Museum Closed-Christmas Day

Museum Closed-Christmas Day

Image of the Portsmouth History Center with a two-story brick building from c.1810 making up the right-hand portion of the image with a more down brick and glass building from the 1950s.

Portsmouth Historical Society Closed 12/25

The historical society will be closed on Monday, December 25 in observation of Christmas Day. We will reopen the next day, Tuesday, December 26 at 10 a.m with both the 33rd Annual Gingerbread Contest and Exhibition and “Lost Neighborhoods” on display.

Museum Closed-Christmas Day

Museum Closed-Thanksgiving

Image of the Portsmouth History Center with a two-story brick building from c.1810 making up the right-hand portion of the image with a more down brick and glass building from the 1950s.

Portsmouth Historical Society Closed 11/23

The historical society will be closed on Thursday, November 23 in observation of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen the next day, Friday, November 24 at 10 a.m with the opening of our 33rd Annual Gingerbread Contest and Exhibition.

Art ‘Round Town featuring Joshua Hrehovcik

Art ‘Round Town featuring Joshua Hrehovcik

Art Round Town, free first fridays, 5-8pm written above an image of two people talking inside a gallery.

We’ll be open until 8 p.m. on November 3rd for Art ‘Round Town!

Free admission all day long.
Introducing the new fall exhibition’s “It’s Pastel”  PSNH 15th National Juried Exhibition and a selection from the Historical Society’s permanent collection entitled “Past and Present”

With special guest artist Joshua Hrehovcik!

About the artist:

Joshua Hrehovcik, photographer and writer, likes to take long rides and lots of photographs. He is currently in a contest to get more Instagram followers than his brother – and is losing. Badly.

Join him on November 3rd for:

  • Book signing
  • Games (putting green and wheel of fortune)
  • Silent Auction Fundraiser

Framed, matted, and autographed Portsmouth prints available at silent auction:

Top of a red telephone booth with the sun peeking through leaves over it.
Bridges over the Piscataqua River.
Tugboats in Portsmouth Harbor
Memorial Bridge (metal lift bridge) lit up red at night.
Portsmouth Brewery sign with a beer stein on it next to an old fashioned street lamp.
Art ‘Round Town featuring Joshua Hrehovcik

Art ‘Round Town

Art Round Town, free first fridays, 5-8pm written above an image of two people talking inside a gallery.

We’ll be open until 8 p.m. on October 6th for Art ‘Round Town!

Free admission all day long.
Visit our two most recent exhibitions “A Sense of Place” and “Reinventing Portsmouth” both are a part of Portsmouth’s 400th anniversary celebrations.