Gingerbread People’s Choice Award Winners Annouced

Ring in the holiday season at the 32nd Annual Gingerbread House Contest and Exhibition! Once again, we’re filling our galleries and downtown shop windows with sweet holiday goodness.

Exhibition Open now through December 22!

Take the fun downtown with our scavenger hunt. Collect all the stamps and enter to win a raffle of gift cards and prizes from participating retailers!

Ongoing ExhibitionS

Show+ Tell Exhibition featuring Greater Seacoast Illustrators. Image has a green background and several characters featured in these illustrated books below.

“Show + Tell,” our celebration of the depth and breadth of local children’s picturebook illustrators reamins open until Friday, December 30. It’s open to the public, and we have many of the publications for sale in the shop that could be signed by the illustrators!

Upcoming Events

Season Ending Soon text over an image of the Historical Society building

End of Season Dates

12/22 Gingerbread Exhibition Closes
some houses will remain on display until we close for the season
12/24 Closing at 3 pm
12/25 Closed
12/30 Final Day of the Season

Shope the Museum Store this HOliday Season written on a blue background with subtle snowflakes. Three large images of products from the store displayed below of books, scarves, and museum postcards.

History. Arts. Culture.