American Independence Museum

The American Independence Museum is a history museum in Exeter, New Hampshire, focused on the American Revolution and the early national period of the United States. It interprets local and state roles in the struggle for independence and the founding era.

The museum presents period-era exhibits and material culture related to late 18th-century politics, civic life, and the Revolution. Exhibits are arranged to illustrate civic institutions and personal lives from the Revolutionary era through the early republic.

Collections and displays grew from local preservation efforts to retain Exeter’s Revolutionary-era heritage and related artifacts. The institution preserves and interprets buildings and objects associated with the town’s 18th- and 19th-century history.

The museum sits in the town of Exeter in southeastern New Hampshire, within Rockingham County. It is located in Exeter’s historic core on the Seacoast region of the state.