Important Gingerbread Dates: Monday, November 9: Registration Deadline Friday, November 13 through Monday, November 16: House drop-off at Discover Portsmouth Welcome Center, 10am to 5pm Friday November 20: Gingerbread House Exhibition opens to the public (early this year!) Starting November 20, we will be open 7 days a week, 10am to 5pm through December 23!…
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“Threads” Talk Tonight
Meet the Artists! 7:30pm via Zoom Join us this evening for a more in-depth look at how quilts are made, how quilters work, and what inspires artists! FREE for members$15 for non-members Not yet a member? Join now! Time is Running Out to Register for the Gingerbread House Contest! Registration closes November 9! Don’t have any good…
Meet the Artists this Thursday Evening
“Threads” Virtual Lecture with Contemporary Quilters We need YOU to participate! This year, we’re placing gingerbread houses in our Academy Gallery on the ground floor AND on the balcony level AND in storefronts downtown. We need all the holiday cheer we can get! Don’t know where to start? We’ve got tips, tricks, and ideas being…
Call for Entries!
Time for some holiday cheer! See all the details and sign up at www.portsmouthhistory.org/gingerbread Threads Talk October Join us for an evening with our exhibiting quilters! We’ll have a few presentations about quilts and quilting today and then a Q&A session where everyone can ask their burning questions about quilting! Thursday, October 297:30pmvia Zoom FREE…
“Color & Comfort: Quilts in Context” TONIGHT!
“Threads” Lecture at 7:30pm Our very own Gerald W. R. Ward is talking this evening about the deeper meanings and symbolism of quilts and bedcovers. Join us for what is sure to be a fascinating talk! Tonight at 7:30 pm via ZoomMember/Donors: FREENon-Members: $15 Get your tickets here! Jubilee Auction is Turning Heads on Social…
Community Quilts Are on Display!
We are currently open Friday–Monday, 10am–4pm.Stop by and visit our safe, comfortable, and spacious gallery and museum shop, and enjoy the “Threads” exhibition and the Community Quilts! Color & Comfort: Quilts in Context Quilts and coverlets, in addition to being examples of outstanding needlework and beautiful works of art, have symbolic value and functional purposes. They…
Our Museum Shop is Now Online!
“Threads” Talk Tonight! Above: The center medallion of the “Washington” coverlet, on display in the “Threads” exhibition. Probably made in Bolton, England, ca. 1780; cotton. Portsmouth Historical Society; Gift of Mrs. John F. Tyler (2005.033). “Coverlets & Counterpanes of New Hampshire: Bedcovers for a New Nation” Jubilee Auction of Local Art The local artists participating in…
Votes for Women! Jubilee! Zoom Lecture!
Annual Jubilee Tickets On Sale Now!! Annual Fundraiser will Support Local Artists & Portsmouth Historical Society Our benefit auction through Bidding For Good, featuring more than 50 works of art by local artists, opens to bidding on the evening of September 10th and runs through October 7th. Your winning bid will be split equally between…
Community Quilt Update, Next “Threads” Lecture, Jubilee, and more!
Assembly of the community quilt is underway! We have a small committee of volunteers putting together all the squares we received. We plan to reveal our progress at our John Paul Jones Jubilee event (online!) on September 10th! More details and links for tickets to this event farther down. We’ve been busy preparing the quilt…
“Threads: A Community Quilt for 2020” Opens at Portsmouth Historical Society on Friday, August 7
“Threads: A Community Quilt for 2020” Opens at Portsmouth Historical Society on Friday, August 7 Quietly, behind the scenes, a team of masked historians has been assembling a landmark exhibition of some uniquely American art. Created by the nonprofit Portsmouth Historical Society, “Threads: A Community Quilt for 2020” opens at the Society’s Academy Gallery adjacent…