December Schedule of Events
at the Currier Museum of Art

 

The museum’s entrance is located at 150 Ash Street and parking is available in the parking lot. Museum hours are Sunday, Monday, Wednesday - Friday 11 am–5 pm, Saturday 10 am–5 pm, open the first Thursday of each month 11 am–8 pm, and closed Tuesday. Admission to the museum is always free for children 17 and under, and every Saturday from 10 am–noon admission is free to everyone.

 

The Currier Art Center offers art classes and vacation camps for all ages.

 

To find more information, visit www.currier.org or call 603.669.6144 x108.

 

Tours are offered daily, and highlight either the museum’s collection or the current special exhibition. Public tours are free with museum admission. Highlights of the Collection Tour with an introduction to the Brett Weston: Out of the Shadow and Evolution of a Shared Vision: The David and Barbara Stahl Collection: Saturdays at 11:30 am and Sundays at 1 pm. Brett Weston: Out of the Shadow photography exhibition tour times: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 12:30 pm.

 

Take a tour of the Zimmerman House and learn more about this Frank Lloyd Wright treasure! The Zimmerman House tour season will end on Sunday, January 3 so be sure to make reservations soon! A Zimmerman House Tour provides visitors with a 1 ½ - 2 hour tour of the house with information about the Zimmermans’ life in the 1950s and 60s, and the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. These tours are offered Mondays and Fridays at 2 pm, Thursdays at 11:30 am and 2 pm, Saturdays at 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 3 pm, and Sundays at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm. Zimmerman House public tours are free for museum members. It is recommended that reservations be made well in advance.

 

Private Group Tours Full-length tours, or 1-hour, introductory “Highlights” tours of the Zimmerman house can also be scheduled throughout the week and on weekends. For more information about tour schedules, tickets, and offerings, visit www.currier.org or call 603.669.6144 x113. Assistive listening systems are available for all public and private tours.

Join us for an evening of live music and holiday art-making. The Granite State Ringers, a handbell choir, and Renaissance guitarist Jack Nailor will perform in the museum. Stop by the Winter Garden for refreshments and make a beaded snowflake ornament to take home. From 5:30-7:30 visitors can enjoy a drop-in adult workshop “Beaded Snowflake Ornaments.” At 6 pm, join a 15-minute Gallery Talk “Photographs of Snowflakes.” $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Price includes museum admission, live music, gallery talk, and drop-in workshop. To purchase tickets visit www.currier.org or call 603.669.6144 x108.

 

These special tours offer visitors in-depth gallery discussions on a particular theme, work of art, or artist, and this fall there are many great tours to choose from! Today’s tour will be led by Docent Jane White. Free with museum admission.

 

Enjoy the holiday season in New York City! Visit museums, shops, restaurants, or friends. Prices include transportation only. The coach departs from the Catholic Diocese of Manchester (153 Ash Street) promptly at 6:30 am. Arrive in Manhattan about 11:30 am to spend the day in the city. Re-board the coach at 7 pm to arrive back at the Diocese about 11:30 pm. $75 for members, and $95 for non-members. Reserve your seats by November 4 by calling 603.669.6144 x108.

 

Want to learn how to make fun, festive holiday cards, place cards, pop-up cards, party banners, party favors, gift boxes, wrapping paper and more!? Bring the kids to this child and parent collaborative workshop to learn how you can make your holidays bright, without breaking the bank! Get messy with glitter, glue, stamps, paint, markers, stickers…you name it and we’ll use it in this WICKED AWESOME workshop! Leave the mess for us to clean up, and go home loaded with tons of holiday creations for every event or celebration from now until New Year’s! $25 for 1 parent/child, $40 for 2 children. For more information about the Art Center, or to find the complete brochure and registration form, go to www.currier.org or call 603.669.6144 x122. Or, register by mail or in person at the Currier Museum Art Center, 180 Pearl Street, Manchester, NH 03104.

 

These special tours offer visitors in-depth gallery discussions on a particular theme, work of art, or artist, and this fall there are many great tours to choose from! Today’s tour will be led by Docent Jane White. Free with museum admission.

 

Join us in the Currier Museum’s Community Gallery as we close this year’s 70^th Anniversary Celebration of the Currier Art Center with a full faculty art exhibition. This special exhibition showcases the vast range of art and crafts that our faculty create and exhibit throughout the region. A percentage of sales from this exhibition will support the scholarship fund of the Currier Museum Art Center.

 

Spend some quality family time at the Currier the second Saturday of every month. Participate in hands-on art activities, go on a guided family gallery walk (11:30 am), visit the Discovery Gallery, or use a family gallery guide. Museum admission is free from 10 am to 12 pm. Family Saturdays are sponsored by Ocean Bank.

 

Warm up with some hot cocoa in the Winter Garden, take in some winter landscapes and enjoy the beautiful voices of the Manchester Choral Society as they sing holiday carols throughout the museum. The Manchester Choral Society performs under the musical direction of Dr. Dan Perkins. Come before noon to take advantage of free admission hours (Saturdays from 10 am-noon).

 

Has your new baby reduced your vocabulary to “coos” and other nonsensical words? These gallery talks are designed for parents (with baby in tow) to get a personalized tour of the museum. So pack up the baby stroller and stop by for some much needed adult conversation. Free with museum admission.

 

Looking for a way to introduce your preschooler to art? Come to the Currier for an art-related story read by Manchester City Library children’s librarian Karyn Isleb followed by a gallery talk about the “Artwork of the Day”. Recommended for ages 3 to 5, but all are welcome. Today, listen to the story The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats and look at Sharon’s Sleigh Ride Party by Paul Starrett Sample. Free with museum admission.

The Currier Museum of Art (www.currier.org) in Manchester, NH is home to an internationally respected collection of European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture. New galleries showcase the collection of over 11,000 objects, including works by Picasso, Matisse, Monet, O'Keeffe, and Warhol. Visitors of all ages will enjoy the engaging traveling exhibitions, a series of dynamic programs ranging from music to lectures to hands-on art-making, an expanded gift shop and an airy new café filled with light and equipped with WiFi.

 

The associated Art Center offers studio classes, art camps and intensive workshops for all ages. The museum also owns the Zimmerman House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, complete with the original furnishings and the owners' fine art collection.  The Zimmerman House is the only Wright-designed house in New England open for public tours which are offered April – December. To book a tour or get more information, visit www.currier.org or call 603.669.6144, x108.

 

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