OPEN: WED – SUN | HOURS: 10 AM – 5 PM EST
Happening Now: NH Gives
Photo Credits:
Black/White Top Right: Danny Lyon, Route 12, Wisconsin, 1965, Gift of Joseph and Susan Fiorenzo. 2025.16.1 © Danny Lyon / Magnum Photos. www.bleakbeauty.com. Instagram: @dannylyonphotos2
Black/White Bottom Left: Danny Lyon, Cal, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 1965, On Loan from the Collection of Joseph and Susan Fiorenzo. © Danny Lyon / Magnum Photos. www.bleakbeauty.com. Instagram: @dannylyonphotos2
Sephia Antique Photos: Snapshots from the collection of Peter J. Cohen
Press Release
Five new trustees join the Currier Board
Joan Brodsky, Roger Buttles, Fareena Contractor, Amelia Larsen Curti, and Ronald Dupont bring expertise in the arts, business, real estate, and technology to their roles
This program is supported by a generous grant from the Art Bridges Foundation.
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Exhibitions, Events, & Workshops
Experience Something New
Friday, June 12
Leather & Lace Dance Party
Photography Exhibitions Celebration
This is a party inspired by summer on the open road. Join us for a Leather & Lace-themed celebration of the Currier's two new photography exhibitions. There will be rock and roll, motorcycles, and art. What more can you ask for?
Ticketed, Evening, Music
Saturday, June 13
Second Saturday
10 AM to 5 PM
New Hampshire residents enjoy free museum admission all day, thanks to the generous support of St. Mary's Bank and Pamela Diamantis & Morey Goodman. There's also free artmaking for all in the classroom studios.
Categories:
Family Friendly, Free Admission, Artmaking
Friday, June 19
Juneteenth
11 AM to 2 PM
Presented in partnership with the Racial Unity Team, this community event brings us together at the Currier for hands-on creative experiences and special tours exploring Black joy through art.
Categories:
Family Friendly, Community Event
On view through August 16, 2026
Danny Lyon: The Bikeriders
Scheier Gallery
Admire the beauty and humanity of motorcycle culture captured by legendary documentary photographer Danny Lyon. This exhibition features custom choppers by local bike builder Fish Tank.
Categories:
Photography, Motorcycles
Photo Credit: Danny Lyon, Route 12, Wisconsin, The Bikeriders Portfolio, 1963. Gift from the Collection of Joseph and Susan Fiorenzo, © Danny Lyon / Magnum Photos.
On view through August 16, 2026
Together, Apart, Away:
Snapshots from the Peter J. Cohen Collection
Scheier Gallery
More than 450 snapshots from the collection of Peter J. Cohen weave together everyday moments into a beautiful portrait of our shared humanity. See how photography asserts both our individuality and networks of belonging.
Category:
Photography
Photo Credit: Unknown photographer, Man and girl on motorcycle, c. 1940-1960. Promised gift of Peter J. Cohen
On view through August 2, 2026
Keeping It Real: East Coast Paintings, 1960s–1980s
East Gallery
This new installation of works from the Currier collection explores how painters continue to reinvent realism, bringing fresh energy and perspective to the enduring practice of representing the world around them.
Category:
Painting, Realism
Image Credit: Neil G. Welliver, Blue Pool, 1980, Museum Purchase: Gift of the Friends and the National Endowment for the Arts, 1980.87. © Neil Welliver, courtesy Alexandre, New York.
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Opening June 17, 2026
How to Build a Usonian Automatic
Welcome Gallery
In How to Build a Usonian Automatic, archival materials, rare architectural drawings, and 3-D modeling explore the development of the Kalil House, telling the story of Frank Lloyd Wright's vision for housing a changing world.
Category:
Frank Lloyd Wright, Architecture, New Hampshire
Image Credit: Frank Lloyd Wright. House for Dr. and Mrs. Toufic H. Kalil. 1955. Manchester, NH. Anonymous Gift, 2019.55. Photograph by Sean Dungan, 2020.
July and August
Summer Workshops for kids, teens, and adults
Classroom Studios
Supportive. Inspiring. Hands on. Creativity comes to life at the Currier this summer with art workshops for ages six through adult. Discover three-day workshops for the young people in your life or find the space for yourself to make something new.
Category:
Workshops, Education, Member Discount
