Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center

"The display is the same every year it's a 1 time and done kinda thing but I take my daughter yearly to do the crafts usually it's an ordiment this past year it was a pet rock not as festive but my daughter was happy with it. The woman setting up the rock painting was hovering over the children making sure they did it right my daughter is 5 messy painting is what she does and for the lady to tell my daughter she was doing it wrong. she needed to do it this way and taking the brush out of my daughter's hand to show her how it should be done infuriated myself and her dad. I told her dad to go outside instead of saying anything to the lady I kept telling my daughter she could paint the rock as she liked. The lady at this point was mad. These are little kids have some common sense they do not have the artistic ability an adult would have. The lady was also very rude. I think last year was the last year I'm attending this place. All the while when my daughter was painting someone swiped her foldable car seat."

"To experience this is a real treat! Everyone is so friendly and helpful. Vendors here get all the help and information freely and they even help you unload quickly so you can park for free and get back to your table. I couldn't ask for better help and direction. Truly a must if you enjoy culture!"

"Excellent, friendly staff at the Coleman Nursery exhibit! I have fond childhood memories from seeing the collection, and this year I learned how the magical stories for its present-day curators continue."

"Great for Christmas and winter holiday stuff!!"

"I'm still glad the city purchased the coleman collection but wished it was displayed somewhere that wasn't so sterile and missing the warmth of the season. I also miss the circus figures and santas orchestra. Seems the same figures are used year after year with no additions of other figures from the collection. Ok set up but not impressive."