Unseen Witness: Sarah Farmer & The Portsmouth Peace Treaty–Book Signing!
Did an Unseen Woman Really Witness the Signing of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty? New historical research unveiled. . . . Join us to celebrate the anniversary of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty on Saturday, September 2nd with a short talk by author Anne Gordon Perry, whose...Athenaeum’s “200 Years” Exhibit Closing at Discover Portsmouth
The last grains of sand are slipping through the hourglass if you wish to see “200 Years of the Portsmouth Athenaeum: Collect, Preserve, Share” at Discover Portsmouth. This exhibit will close at 8 p.m. after Art-Round-Town on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. Thank...Annual Portsmouth Athenaeum Picnic
Please join us for The Twenty-Fifth Annual Portsmouth Athenaeum Pot Luck Picnic! All Proprietors, Subscribers, Friends and their spouses, partners and friends are welcome. It will be held Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 5:30 pm under the tent, rain or shine. The Seacoast...New Books for July 2017
Fiction: Jews Queers Germans: A Novel By: Martin Duberman Salt Houses By: Hala Alyan Scribbled in the Dark: Poems By: Charles Simic Trajectory By: Richard Russo The Weight of Ink By: Rachel Kadish Nonfiction: American Idea of Home: ...Central4 featured at HPCM July Concert
Sunday, July 9, 2017 Central4 Piano Quartet at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, N.H. 3 p.m. This year’s program begins with Frank Bridge’s lush and romantic Phantasy in F# minor described by Benjamin Britten as “Brahms happily...New Search Catalog Online!
Huzzah! Researchers, rejoice! The Athenaeum’s Search Catalog is back online and better than before with a new design and improved functionality. Search the Athenaeum’s entire collection or narrow your focus to include only books, objects, manuscripts or...The Exhibit “The Somnolent Years 1900 – 1979” opens
The opening of our new exhibit, Part III of Treasures of the Athenaeum, “The Somnolent Years” will be on Friday, July 7, 2017, in the Randall Gallery. This is the feature of Art Around Town in the Gallery from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. While the 20th century...Athenaeum will be closed Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Please note that the Portsmouth Athenaeum will be closed for the 4th of July Holiday.The Exhibit Part II “High Hopes & Ambitious Plans” Closes
Saturday, June 24, 2017, will be the last day to view our current exhibit “High Hopes and Ambitious Plans”, which is Part II of the series “Treasures of the Athenaeum”. The exhibit will be open from 10 am to 4 pm in the Randall Gallery.Events Calendar
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