Have you ever wondered how a sculpture made of industrial steel beams can be graceful in its form and movement? Did you know that early European paintings were filled with symbolic images representing lessons from the Bible because many people at the time did not know how to read? Did you ever imagine that Manchester’s historic mills inspired a modern masterpiece? Or, did you know that some landscape paintings of the White Mountains were made for an audience in England?

A new mobile tour now available at the Currier Museum of Art explores these questions and more. Featuring 16 works of art, including Flemish Renaissance artist Joos van Cleve, White Mountain landscape painter Jasper Francis Cropsey, modern painter Charles Sheeler, and contemporary sculptor Mark di Suvero, this program provides visitors with new opportunities to examine the Currier’s collection in greater depth. The mobile tour program is currently available by hand-held device to all museum visitors free with museum admission.

The mobile tour is designed to be accessible to all and includes written captions as well as detailed descriptions of each artwork. Detailed descriptions of each work of art were developed in partnership with the New Hampshire Association for the Blind and recorded by Virginia Prescott, host of New Hampshire Public Radio’s “Word of Mouth” program. “The partnership between the Currier Museum of Art and the New Hampshire Association for the Blind has empowered people who are blind or visually impaired to be part of the decision-making process on accessibility. This has resulted in an accessibility model that breaks down the barriers to equal access and opportunity for all persons with disabilities.” said Guy Woodland, Senior Vice President of the New Hampshire Association for the Blind. This project is part of a larger accessibility initiative to provide a welcoming environment for all visitors to the museum, and grew out of conversations with the Currier’s Access Advisory Committee.

 Mobile tours are supported by the Samuel P. Hunt Foundation and the Badger Fund. Additional assistance provided by New Hampshire Public Radio.

The Currier Museum of Art is located at 150 Ash Street, Manchester, NH. Admission is always free for children and teens age 17 and younger. The museum is open every day, except Tuesdays. The Currier is committed to providing the most welcoming environment for all visitors through full wheelchair access, FM headsets for sound amplification for all public programs, and a new mobile tour program with enhanced visual descriptions and captions for selected artwork in the collection. For more information, visit www.currier.org or call 603.669.6144 x108.