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Closed for Market Square Day

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 6, 2018 | Announcements

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 1718

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3:00 PM - ArtsAthenæum 2026 Poetry Reading with Mary Buchinger

5:00 PM - Art 'Round Town for "New Hampshire Women Trailblazers"

5:30 PM - Franklin Club

1:30 PM - Members Only History Tour

5:00 PM - Memorial Concert with Cellist Eli Kaynor

5:30 PM - 2026 Lecture Series: "First in the Nation from the Beginning" with Judge William Delker

1:30 PM - 1805 Building Tour

5:30 PM - Franklin Club

5:30 PM - 2026 Current Event Series presents "PFAS Contamination at Pease: A Community Perspective"

5:00 PM - Art 'Round Town for "New Hampshire Women Trailblazers"

ArtsAthenæum 2026 Poetry Reading with Mary Buchinger

April 26, 2026

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Portsmouth Athenaeum

ArtsAthenaeum Performance Series
Performance & Concert Series

ArtsAthenaeum Performance Series 2026, Concerts, Poetry Readings, Shaw Research Library

The Portsmouth Athenaeum is delighted to welcome celebrated poet Mary Buchinger for a special reading on Sunday, April 26. Mary is the author of six [...]

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Art 'Round Town for "New Hampshire Women Trailblazers"

May 1, 2026

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Portsmouth Athenaeum

Art Round Town
Exhibit Events

Exhibits, NH Women Trailblazers, Randall Gallery

Join us for Portsmouth's Art 'Round Town featuring our latest exhibit "The New Hampshire Women Trailblazers," a tribute to NH women who challenged social, economic, [...]

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Franklin Club

May 6, 2026

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Portsmouth Athenaeum

Franklin Club

Franklin Club, Sawtelle Reading Room

The Junto, also known as the Leather Apron Club, was a club for mutual improvement established in 1727 by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia. The Leather [...]

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Members Only History Tour

May 9, 2026

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Portsmouth Athenaeum

Building Tours
Members Events

1805 Building, Building Tours, Library Room, Sawtelle Reading Room

Have you ever wondered about the history of our collections and the historic building? We are offering free guided tours exclusively for our members! These [...]

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Memorial Concert with Cellist Eli Kaynor

May 14, 2026

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Portsmouth Athenaeum

Members Events
Performance & Concert Series

ArtsAthenaeum Performance Series 2026, Concerts, Eli Kaynor, Memorial Concert, Proprietors, Sawtelle Reading Room

Join us on Thursday, May 14, at 5 p.m. in the Athenaeum's Sawtelle Reading Room for the annual Memorial Concert, featuring cellist Eli Kaynor. IN [...]

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2026 Lecture Series: "First in the Nation from the Beginning" with Judge William Delker

May 20, 2026

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Portsmouth Athenaeum

Discussions
Lecture Series

2026 Lecture Series: The Spirit of 1776: Revolution Constitution Independence, Judge William Delker, Shaw Research Library

In the spring and summer of 1775, tensions between New Hampshire colonists and royal Governor John Wentworth escalated to the point that Governor Wentworth fled [...]

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1805 Building Tour

May 23, 2026

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

$0.00 - $10.00

Portsmouth Athenaeum

Building Tours

1805 Building, Building Tours, Library Room, Sawtelle Reading Room

Come view our 200+ year-old historic membership library. This 45-minute tour takes you through spaces usually reserved for our members. The tour will start at [...]

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Franklin Club

June 3, 2026

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Portsmouth Athenaeum

Franklin Club

Franklin Club, Sawtelle Reading Room

The Junto, also known as the Leather Apron Club, was a club for mutual improvement established in 1727 by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia. The Leather [...]

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2026 Current Event Series presents "PFAS Contamination at Pease: A Community Perspective"

June 4, 2026

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

$0.00 - $25.00

Portsmouth Athenaeum

Discussions
Lecture Series

2026 Current Events Series, Andrea Amico, Shaw Research Library

Andrea Amico is a nationally recognized PFAS advocate and co‑founder of the Testing for Pease community action group, where she has led efforts since 2014 [...]

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Art 'Round Town for "New Hampshire Women Trailblazers"

June 5, 2026

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Portsmouth Athenaeum

Art Round Town
Exhibit Events

Exhibits, NH Women Trailblazers, Randall Gallery

Join us for Portsmouth's Art 'Round Town featuring our latest exhibit "The New Hampshire Women Trailblazers," a tribute to NH women who challenged social, economic, [...]

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