Surroundings: A Community Mural in the Galleries
February 9 to March 4, 2019 Create with us! Make your mark at the Currier! Everyone loves to create…or at least that’s our hope! Join us in making the Currier’s walls your canvas. Guests can...
View ArticleThe Currier Museum of Art Celebrates 100 Years
New Hampshire’s respected museum celebrates 100 years of passion and community commitment February 18, 2019 – Manchester, NH – On February 19, 2019, the Currier Museum of Art will celebrate its 100th...
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Ubuhle Women: Beadwork andthe Art of Independence
March 23 to June 10, 2019 Image: Ntombephi “Induna” Ntobela, My Sea, My Sister, My Tears, 2011, glass beads sewn onto fabric. Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence showcases a new form...
View ArticleThe Final Curtain: Edward Hopper’s Last Painting
On view to January 2020 On loan to the Currier through the end of January 2020, Edward Hopper’s final painting, Two Comedians is a tour de force that represents the culmination of Hopper’s illustrious...
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Bill Viola: The Raft
June 8 to September 8, 2019 The Raft (2004), a defining achievement in video installation, exemplifies Bill Viola’s powerfully affecting work. Projected at life size, a group of people casually stand...
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Medieval to Metal: The Art and Evolution of the Guitar
June 29 to September 22, 2019 Highlighting the single most enduring icon in American history, Medieval to Metal: The Art and Evolution of the Guitar, explores all aspects of the world’s most popular...
View ArticleOpen World: Video Games & Contemporary ArtMarch 21 through June 28, 2020
Open World: Video Games and Contemporary Art is a dynamic exhibition that explores how contemporary artists have been influenced by the culture of video games pervasive in popular culture since the...
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We Are For Freedoms October 26, 2019 through March 1, 2020
For Freedoms is an artist-led platform for civic engagement, discourse, and action that seeks to highlight America’s diversity through anti-partisan artistic interventions. We Are For Freedoms...
View ArticleThe Shakers and the Modern World:A collaboration with Canterbury Shaker...
For over 200 years the outside world looked upon the Shakers as a mysterious society. While the Shakers may have been a cloistered group, they were also adapting to the rapidly changing world around...
View ArticleAngels of Addictions
The Community Gallery creates visibility for art, the artistic process, and community collaboration. The Currier makes a discernible difference in our community, using art as a tool for wellness and a...
View ArticleA Life Made in Art: Maud Briggs KnowltonOpens February 15, 2020
The Currier Museum of Art celebrates the art and life of Maud Briggs Knowlton, the Currier’s first director (1929–1946). Knowlton was a lifelong Manchester, New Hampshire resident with deep ties to...
View ArticleCurrier Community Exhibition
January 8 – March 30, 2020 This exhibition showcases the art and craft of the Currier Art Center faculty, Currier Staff and Volunteer Guild Members. While displaying a varied approach to art-making,...
View ArticleNew Exhibition at the Currier Museum Explores How Video Games Influence Art
Manchester NH—March 2, 2020 – Video games have been part of our lives for decades and have influenced a wide range of contemporary artists. A new exhibition at the Currier Museum of Art, Open World:...
View ArticlePhotographs from the Civil Rights MovementOn view
Protests have been fundamental to American democracy since the country’s founding. And artists have often given powerful expression to calls for change. Drawn from the museum’s collection, these...
View ArticleRichard Haynes: Whispering Quilts On view through November 29, 2020
In a series of drawings, the artist Richard Haynes tells the story of an enslaved family’s dangerous journey along the Underground Railroad, from a southern plantation to freedom in Canada. The...
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Black Lives Matter
As a community arts organization, the Currier Museum of Art condemns the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and countless others. Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, recent events have...
View ArticleThe Artists of Black Lives Matter Manchester
Organized in collaboration with Black Lives Matter Manchester, this exhibition features work by young artists from New Hampshire. Throughout history, artists have participated in social movements and...
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The Currier Museum Announces Reopening
The museum will be offering new exhibitions, hours and safety protocols for visitors. MANCHESTER, NH— The Currier Museum of Art is thrilled to announce it will be reopening to the public on August...
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Diocese of Manchester to Sell Chandler House to Currier Museum
Purchase and Sale Agreement Signed; Museum to Restore Building (MANCHESTER, NH) – The Most Reverend Peter A. Libasci, Bishop of Manchester, and Dr. Alan Chong, Director and Chief Executive Officer...
View ArticleCritical CartographyLarissa Fassler in ManchesterOpening November 12, 2020
Larissa Fassler focuses on the symbiotic relationships between people and places. She is interested in how the architecture of cities affects people both psychologically and physically. In the summer...
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