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Sep 13, 2016

Recent News

  • Researching the 1782 Henzell’s Island Inoculation Ledger (part 2 of 2)
  • Athenaeum Connections with the 400th Book
  • Prevent the Spread: A History of Smallpox Inoculation in Eighteenth-Century Portsmouth (part 1 of 2)
  • Athenaeum Memorial Concert
  • Book Review: Mona Passage by Thomas Bardenwerper

Events Calendar

July 2022

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  • Art 'Round Town

    Art 'Round Town

    July 1, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Portsmouth Athenaeum, 9 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA

    The exhibit "Standing Together" opens for Art 'Round Town in the third-floor Randall Gallery.

     

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  • CLOSED for the Fourth of July

    CLOSED for the Fourth of July

    July 2, 2022

    The Shaw Research Library and Randall Gallery will be closed for the Fourth of July weekend. Have a safe and happy Fourth!

     

  • Reading Room Tour

    Reading Room Tour

    July 2, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested.

     

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  • Reading Room Tour

    Reading Room Tour

    July 14, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested.

     

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  • "Standing Together" exhibit closes

    "Standing Together" exhibit closes

    July 15, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    The last day to see the exhibition “Standing Together: Seacoast LGBTQ+ Social and Support Groups" in the Randall Gallery.

     

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  • Reading Room Tour

    Reading Room Tour

    July 16, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested.

     

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  • Reading Room Tour

    Reading Room Tour

    July 28, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested.

     

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and by appointment

 

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First & Third Saturdays
Second & Fourth Thursdays
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(volunteer-dependent)

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