The Research Library is open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. by appointment only.
No walk-ins. Please contact us in advance to schedule your visit by calling 603-431-2538 or emailing info@portsmouthathenaeum.org.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Nothing from June 22, 2021 to June 29, 2021.
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.
Latest Books from the Library
Check out the latest books added to the library in April 2021.
“The Discovery of a Masterpiece” with Mallory Mortillaro
Curator and Archivist Mallory Mortillaro of the Hartley Dodge Foundation presents this free ZOOM discussion “The Discovery of a Masterpiece!” about a Rodin statue discovered in New Jersey. Join us Thursday, May 27, 2021.
Zoom Book Talk with Charles A. Coulombe
Author Charles A. Coulombe presents this free ZOOM book talk “The Loyalists of Colonial New Hampshire” on Sunday, May 23, 2021.
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.