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Gingerbread House Contest Registration Ends 11/18
Registration for the 32nd Annual Gingerbread House Contest and Exhibition closes 11/18 Gingerbread is back for 2022! Once again, we’re filling our galleries and downtown shop windows with sweet holiday goodness! The 2022 theme is: fictional places and characters. We...
Upcoming “Show + Tell” Workshop, Lecture, and Curator Tours
Upcoming “Show + Tell” Workshops and Lecture Read, Discover, and DrawSunday, November 13, 10-11 am Join us for a fun morning with children’s book illustrator, Gina Perry! Ages 5+Curator Tours November 16 & December 7, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Get behind-the-scenes...
Show + Tell Exhibition Opens
New Exhibition Opening“Show + Tell,” our celebration of the depth and breadth of local children’s picturebook illustrators opens Friday, October 28, with an opening reception the previous evening (Thursday, October 27) from 5:30-7:30pm. It’s open to the public, and we...
“Visual Conversations,” Thursday, August 18 at 6:00 pm
Join Cathryn Mercier, PhD, in-person and via Zoom, for a discussion on how the role of picture books and illustration has changed over the past one hundred years. Thursday, August 18, 6:00 pm FREE for members, $15 for non-membersAs an undergraduate at Mount Holyoke...
August 5: First Free Friday
FREE ADMISSION all day, this Friday, August 5! Come see Imagine That! Open Late for Art ‘Round TownBill Paarlberg, 5-8pm Get your Kongress Street t-shirt signed by the artist!Twilight Tour All Around Town!A whole bunch of historic houses are open until 8pm. Your...
Art ‘Round Town next Friday
Featuring: Bill Paarlberg
Friday, August 5 5:00–8:00 pm Plus, we’re FREE for everyone, all day!Join us August 5 for Art ‘Round Town, featuring Portsmouth artist Bill Paarlberg! We’ve got lots of t-shirts featuring Bill’s drawing shown above; stop by and get one signed by the artist!Chris Van...
The Annual Twilight Tour Returns!
For the first time since 2019, the Portsmouth Historic Sites Association will hold its popular Twilight Tour on Friday, August 5, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Come see what’s new at each organization—including new exhibitions, new displays, new acquisitions, and new...
Story Time on Tuesdays
Did you know that we have a free story time in the gallery on Tuesdays at 10 am? For ages six months and up!“Visual Conversations: Childhood, New England, and Picture Book Art.”Children's literature scholar, Cathryn Mercier, PhD, of Simmons University, will discuss...
TODAY: FREE Admission & Art ‘Round Town!
Art ‘Round Town Featured Artist: Frank HyerOur featured artist this month is Frank Hyer, whose paintings capture perfectly summer on the water in New England. We’ll be open late, until 8pm, for a meet and greet with Frank, and the exhibition and Museum Shop will be...
Summertime Activities
We’ve got so many activities coming up this summer! Read about the ones coming up soon!
