The Warner House will be open Thursday through Sunday from May 26 until October 16 2022 from 11 AM - 4 PM.

2022 Season

May 26th thru October 16th, 2022

Guided tours of the house will include all public areas on both floors and there will also be access to the new exhibit: Heavy Metal At The Warner House: Base Metal Ware In America 1550-1850.

This season, we introduce our new "Polly's World" Children's Tour: A fun interactive and educational tour meant to teach kids about 18th-century children's life here at the Warner House. Lasts approximately 30-40 minutes.

Recommended for ages 4-10 years old.

Every Sunday at 11AM and 2PM.

Masks are required indoors for all visitors, regardless of vaccination status, in order to best protect all staff and visitors.

For the 2022 season, admission is $10 for adults, with discounts for seniors and children. Members and children under 6 get in free!

The garden will be open free of charge to all visitors.
Details

Glass in America

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For centuries, the highly malleable nature of glass has lent itself to an endless variety of shapes and decoration to delight the eye. Drawn from regional private and museum collections, this exhibition of glass focuses on the 18 th century through the first half of the 19th century. During the 17th and 18th centuries English glassmakers perfected a lead glass formula that resulted in a clarity and brilliance in glass never before achieved. British wine/utility bottles, decanters, and drinking glasses will be chronologically grouped to demonstrate their development from the late 17th century to 1800. Samples of American glass from 1750 to 1850 include examples from New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Ohio—the latter demonstrating an array of subtle coloring and brilliance. Architectural window glass, domestic mirrors, and reverse painted glass will also be featured.

Introduction

As part of the museum’s public outreach during the summer of 2020, every week a new exhibition panel was placed on the public side of the museum’s Daniel Street fence. Twenty- three panels were created to provide Portsmouth residents and visitors with an ongoing public exhibition. Support for this project was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and New Hampshire Humanities. The table of contents provides a title to each panel, which also serves as a link to that panel.

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Heavy Metal
A special exhibit entitled Heavy Metal at the Warner House- Base Metal Ware in America 1550-1850 will be on view May 26th - October 16th, 2022 at the Warner House. Read More... Come to celebrate with us on May 28th at the Heavy Metal Happening.

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