Come join us for the annual Dover Middle School art show. These amazing students display dozens of their works of art created this school year. Opening night Thursday March 19 5pm-8pm, Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 10am-5pm in the Woodman – Thom Hindle Art Gallery 15 Summer Street Dover, NH. Three days only don’t miss it!!
Venues: Woodman House
Built in 1818 as the residence of Charles and Annie Woodman, The Woodman House today is a unique example of an authentic 20th-century museum. It now houses the Natural History and Veteran Memorial sections and contains extensive and well-preserved collections of local area interest.
The War Memorial Museum The top floor of the Woodman House houses an extensive collection of Civil War artifacts and memorabilia, as well as other collections from wars in which local citizens participated.
Among the many items of interest, one of the ten known “Napoleon” Civil War cannons, complete with its original caisson. Batteries of these guns stopped Pickett’s famous charge at Gettysburg.
Birds & Butterflies The Museum’s first curator, Melville J. Smith, created a series of wonderful dioramas to showcase the Museum’s excellent collection of birds. Shore and land birds in their natural settings and several specimens of Arctic Owls are displayed. An additional room is devoted to dioramas of tropical birds.
Several wall-mounted displays show off a beautiful assortment of jewel-toned moths, butterflies, and insects from nearby locales and the tropics.
Rocks and More Rocks An excellent mineral collection which includes nearly 1300 outstanding specimens. There are hundreds of fossils, collections of area rocks, and displays of dynamic geology.
Native American Artifacts A large display of Native American artifacts includes pieces from the Madbury Culture that lived in this area three to six thousand years ago, as well as the famous Red Paint Culture of nearby Maine. Interesting Incan items from South America are also on display.
Mammals & Marine Life The museum’s first-floor gallery houses a large display of mammals and marine life with emphasis on the wildlife of New England. Included in the exhibit is a mounted specimen of the last cougar killed in New Hampshire — in nearby Lee in 1853, as well as a 10-foot polar bear killed by a Dover man near the Siberian coast in 1969. If sharks fascinate you, don’t miss the museum’s Marine Room where you can see a blue shark caught off the coast of Ogunquit Maine, or visually feast on a 27-pound lobster, a large green turtle, or a man-killing bivalve clam found off the Australian coast.
Snakes & Turtles A collection of snakes and turtles and a cabinet filled with botanical oddities are also housed in this section.
Childhood Gallery If you’re a doll lover, former or current Boy or Girl Scout, or if you simply want to show your children how kids used to entertain themselves, please visit our childhood room.
Artist Amanda Raynes Art Show in the Woodman Museum – Thom Hindle Gallery, 15 Summer Street. Postponed until Museum Opening
Postponed until Museum Opening Amanda Raynes attended Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, graduated with a degree in drawing and painting from Laguna College of Art & Design and currently resides in Lee, New Hampshire. Pulling from her New England roots combined with her experience in the Western US, her art has elements that span… Continue reading Artist Amanda Raynes Art Show in the Woodman Museum – Thom Hindle Gallery, 15 Summer Street. Postponed until Museum Opening
Artist Amanda Raynes Art Show in the Woodman Museum – Thom Hindle Gallery, 15 Summer Street. Postponed until Museum Opens
Amanda Raynes attended Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, graduated with a degree in drawing and painting from Laguna College of Art & Design and currently resides in Lee, New Hampshire. Pulling from her New England roots combined with her experience in the Western US, her art has elements that span both time and place.… Continue reading Artist Amanda Raynes Art Show in the Woodman Museum – Thom Hindle Gallery, 15 Summer Street. Postponed until Museum Opens
Beer, Music and History at the Woodman
The Woodman Museum will be holding its spring fundraiser, the first of two Beer, Music and History events to be held on the grounds of the Museum on June 9 from 4-7pm. Admission is $5 per guest. The Woodman Museum, now in swing for its 103rd season, is proud again to partner with Bad Lab… Continue reading Beer, Music and History at the Woodman
Woodman Speaker Series: “J.W. Booth and the Women Who Loved Him”
The Woodman Museum is to welcome author Ernest L. Abel for the continuation of its monthly Speaker Series, in which he will discuss his book John Wilkes Booth and the Women Who Loved Him, on May 29 at 7pm. The book, released in 2018, recounts the history of the various and sometimes sordid romances of… Continue reading Woodman Speaker Series: “J.W. Booth and the Women Who Loved Him”
Woodman Speaker Series: The Economics of Slavery
Woodman Speaker Series Presents “Cotton Is King”: Capitalism, Slavery, and the Economic Ties between North and South The Woodman Speaker Series returns this April with a lecture by Aaron Chin, in which he explores forms of capitalism in the North and South leading up to the Civil War–and the North’s unspoken exploitation of the system… Continue reading Woodman Speaker Series: The Economics of Slavery
Woodman Speaker Series: General John Stark
The Woodman Museum is excited to announce its March Woodman Speaker Series event, which will explore the extraordinary life of New Hampshire native General John Stark and his integral connection to American independence. The talk will take place on March 27 at 7pm at the museum’s Woodman House (182 Central Avenue, Dover, NH 03820). A… Continue reading Woodman Speaker Series: General John Stark
Speaker Series: Patricia Violette Explores Colonial-Native Treaties
The Woodman Museum announces its first Speaker Series event of 2019, “Diplomacy in Early New England: Treaty Conferences as a Window on Native and Non-Native Cultures,” to be held on February 20 at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $5 for non-members and free for members. The event kicks off the 2019 Speaker Series to be hosted… Continue reading Speaker Series: Patricia Violette Explores Colonial-Native Treaties
Dover Chamber Business Open House at the Woodman
The Woodman Museum welcome Chamber members to its holiday Business Open House event. Bring plenty of business cards and enjoy an evening of networking with friends and colleagues. Food and beverage free to attendees. To RSVP, please click here.
***CANCELLED***Veterans Day 2018 at the Woodman
Veterans Day 2018 at the Woodman Museum has been cancelled due to snow. There is no rain/snow date. Thank you for your interest and we hope to see you in 2019!