Portsmouth Athenæum

A non-profit membership library, gallery, and museum, incorporated in 1817 and located in the heart of historic Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Events at a Glance

September 23, 2017

2017 Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival

September 23, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Portsmouth, NH, United States

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Explore the Collection

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.

Exhibit Series on 200 Years of Treasures at the Portsmouth Athenaeum

Omer String Quartet Concert October 15, 2017

The last of the 2017 Historic Portsmouth Chamber Concerts The Omer String Quartet returns to Portsmouth this year with Bartok's Quartet Number 3, which the group is preparing for the June Borciani Competition in Italy. In this shortest of Bartok's quartets, played...

Treasures of the Athenaeum Part IV, 1980-2017: Renewal, Growth & A Public Research Library

The current exhibit "Treasures of the Athenaeum Part IV, 1980-2017: Renewal, Growth & A Public Research Library" opened Sept. 15 in the Randall Gallery at 9 Market Square. Curator, Richard Candee will give a talk on this exhibit on Saturday, October 7, 2017,...

Jose Lezcano with String Quartet Concert

Sunday, September 17, 2017 HPCM presents Jose Lezcano with String Ensemble at the South Church in Portsmouth Guitarist Jose Lezcano, violinist Jennifer Elowitch and members of the Portland Chamber Music Festival team up to play a program of music for guitar and...