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This Saturday: Meet Curious George
Saturday, May 21 10am - 12pmJoin us this Saturday morning for a very special story time with Curious George himself! Hear a story, explore the exhibition, and meet George! Free with the price of admission (and kids are always free)!A Brief History of the John Paul...
The Caterpillarmobile Stopped By!
Rachel Eskridge, associate registrar at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, made quite the entrance in the company car. She was here helping to install the works of art by Eric Carle and Ashley Bryan on loan from the ECMPBA for Imagine That!The exhibition opens...
Join Us This Sunday, April 24
Modern reproduction of N.C. Wyeth (1862-1948), Captain John Paul Jones (1938). Portsmouth Historical Society; The James C. and Judith R. Bradford Collection. Sunday, April 24 • 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.John Paul Jones House • 43 Middle Street Celebrate the anniversary of one...
Big Changes in the Gallery
Will and Alex from Spokeshave Design installing our sculptural mobile in the center of the Academy Gallery. The space is being truly transformed for our upcoming exhibition, Imagine That! The Power of Picture Books, opening May 6. Stay tuned for more!
Welcome Center Opens April 1
Starting April 1, the Discover Portsmouth Welcome Center will be open 7 days a week, 10am to 5pm. Plus! On Friday, we’ll be staying open from 5pm until 8pm for our first Art ‘Round Town of the season! Kevin Trainer will be here to show us how to play his new...
Welcome Center Opens 4/1 and Imagine That! Opens 5/6
Imagine That! The Power of Picture Books opens to the public on Friday, May 6, and will be open every day except July 4 until September 25. We will have story hours in the gallery, school- and camp-group tours, pop-up reading around town, evening lectures, weekend...
Welcome Center Opens April 1
Imagine That! opens May 6, but the Welcome Center and Museum Shop open April 1! Welcome Center Opens April 1 The Discover Portsmouth Welcome Center & Museum Shop will be opening to the public on April 1! We’ll be staying open until 8pm for Art ‘Round Town, with...
“Imagine That! The Power of Picture Books” Opens May 6
Coming May 6, Imagine That! The Power of Picture Books, a celebration of the extraordinary riches of book illustration in northern New England. Portsmouth Historical Society will bring world-class illustration to Portsmouth for the first time. Visitors will see...
Movers and Shakers and Painters
Those of you who have followed us for a while know that the "off" season here is anything but a vacation! We've got so much going on, it's hard to keep up! We're getting ready for the spring exhibition, Imagine...
Time to Kick-off the Holiday Season!
All We're Missing is Some Snow! It's December, we're halfway through Hanukkah, and Santa's getting one last surf in before he has to get to work! You can see this fantastic holiday creation and many, many more at the 31st Annual Gingerbread House Competition &...