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  • A painting featuring the Portsmouth waterfront with a metal, vertical-lift bridge behind warehouses located at shores edge. Text says "Curators Tour, September 20, 12-1pm"

    “A Sense of Place” Curator Tour

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Spend an hour walking through our downstairs exhibition with the experts. Curators and museum staff will highlight behind-the-scenes exhibition creation, point out favorite items included, and add further information that just couldn’t fit within or on the walls of our museum.

  • 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

    “Reinventing Portsmouth” Curator Tour

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    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.

  • Gingerbread Contest and Exhibition Registration is Open atop a winter themed cross-stitch background

    Gingerbread Contest Registration Opens

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    It's the sweetest time of year! Register now to create your sweet masterpiece!

  • Exhibition Title "Reinventing Portsmouth" written in a large sanserif font ontop of a recolorized photograph from the 1970s of many young adults standing outside of a brick house painted a darker blue with a sign next to it reading "Matthew Marsh House"

    “Reinventing Portsmouth” Exhibition Final Day

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Visit the museum before the "Reinventing Portsmouth" exhibition closes on October 9.

  • A painting featuring the Portsmouth waterfront with a metal, vertical-lift bridge behind warehouses located at shores edge. Text says "Curators Tour, October 18, 12-1pm"

    “A Sense of Place” Curator Tour

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Spend an hour walking through our downstairs exhibition with the experts. Curators and museum staff will highlight behind-the-scenes exhibition creation, point out favorite items included, and add further information that just couldn’t fit within or on the walls of our museum.

  • A painting featuring the Portsmouth waterfront with a metal, vertical-lift bridge behind warehouses located at shores edge. "A Sense of Place" is written on the image, denoting the name of the exhibition.

    “A Sense of Place” Exhibition Final Day

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Make sure to visit before October 28 to see the companion exhibition to "The History of Portsmouth in 101 Objects"

  • NH Pastel Society "It's Pastel" 2023 Juried Exhibition on display OCt 29 – Nov 17. Background has three pastel artworks. A blue sky with a cotton plant blowing in the wind, a white snowy owl nested in a field of dried grasses, and a white barn off in the distance beyond a large green field.

    “It’s Pastel!” Pastel Society of NH Reception

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Join the Pastel Society of New Hampshire for their annual juried exhibition, meet the artists, and hear the announcement of the award-winning submissions.

  • NH Pastel Society "It's Pastel" 2023 Juried Exhibition on display OCt 29 – Nov 17. Background has three pastel artworks. A blue sky with a cotton plant blowing in the wind, a white snowy owl nested in a field of dried grasses, and a white barn off in the distance beyond a large green field.

    “It’s Pastel” 2023 Juried Exhibition Opens

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    NH Pastel Society "It's Pastel" 2023 Juried Exhibition October 29 – November 17

  • Gingerbread Contest Registration Closes

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Hurry up and register to enter the gingerbread contest before registration ends!

  • Gingerbread Exhibition Opens

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    IT’S THE SWEETEST TIME OF THE YEAR!Exhibition on display Nov. 24–Dec. 30, 2023, 10:00 am–5:00 pmOpen until 7:00 pm on Fridays in DecemberFree for all!To celebrate over 400 years of Portsmouth’s history, the gingerbread committee at Portsmouth Historical Society has chosen the theme of “Portsmouth Past, Present and Future.” We want to see gingerbread incarnations […]