Picture a museum curator, and you might imagine someone in white cotton gloves, alone in a hushed vault, turning a rare artifact over in the

The Wright Museum is excited to offer a special presentation on the history of Scouting in WWII this August. On Friday, August 7 at 2pm,

Shipyard Powerhouse On a cold January morning in 1944, the quiet along the Piscataqua River shattered with the sound of whistles, hammers, and cheering. At

“We Too, Have a Job To Do”  Dr. James E. West, Chief Scout Executive, Boy Scouts of America,  Scouting Magazine, January, 1942 October 12, 1942

On Thursday, June 25, 2026, the museum will host a special ceremony to dedicate a new display featuring the original ship’s bell from the USS

“From our farms and gardens, as well as from our mines and factories, come the munitions of victory.” Paul V. McNutt, Director of Defense, Health, and

The men in the water thought the Americans would shoot them. They had just scrambled off the sloping deck of a sinking U-boat, flinging themselves

In May 1945, American soldiers, German Wehrmacht troops, and French prisoners of war joined forces to defend an Austrian castle, Castle Itter from the Waffen-SS.

The Wright Museum is pleased to present a new special exhibit for its 2026 season. Highlighting the vital and historic role of Civil Air Patrol

Though Richard Wilbur never called New Hampshire home, his reflection on poetry to make sense of things beyond our control is apt for all the