OPEN: WED – SUN | HOURS: 10 AM – 5 PM EST
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
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Featured Event
Member Appreciation Week
A week of thanks, inspired by you. From July 15 through July 19, celebrate the art, experiences, and community that make Currier membership special. Stop in for exclusive events, enjoy special offers in the museum shop, meet fellow members, and spend time with the art you love.
Exhibitions, Events, & Workshops
Experience Something New
On view through October 2026
Personal Mythologies: Picasso in the 1940s and 50s
Modern West Gallery
Two Picasso paintings on loan to the Currier make their public debut as part of a small, new exhibition exploring the intersections of Picasso’s personal life and artistic career.
Categories:
Picasso, Paintings, Artist Lives
Photo Credit: Visitors enjoy Picasso's L'Homme au béret basque and The Two Children. Photo by Morgan Karanasios.
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.
Categories:
Photography
Photo Credit: Unknown photographer, Man and girl on motorcycle, c. 1940-1960. Promised gift of Peter J. Cohen
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On view through June 2027
How to Build a Usonian Automatic
Welcome Gallery
Step into the Welcome Gallery for a new installation about Frank Lloyd Wright's vision for a new kind of home for a changing world: the Usonian Automatic. The Kalil House at the Currier is one of just seven Usonian Automatics ever built and the only one open to the public today.
Categories:
Frank Lloyd Wright, Architecture
Photo Credit: Frank Lloyd Wright. House for Dr. and Mrs. Toufic H. Kalil. 1955. Manchester, NH. Anonymous Gift, 2019.55. Photograph by Sean Dungan, 2020.
Opening August 8, 2026
Radical Quiet: Contemporary Drawings of Nature by Victoria Elbroch, Nancy Friese, and Margot Glass
Concourse Gallery
Discover (or rediscover) three acclaimed contemporary artists who draw inspiration from the landscape. Their work is a call to wonder, inviting you to slow down, take a closer look, and admire the beauty that surrounds us.
Categories:
New England, Contemporary, Nature
Photo Credit: Nancy Friese, Way to the Sea, 2012, Courtesy of Cade Tompkins Projects, RI
August 8, 2026 | 10 AM to 5 PM
Second Saturday
Museum Wide
New Hampshire residents enjoy free admission all day. All visitors benefit from a free Creative Studio art activity designed for every age and ability from 10 AM to 2 PM, as well as family-friendly tours.
Opening September 10, 2026
Florentine Baroque
East and Scheier Gallery
Florentine Baroque is your passport to 17th and 18th century Florence, Italy this fall at the Currier. Nearly 40 paintings and sculptures evoke a a world in transition, as the rise of opera and theater opened up new ways of capturing the human experience.
Categories:
Baroque, 18th Century, Florence
Photo Credit: Giovan Domenico Ferretti, Harlequin and His Lady, Haukohl Collection.
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September 12, 2026 | 10 AM to 5 PM
Community Day
Museum Wide
Rooted in connection. Inspired by you. This free and welcoming community event features the Society for the Protection of NH Forests, tours with the artists of the Radical Quiet exhibition, and lots of hands-on creative exploration for all ages and abilities.
