Currier Museum enewsletter
Crafting Settlement

FIRST THURSDAY LIVE!

with Guitarist Tristan Omand   

Tristan OmandThursday, May 2 from 5:30-7:30 pm
Come listen to some great folk music, explore art and relax with friends in our cafe!

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CLOSING SOON!

Lethal Beauty: Samurai Weapons and Armor   

Sword  
Samurai Suit of Armor Closes May 5 
There are only a few days left to see this exhibition of incredible Samurai weapons and armor. Join us on Sunday, May 5, the last day the exhibition is open, for SUPER SAMURAI SUNDAY! It is also Children's Day, the Japanese national holiday celebrating the healthy growth and happiness of children! 

 

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ZIMMERMAN HOUSE TWILIGHT TOUR 

There are still seats available!    

Zimmerman House  

Thursday, May 2
Tours at 5 and 6:30 pm
Get a unique look at the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Zimmerman House during twilight hours, and enjoy the acoustics with a performance by Manchester Community Music School students and teachers. 
 
ZIMMERMAN HOUSE FOCUS TOURS
Sunday, May 12 and May 26 at 3:30 pm
 
Reservations required: Call 603.669.6144 x108.

    

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TAKE A TOUR tour

 

There are so many ways to explore the Currier! Take a public tour, schedule a group or school tour, or join a special Focus Tour.

 

       

 

NEW ACQUISITION

A Look at a Decade

Decade Autoportrait 1963

Everyone knows Robert Indiana's famous LOVE design which put him in the public eye as an artist when it was used on a postage stamp in 1973. Recently, the Currier acquired Decade Autoportrait 1963, one of ten paintings that Indiana created in 1971 that reflect on his life in New York City in the 1960s. The painting is composed of bold, graphic images using words, numbers and the names of people and places that held special meaning for him during his years living in lower Manhattan. Check it out in the Contemporary Gallery, along with other new acquisitions by Frank Stella and Sam Gilliam.

NOW ON VIEW     

Abigail Anne Newbold: Crafting Settlement

 

Art Center students

On view through July 14

Abigail Anne Newbold has turned one of our galleries into a customized homestead, complete with timber-frame dwelling structures and a covered wagon pulled by a bicycle.

 

During our April Vacation Week Art Camp, Art Center students created their own "settlement" inspired by Abigail's installation! Check out the photos here! 

 

SAVE THE DATE! 
Meet the artist during our First Thursday LIVE! event on Thursday, June 6 from 5:30-7:30 pm. First Thursday LIVE is free throughout the summer.

 

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COMING SOON

Poster Mania! Leisure, Romance and Adventure in 1890s America


Poster

Opening May 24

Featuring more than 90 posters created by some of the most popular American artists of the 1890s, like Penfield, Bradley and Parrish, this exhibition explores the witty, whimsical and romantic art that inspired the American poster craze!

 

 

 

POSTER COMPETITION
Attention designers, artists and students! Consider entering our Poster Competition, inspired by Poster Mania! and NH's latest Tourism campaign, "Live Free and..."

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FAMILY FUN

Family Saturday  

Family Saturday

Sat. May 11
from 10 am-1 pm


Thursday, May 27 
at 11 am

Sunday, May 5 
from 11 am-3 pm 

 

Kids 17+ under
always get in FREE
>>

 

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Art Fest
Crafting Community

Saturday, May 11-Sunday, May 12

 Don't miss the second annual Spring Art Fest, featuring artist demos, Jazz Brunch, Artisans' Food Market, Library book sale, art making for the whole family, outdoor activities, crafts for sale and face painting! 

 

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MUSEUM SHOP    

scarves
 

May Member's Special: 

25% off all scarves 

 

Members also receive a discount in the Museum Shop every day!

Art Center spring classes

color squares There's still time to register for a spring Art Center class. Below are just a few examples of the classes we're offering. 

 

MONDAYS:

Cut Paper Animation for Preteens  3:45-5:45 pm  

Ages 11-15

 

Drawing the Figure   6:30-8:30 pm

Teens & Adults 

 

Intro to Watercolor   6:30-8:30 pm

Teens & Adults 

 

WEDNESDAYS:

New Masters!   9:30-10:15 am  

Ages 3-4 with adult

 

Drawing for Kids   3:45-5 pm

Ages 7-10

 

Creative Clay Sculpture  3:45-5:15 pm 

Ages 9-12

 

Oil Painting: The Basics  6:30-9 pm  

Teen & Adult

 

THURSDAYS:

Expressive Landscapes  3:45-5:15 pm  

Ages 7-10

 

SATURDAYS:

Art and Children's Literature  10-11:15 am 

Ages 6-8

 
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HOURS    

Mon, Wed, Thurs*, Fri, and Sun 11 am-5 pm; Sat** 10 am-5 pm; CLOSED Tuesdays
*First Thursday of each month open 11 am-8 pm 
**Free admission hours for all on Saturdays from 10 am-noon 
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IMAGES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, TOP TO BOTTOM:

Tsunahiro, Mounted short sword, late 1500s, red lacquer, metal, copper-silver alloy, and silk. Courtesy of Richard and Adoree Suran.

Suit of armor with a pink rib-bone cuirass, 1700s, iron, lacquer, boar fur and cord. Courtesy of Private

Collection.

 

William H. Bradley, The Chap-Book, Thanksgiving Number, 1895, lithograph. Currier Museum of Art. Gift of Orien B. Dodge.

 

Robert Indiana, Decade Autoportrait, 1963, 1971, oil on canvas, 48 x 48 in. Museum Purchase: The Henry Melville Fuller Acquisition Fund. Copyright Morgan Art Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.