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The Exhibits

From timeless to cutting edge, comforting to controversial, local artists to national traveling exhibits, come explore our ever-changing array of visual, cultural and historical expression.

February 7 – November 15

A Seat Of Justice: The Courthouse That Shaped Portsmouth

This compelling exhibition explores the history of the Norfolk County Courthouse (now the Portsmouth Art & Cultural center) and its powerful role in shaping law, justice and memory in the region.

March 11 - June 22

STEEL SEAS & SKY MACHINES: THE DIESELPUNK ART OF TONY SNIPES

What if history and scientific breakthroughs unfolded .. differently? What if Abe Lincoln survived to lead a more powerful Reconstruction, and scientific innovation lifted ships and “Aerocycles” into the sky? The powerful new exhibition invites you to reconsider history as a space for possibility, redefining what progress can look like, as new minds push the boundaries of electricity, magnetism and gravity. It’s history and science, reimagined. Don’t miss it!