NOTE: On Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, the Athenaeum will be closed for Market Square Day.
The Shaw Research Library & Randall Gallery are open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. Please wear a mask during your visit.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- September 18, 2021
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CLOSED
September 18, 2021
The Portsmouth Athenaeum is closed today for Market Square Day.
You can find more about the history of Market Square Day in our online catalog.
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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.
Portsmouth Athenaeum Chamber Music 2021
An annual series of chamber music concerts held in historic properties around Portsmouth.
Summer / Fall 2021 Newsletter
Check out the latest Portsmouth Athenaeum newsletter filled with historically interesting articles and upcoming events.
Blooming in the Randall Gallery: “The Georgian Garden in Print and in Portsmouth”
The Georgian period was an era of revolution in society, politics, industry, architecture, and garden design. This exhibit features rare books and examples of Georgian-style gardens in Portsmouth, which were influenced by these published works.
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.