Latest Exhibit Opens Friday
Friday, July 13, 2018 5 to 7 p.m. Opening Reception Research Library / Randall Gallery Friday the 13th is a lucky day for those who love portraiture! The Athenaeum celebrates the latest exhibit Painting Portsmouth Notables: 1750-1850 with an opening reception...Neave Piano Trio
Sunday, July 29, 2018 3 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music 2018 warmly welcomes the Neave Piano Trio, currently based in Boston, back to Portsmouth to open our 2018 series. The trio will perform Faure’s Trio Op. 120...New Books June 2018
Just in time for you to update your summer reading list, here are the new books in the library. Click on the link below: June New Books 2018Closed for Market Square Day
Saturday, June 9, 2018 Reminder the Portsmouth Athenaeum will be closed this Saturday for Market Square Day. The Athenaeum will reopen to the public on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Image: Guide to Market Square Day, 1987, Ephemera Collection, E 1718Athenaeum Open House
Thursday, June 21, 2018 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Reading Room A convivial Athenaeum open house for prospective new members. Learn about the history, collections, and the benefits of membership at the Athenaeum. Come see what is “behind the...Historic Chamber Music Series Returns for 2018
The Portsmouth Athenaeum presents this annual series of chamber music concerts held in historic properties around Portsmouth. The public is invited to four concerts: SUNDAY, JULY 29, 3 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church NEAVE PIANO TRIO (piano, violin,...Book Signing for ‘Dark Territory’
Sunday, May 27, 2018 4 p.m. Reading Room Author Jerry Hunter will discuss his latest novel Dark Territory, an epic historical adventure set during one of the most turbulent periods in history. This gripping thriller examines the consequences of religious extremism...Over There: The Yankee Division and the Ground War in Europe, 1917-1918
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 7 p.m. Third-Floor Research Library The 2018 Program Series: “Remembering the Great War, Home and Abroad” continues with Hugh Dubrulle “Over There: The Yankee Division and the Ground War in Europe, 1917-1918.” At the beginning of World...Art ‘Round Town Tonight!
Friday, May 4, 2018 5 – 8 p.m. Randall Gallery May the Fourth be with you tonight as you brave the many galaxies, er, the many galleries during Art ‘Round Town in Portsmouth. Leave your tauntauns, speeders and x-wings outside and step into the...Events Calendar
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