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
A Traveling Exhibition from The Smithsonian American Art MuseumMore Read more from Modern American Realism: Highlights from the Sara Roby Foundation Collection
Featuring historic photos, mementos, and oral histories from Nantucket’s Cape Verde community.More Read more from Cape Verde in Our Soul
This is a story of inspiring individuals who moved Nantucket—and the nation—towards a more just and equitable distribution of political power. More Read more from The Road from Abolition to Suffrage
The island of Nantucket filled Herman Melville’s imagination. His time on the Nantucket whaleship Charles and Henry led to the...More Read more from Moby-Dick and Nantucket
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
A rare opportunity to see a sampling of seven thousand years of Asian art history.More Read more from Asian Treasures from The Billings Collection
Showcasing over 100 Nantucket lightship baskets. More Read more from Weaving Nantucket’s Past into Its Future: The Craft Continues
The first floor at the Hadwen House showcases the NHA’s decorative arts. The very finest objects in the collection are on display in period rooms showcasing furniture, china and ceramics, textiles, and silver.More Read more from Decorative Arts
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
What has put Nantucket on the map? What should be put on a map of Nantucket? In this exhibit we...More Read more from Mapping Nantucket
Explore the Decorative Arts collection of the NHA, from fine furniture, tall clocks, and ceramics to an eclectic display of...More Read more from Decorative Arts
In partnership with the Nantucket Preservation Trust More Read more from Nantucket’s Architectural Legacy
Learn the history of political power on Nantucket. Explore original documents, images, and objects that tell the story. More Read more from From Slavery To Suffrage: Two Centuries of Political Education on Nantucket
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
Celebrating The Inquirer and Mirror's 200th Anniversary More Read more from The Inquirer and Mirror: An Abbreviated History of 200 Years.
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
This exhibition explores the island’s long history of social justice, civil rights, and racial equality.More Read more from Rights and Race
The NHA preserves, interprets, and shares the diverse stories of Nantucket and its people with all audiences through its collections, properties, programs, and research.