Currier Museum of Art

Art is here because you answer the call.

The Currier is New Hampshire's public art museum and a cultural cornerstone for the city and state. 

Since our founding in 1929, we've brought people together around the arts to learn, grow, and connect. 

Whether you attended an exhibition opening or visited the museum for the first time with your kids, dropped into a free weekend artmaking program or built your community at Art Off the Walls, you benefitted from the world-class creative experiences the Currier gives you. 

That is only possible because of the generosity of individual donors like you. 

When you give to the Currier, you give New Hampshire a home for the arts.

Who We Are

The Currier Museum of Art is committed to providing stimulating, diverse and enjoyable encounters with original works of art and, in doing so, hopes to inspire the hearts, minds and imagination of its members and visitors. The museum provides the public with opportunities to learn about the past, appreciate and evaluate the present, and contemplate the future.

The Currier brings to its fundamental mission exceptional holdings of art and architecture, primarily American and European. The Museum is dedicated to high standards of exhibition, preservation, research, interpretation and enhancement of this collection. Cultural and educational programs of high quality and often national significance are offered.

The Currier is determined to serve all age groups and a culturally varied audience from New Hampshire and the surrounding region. The Museum aims to be a leader in developing innovative learning experiences that increase people’s understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the arts and humanities. The Currier’s vitality depends upon its responsiveness to changes in the arts and in society while maintaining a sound financial base on which to expand its activities.