The Art of Seward JohnsonVarious Downtown Locations Open April - December 2019
In collaboration with Artists Association of Nantucket More Read more from The Art of Seward Johnson
Exhibitions Archive
Modern American Realism: Highlights from the Sara Roby Foundation CollectionWhaling Museum, McCausland Gallery May 24 – October 14, 2019
A Traveling Exhibition from The Smithsonian American Art MuseumMore Read more from Modern American Realism: Highlights from the Sara Roby Foundation Collection
Collecting Nantucket, Connecting the WorldPark Avenue Armory, New York CityJanuary 18 – 27, 2019
As the Loan Exhibition for the 2019 Winter Show, Collecting Nantucket, Connecting to the World celebrates 125 years of collecting by the Nantucket Historical Association and presents the best the association has to offer in paintings, craft, and folk arts. More Read more from Collecting Nantucket, Connecting the World
Celebrating Maria Mitchell and Her LegacyWhaling Museum, Nantucket CornerApril 25 – December 2018
This exhibition celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Maria Mitchell—Nantucket native, educator, and the first female astronomer in America. A collaboration of the NHA and the Maria Mitchell Association. More Read more from Celebrating Maria Mitchell and Her Legacy
Nantucketers and Their BoatsWhaling Museum, McCausland GalleryJune – December 2018
This major exhibition is an exploration of the ways islanders rely on the water for work, recreation, and connection to the broader world.More Read more from Nantucketers and Their Boats
Two Hundred Years of American Art on Nantucket: Pairings from the NHA and Private CollectionsWhaling Museum, Williams Forsyth Gallery Opened June 2019
The exhibition of approximately thirty pieces will be a survey of paintings and mixed media works from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.More Read more from Two Hundred Years of American Art on Nantucket: Pairings from the NHA and Private Collections
Nantucket’s Architectural LegacyHadwen HouseOpened June 2019
In partnership with the Nantucket Preservation Trust More Read more from Nantucket’s Architectural Legacy
Melville on NantucketHadwen House Opened June 2019
Three exhibits explore Melville’s time on Nantucket, Moby-Dick and pop culture, and diversity onboard the Pequod.More Read more from Melville on Nantucket
Paintings from the Friends of the NHAWhaling Museum, Mezzanine GalleryMay – November 2018
This exhibition presents important paintings collected by the Friends of the NHA over the last three decades.More Read more from Paintings from the Friends of the NHA
Paintings from the Nantucket Art ColonyGreater LightMay 24 – December 2018
In partnership with the Artists Association of Nantucket, the NHA presents selected paintings from the Nantucket art colony artists, 1920 to 1940.More Read more from Paintings from the Nantucket Art Colony
Rights and RaceHadwen HouseMay – December 2018
This exhibition explores the island’s long history of social justice, civil rights, and racial equality.More Read more from Rights and Race
Sometimes Think of MeThe Whitney Gallery, 7 Fair Street July 18 – October 8, 2018
In celebration of the re-release of “Sometimes Think of Me” Notable Nantucket Women Through the Centuries, embroidered narratives by Susan Boardman...More Read more from Sometimes Think of Me
JuxtapositionsHadwen House Garden, 96 Main Street June – December 2018
Juxtapositions, a seasonal exhibition of contemporary sculptures, will be on view at the Hadwen House garden beginning June 21. This...More Read more from Juxtapositions
The Fine Art of Craft1800 House, 4 Mill Street June 14 – August 10, 2018
On June 14, the 1800 House will open The Fine Art of Craft, a special juried exhibition showcasing Nantucket-made decorative arts....More Read more from The Fine Art of Craft
Strangers to Neighbors: Jewish Life on NantucketResearch Library, Whitney Gallery Opened June 2019- December 2019
This exhibit tells the history of the Congregation, as well as the Jewish community's commercial life, its religious life, its educational life and its efforts to support the larger Nantucket community as a whole. More Read more from Strangers to Neighbors: Jewish Life on Nantucket
Out of the Box: Unpacking Nantucket StoriesWhaling Museum, McCausland GalleryMay–December 2017
Over 80 treasured artifacts—most rarely, if ever, displayed before—take center stage to illuminate the stories of Nantucket’s people over four centuries.More Read more from Out of the Box: Unpacking Nantucket Stories
“Dear Absent Ones”Whaling Museum, Nantucket CornerMarch–December 2017
Nantucket seafaring through the eyes of the Pinkhams, a local family whose sons and daughters went to sea over multiple generations. More Read more from “Dear Absent Ones”
New Arrivals, New VoicesWhaling Museum, Nantucket CornerNovember 2014–December 2016
New Voices invites visitors to consider the history of diversity on Nantucket, from the days of the Wampanoags to the days of tourism.More Read more from New Arrivals, New Voices