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
Past Exhibitions
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
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
Envision Resilience: Designs for Living with Rising SeasThomas Macy Warehouse, 12 Straight Wharf July-December 2021
FREE for all to visit. Open daily, 10am-5pm. A special exhibition put on by ReMain Nantucket, in partnership with the...More Read more from Envision Resilience: Designs for Living with Rising Seas
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
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
An Island Seen:The Artists Association of Nantucket and the Women Who Built ItWhaling Museum, McCausland GalleryJuly - October 2020
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Artists Association of Nantucket, the AAN has partnered with...More Read more from An Island Seen:The Artists Association of Nantucket and the Women Who Built It
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
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
Two Hundred Years of American Art on Nantucket: Pairings from the NHA and Private CollectionsWhaling Museum, Williams Forsyth Gallery June - December 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
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
What a View!NHA Research Library, Whitney GalleryMay 2016–February 2017
Highlights from the NHA’s collection of over 700 stereographs, this exhibition explores both traditional and modern viewing techniques of this early 3D technology.More Read more from What a View!
The Coffin SchoolWhaling Museum, Mezzanine GalleryFebruary–November 2016
The NHA invites visitors to come see the striking portrait of the admiral painted by Gilbert Stuart; the journal of Henry Clapp Jr., written aboard the school’s early American training ship, and samples of work from a century and a half of student achievement.More Read more from The Coffin School
Characters and CollectionsNHA Research Library, Whitney GalleryMay 2015–May 2016
Explore the quirky characters, cabinets of curiosities, and museum collections that showcased the oddities and treasures of the island during the first flowering of tourism on Nantucket.More Read more from Characters and Collections
Stove by a WhaleWhaling Museum, McCausland GalleryApril 2015–March 2017
See how the survivors’ tragic tale has been retold time and again in classic sea stories, in Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, and in the contemporary film In the Heart of the Sea.More Read more from Stove by a Whale
“The Mighty Misty Monster”Whaling Museum, Mezzanine GalleryApril–November 2015
Artist Susan Boardman’s latest series of embroidered narratives depicting richly animated whaleboats, frothy waves, proud ships, and noble, mighty whales.More Read more from “The Mighty Misty Monster”