The third-floor Shaw Research Library and Randall Gallery are open to the public from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday. For elevator access, please call (603) 431-2538.
Check our calendar for tours of the first-floor Sawtelle Reading Room.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- October 4, 2024
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Art 'Round Town for exhibit "First in the Nation: New Hampshire Primaries – 1920-2020"
October 4, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum, 9 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USAPlease join us during Art 'Round Town for our current exhibit "First in the Nation: New Hampshire Primaries – 1920-2020" in the third-floor Randall Gallery.
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- October 6, 2024
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PACM SERIES: Piano Duo of Evren Ozel and Ariel Horowitz
October 6, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
St. John's Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel St, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USAThe Portsmouth Athenaeum Chamber Music Series hosts the Piano Duo of Evren Ozel and Ariel Horowitz at St. John’s Church in Portsmouth, NH.
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HOURS
Shaw Research Library &
Randall Gallery
Tuesday through Saturday
1 to 4 p.m.
Reading Room Tours
Volunteer Dependent
Saturdays &
Thursdays
1 to 2 p.m.
(Check our calendar.)
EXPLORE THE ARCHIVES
The Athenæum houses an outstanding collection of documents and artifacts relating to local history. It also preserves what is undoubtedly the finest collection in the state of materials relating to the history of New Hampshire’s only major seaport.
Book Review: The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest by Edward Chancellor
Review by Executive Director / Keeper Tom Hardiman After a many-months slog, I have finally finished The Price of Time, and the reward was more than equal to the effort invested. This is definitely one of the best non-fiction books I have ever read. The super slow...
Summer 2024 Newsletter
Coming to a mailbox near you! The Athenaeum summer newsletter invites you to meet Susan Roman, the prolific collector behind the Randall Gallery exhibit on 100 years of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary. Also, learn little-known facts about some of our library's...
Portsmouth Athenaeum Chamber Music 2024
The Portsmouth Athenaeum presents this annual series of chamber music concerts held in historic venues around Portsmouth. This year, the public is invited to attend the following four chamber concerts:NEAVE TRIO SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 3 p.m. The Dance Hall, Kittery, Maine...