The Shaw Research Library & Randall Gallery are open to the public from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday. Masks are required during your visit.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- October 7, 2022
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Art 'Round Town
October 7, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum, 9 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USAPlease join us for the George Wasson exhibit in the Randall Gallery during Art 'Round Town.
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HOURS
Shaw Research Library &
Randall Gallery
Tuesday through Saturday
1 to 4 p.m.
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.
PACM Concert: Music Haven String Quartet
The Portsmouth Athenaeum Chamber Music concert series continues on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. for the Music Haven String Quartet at the South Church, 292 State Street, Portsmouth.
New Books Added in August
The new book list is here! Summer may be winding down, but at the Athenaeum, book season is year-round. Proprietors and Subscribers, click on the link below to discover the new books now available in the library: August New Books Not a Proprietor or a...
2022 Lecture Series: “A Century of Change in Land Use and the Built Environment in Portsmouth” by Nick Cracknell
The 2022 Lecture series “Portsmouth, NH: Evolution 1623-2023” returns on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 5 p.m. with A Century of Change in Land Use and the Built Environment in Portsmouth by Nick Cracknell. Join us the Shaw Reading Room at the Portsmouth Athenaeum.
We, the Proprietors of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, associate to promote learning and advance useful knowledge among our constituents and the wider community by facilitating convivial interchange and intellectual discourse; maintaining our historic buildings and library; and collecting and preserving materials relevant to the history and culture of Portsmouth and the Piscataqua Region.