The Museum of Art is the New Hampshire Seacoast's premier art museum a center for the visual arts where visitors gather to enjoy changing exhibitions, music, lectures, poetry readings, and receptions. Its permanent collection includes over 1,500 historical and modern works by American and European artists.

Centrally located on the Durham campus of the University of New Hampshire, the museum welcomes visitors throughout the academic year and is open to students, faculty, members, and the general public free of charge.