custodians of individual and collective memory. The image features mementos, mourning jewelry, souvenirs, and other physical objects used in commemoration.

2024 “The Matter of Memory”

2023
“Reinventing Portsmouth”
“Captain, Celebrity, Cliché”

2022
“Imagine That! The Power of Picture Books”
Show + Tell: Greater Seacoast Illustrators”

A painting featuring the Portsmouth waterfront with a metal, vertical-lift bridge behind warehouses located at shores edge. "A Sense of Place" is written on the image, denoting the name of the exhibition.

2023 “A Sense of Place”

2021
“The Twilight of American Impressionism”

Image of a two stroy brick building with large windows on the left side. A tree stands to one side and a large blue open flag waves in front of the building.

Opening Day!

Opening Day!

April 1, 2025 at Portsmouth Historical Society by Portsmouth Historical Society | Exhibitions Programs

We reopen starting April 1 with "Winds of Change" a retrospective of the work of Cabot Lyford and a corresponding juried exhibition entitled "Contemporary Currents" put on in partnership with the NHAA.

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