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.
UPCOMING EVENT
Art 'Round Town for "The Red Light District: Vice in Portsmouth, NH, at the Turn of the 20th Century"
HOURS
Shaw Research Library &
Randall Gallery
Tuesday through Saturday
1 to 4 p.m.
Historic Building Tour
Check our events page for upcoming scheduled tours.
2026 Holiday Closures
Thanksgiving – Nov. 26 to Nov. 28
Annual Holiday Gala – Dec. 4
Christmas – Dec. 24 to Dec. 26
New Year’s – Dec. 31 to Jan. 2
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.
November 2026: Hunger and Homelessness Awareness
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki Each year the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness sponsor Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week during the week prior to Thanksgiving to educate the public, draw...
October 2026: National Arts & Humanities Month
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki October marks the largest annual celebration of the arts and humanities in the United States, giving us a wonderful opportunity to reflect on how much these fields enrich our society. What would the world be without music, art,...
September 2026: National Wilderness Month
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki In 2021, President Joseph R. Biden declared September as National Wilderness Month as a recommitment to the Wilderness Act of 1964, which sought to protect millions of acres of undeveloped federal public land from industrial...