The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is the city of Rochester, New Hampshire's foremost visual arts initiative focused on the presentation and accessibility of fine art.CollectionThe permanent collection is on view in the long corridor of the Rochester Community Center and features donated works by regionally, nationally, and internationally recognized artists. Smaller selections and special exhibits can be found in the Rochester Public Library and City Hall.Carnegie GalleryThe Carnegie Gallery features borrowed works on a bi-monthly basis. Past exhibits have featured Susan Kare, Bob Gruen, Wayne White, the Picasso Estate Collection, and Eric Carle.Designed by Randlett and Griffin of Concord, New Hampshire, the Carnegie Gallery is named after philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), for generously donating funds for the library's construction in 1903. The building is a Georgian Revival-style structure built of red brick with a granite base, white brick trimming, copper cornices and finials, and a slate roof. The Carnegie Gallery, located at the top of the library's beautiful double staircase, is flooded with natural light and features birch flooring and cypress panel and finishing.Film seriesThe Rochester MFA presents the best variety of independent films from around the world at the Rochester Opera House. The series is designed to bring people together in a relaxed environment through the love of film. Past screenings include La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus, Everyone's Going to Die, The Colors of I, and The Time Machine. The Rochester Opera House is a magnificent theatre with stunning architectural details, a horseshoe balcony, grand proscenium, intricate stenciling, and near-perfect acoustics. The theatre is also equipped with a unique mechanism that raises the auditorium floor at an incline for amphitheater seating or levels the floor for dancing. It is the only known moving floor in the world.
