“Reinventing Portsmouth” Curator Tour

“Reinventing Portsmouth” Curator Tour

Aerial view of downtown Portsmouth, NH from the 1970s. Overlaid text reads Reinventing Portsmouth. Curator Tours August 9, 12-1 pm; September 14, 5-6 pm; October 4, 12-1 pm

Learn just how groovy the 70s were with the curator(s) of “Reinventing Portsmouth”

Join exhibition curators Richard Candee and Bob Thoresen for an hour-long tour of the current exhibition. Hear what the Portsmouth Arts and Culture scene was like in the 1970s and gain a deeper understanding of how the city we know today was physically shaped by this pivotal period.Our curator tours are free with museum admission.
Single site admission is $10 general ticket/ $5 discount/ free for members.

“Reinventing Portsmouth” Curator Tour

“Reinventing Portsmouth” Curator Tour

Aerial view of downtown Portsmouth, NH from the 1970s. Overlaid text reads Reinventing Portsmouth. Curator Tours August 9, 12-1 pm; September 14, 5-6 pm; October 4, 12-1 pm

Learn just how groovy the 70s were with the curator(s) of “Reinventing Portsmouth”

Join exhibition curators Richard Candee and Bob Thoresen for an hour-long tour of the current exhibition. Hear what the Portsmouth Arts and Culture scene was like in the 1970s and gain a deeper understanding of how the city we know today was physically shaped by this pivotal period.Our curator tours are free with museum admission.
Single site admission is $10 general ticket/ $5 discount/ free for members.

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 August 4th 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.

Two paper lanterns sit on a large pond of water as dusk settles in. Trees line the far side of the pond.

In anticipation of the Lantern Festival coming up at the end of September, the Alliance for Greater Good Board Members will be present and selling lanterns for their event. The Lantern Festival is a fundraiser for Seacoast Memorial Health Center.

Read It and Eat! Blue Strawbery

Read It and Eat! Blue Strawbery

Image of a cookbook on a white background with various flour, oil, spies, and cooking tools on the lower portion of the image. Text reads: Read it and Eat! A community conversation and potluck cooking from the Blue Strawbery Cookbook Monday July 17 6–7:30 pm $15 non-member/ $10 member
Copies of the cookbook are not included with registration, but can be purchased from our shop. Please check your local library or bookshop for a copy! This cookbook is available at the Portsmouth, Kittery, Dover, and Hampton libraries. If you’re unable to access a copy, but would like to participate, please contact programs@portsmouthhistory.org.