Museum displaying Currier & Ives exhibit

A collection of rare, original Currier & Ives lithographs is on display until June 30 at Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.

The display, titled “The Story of Harness Racing By Currier & Ives,” is open to the public during regular gallery hours, which are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

The more than 30 lithographs in the show illustrate harness racing’s important role in American culture and history. Prints depicting great trotting horses, bucolic mid-19th century scenes and comedic adventures convey a picturesque view of Americana prior to the advent and development of photography. The exhibit is on loan from The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, Goshen, N.Y.

For more information about the exhibit, call 841-4109.