MANCHESTER, N.H. —   Complement your art experience with fine wines from Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay at the Currier Museum of Art. On Thursday, February 5 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., the Currier and The Imported Grape, LLC are pleased to present The Art of Wine Tasting.

Enjoy the great tastes of Carmenère, Malbec, and Tannat and learn why South America is making great wines. Visitors can start with a public museum tour "Eat, Drink, and Be Merry" at 5:30 p.m. Then enjoy wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres at 6 p.m.

Admission to the event is $12 for members, and $22 non-members. Prices include wine samples, hors d'oeuvres, a museum tour, and admission. Reservations are required. Register at http://www.currier.org or call 603.669.6144 x108.

This evening is part of the Currier's First Thursday series. On the first Thursday evening of each month, the museum is open late and provides programming designed to inspire visitors to learn or enjoy something new.


About the Currier
The Currier Museum of Art (http://www.currier.org) in Manchester, NH is home to an internationally respected collection of European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture. New galleries showcase the collection of over 11,000 objects, including works by Picasso, Matisse, Monet, O'Keeffe, and Warhol. Visitors of all ages will enjoy the engaging traveling exhibitions, a series of dynamic programs ranging from music to lectures to hands-on art-making, an expanded gift shop and an airy new café filled with light and equipped with WiFi.

The associated Art Center offers studio classes, art camps and intensive workshops for all ages. The museum also owns the Zimmerman House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, complete with the original furnishings and the owners' fine art collection. The Zimmerman House is the only Wright-designed house in New England open for public tours which are offered March – December. To book a tour or get more information, visit http://www.currier.org or call 603.669.6144 x 108.