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This 1857 painting In the Notch by John White Allen Scott (1815-1907), is among the 20 New Hampshire landscape paintings featured in the exhibition Mountain Scenery, currently on view at the Society's museum. New Hampshire Historical Society, bequest of Ellen D. Hill. |
Tuesday, September 24
New Exhibition Opens
New Hampshire Furniture Masters
The New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association presents its 18th annual exhibition, on view from Tuesday, September 24, through Saturday, October 19, 2013. (Please note this is a new exhibition closing date.)
Location: 30 Park Street, Concord, NH
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: Free
Contact: Call 603/228-6688 and visit furnituremasters.org.
Saturday, September 28
Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day
On Saturday, September 28, 2013, the New Hampshire Historical Society will offer free admission to its museum along with thousands of other participating venues across the nation as part of the ninth annual Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day. Visitors who present a Museum Day ticket will gain free admission for two at participating venues. For more information visit Smithsonian.com/museumday.
Location: 6 Eagle Square, Concord, NH
Hour: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: Two free admissions with a Museum Day ticket. Regular admission is $5.50 adults, $4.50 seniors, $3 children 6-18, $17 family maximum, free for New Hampshire Historical Society members
Contact: 603/228-6688
Thursday, November 7
Identification and Care of Photographs
A Workshop Presented by the Northeast Document Conservation Center, and the New Hampshire Historical Society
This hands-on workshop offers an introduction to the preservation of photographs, including their identification, deterioration, and care. Participants will learn to recognize various photographic formats and study the preservation problems associated with each format. The workshop will also address storage concerns and preservation priorities, including environmental guidelines and proper care and handling. Participants are encouraged to bring photographs for examination and discussion.
Location: New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street,
Concord, NH
Date: Thursday, November 7, 2013.
Time: Pick your session: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. OR 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Admission: The registration fee for this workshop is $90 for members and $115 for nonmembers. Not a current member? Join or renew when you register and qualify for the reduced history course fee, and enjoy the many other benefits of membership for an entire year.
Registration: To
register by mail, download this registration form and return with payment to: History Workshop,
New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, NH 03301. Send
e-mail inquiries to: sfortin@nhhistory.org. To register by telephone with a credit card, call Education Services Coordinator Stephanie Fortin at 603/856-0604.
Contact: Call 603/228-6688.
Current Exhibitions
Mountain Scenery (through December 31, 2013)
An exhibition featuring 19th-century New Hampshire landscape paintings by 17 artists.
Location: 6 Eagle Square, Concord, NH
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m. Also open Monday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 1-October 15 and in December. Closed on federal holidays.
Admission: $5.50 adults, $4.50 seniors, $3 children 6-18, $17 family maximum, free for New Hampshire Historical Society members
Contact: 603/228-6688
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Home, School, and Studio: Women Artists and New Hampshire (through December 31, 2013)
An exhibition exploring how women have helped define the character and aesthetics of art in New Hampshire. The pieces on display showcase the distinctive work of women collected by the New Hampshire Historical Society over the past 150 years.
Location: 6 Eagle Square, Concord, NH
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m. Also open Monday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 1-October 15 and in December. Closed on federal holidays.
Admission: $5.50 adults, $4.50 seniors, $3 children 6-18, $17 family maximum, free for New Hampshire Historical Society members
Contact: 603/228-6688
Soldiers, Sailors, Slaves and Ships: The Civil War Photographs of Henry P. Moore (through March 31, 2014)
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This exhibition of Civil War photographs vividly depict soldiers
from New Hampshire and the world they encountered in the South.
Location: 30 Park Street, Concord, NH
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: Free
Contact: 603/228-6688
A panorama of Granite State history from Native American days
to modern times. Includes one of the finest remaining examples of the Concord coach, the
stagecoach that opened the American west.
Location: 6 Eagle Square,
Concord, NH
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m. Also open Monday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
July 1-October 15 and in December. Closed on federal holidays.
Admission: $5.50 adults, $4.50 seniors, $3 children 6-18, $17 family maximum, free for New Hampshire Historical
Society members
Contact: 603/228-6688
The Mystery Stone
(ongoing)
One of the New Hampshire Historical Society's most curious artifacts – the “Mystery Stone” – is on long-term display at the Society’s museum.
Location: 6 Eagle Square,
Concord, NH
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m. Also open Monday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
July 1-October 15 and in December. Closed on federal holidays.
Admission: $5.50 adults, $4.50 seniors, $3 children 6-18, $17 family maximum, free for New Hampshire Historical
Society members
Contact: 603/228-6688
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