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School’s in Session at the Athenaeum!

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Dec 19, 2019 | Announcements, Manuscripts

Digitizing the Portsmouth School Department Records Thaxter Grant awarded to process material by Susan Kindstedt, Portsmouth Athenaeum Archivist The Portsmouth Athenaeum is excited to announce a collaborative project with the Portsmouth Public Library and New England...

Haven School Project ID Party

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 22, 2019 | Announcements, Events, Photographs

Sunday, April 7th2 – 4 p.m.Levenson Room, Portsmouth Public Library Seeking your history knowledge and memories! Did you, or your family members, grow up in the South End? Did you attend the Haven School?The Haven Elementary School Neighborhood...

Events Calendar

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1:30 PM - 1805 Building Tour

5:30 PM - Franklin Club

1:30 PM - 1805 Building Tour

5:00 PM - Art 'Round Town for "The Red Light District: Vice in Portsmouth, NH, at the Turn of the 20th Century"

1:30 PM - 1805 Building Tour

4:00 PM - Twilight Tour 2026

1:30 PM - 1805 Building Tour

5:00 PM - 33rd Annual Athenaeum Pot-Luck Picnic

1:30 PM - 1805 Building Tour

3:00 PM - 2026 PACM Series: New England Baroque

5:30 PM - Franklin Club

5:00 PM - Art 'Round Town for "The Red Light District: Vice in Portsmouth, NH, at the Turn of the 20th Century"

1805 Building Tour

July 30, 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

August 5, 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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1805 Building Tour

August 6, 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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Art 'Round Town for "The Red Light District: Vice in Portsmouth, NH, at the Turn of the 20th Century"

August 7, 2026

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Portsmouth Athenaeum

Art Round Town
Exhibit Events

Exhibits, Randall Gallery, Red Light District

Join us for Portsmouth's Art 'Round Town featuring our latest exhibit "The Red Light District: Vice in Portsmouth, NH, at the Turn of the 20th [...]

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1805 Building Tour

August 13, 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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Twilight Tour 2026

August 14, 2026

4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Portsmouth Historic Sites Associates

Community Event

Twilight Tour

The Portsmouth Historic Sites Associates will hold its popular Twilight Tour this year, on Friday, August 14, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. One ticket [...]

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1805 Building Tour

August 20, 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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33rd Annual Athenaeum Pot-Luck Picnic

August 25, 2026

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Seacoast Science Center

Members Events

Picnic, Proprietors

The annual picnic is held at the Seacoast Science Center (in the tent, rain or shine!), Odiorne Point State Park, Rye, NH. Bring a dish [...]

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1805 Building Tour

August 27, 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 [...]

More Info Book Now!

2026 PACM Series: New England Baroque

August 30, 2026

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

$10.00 - $250.00

St. John's Episcopal Church

PACM Concert Series
Performance & Concert Series

2026 PACM Concert Series, Concerts, New England Baroque, St. John's Church

New England Baroque was formed in 2025 by outstanding professional musicians from the Northeast united by their passion for playing Early Music on period instruments. [...]

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Franklin Club

September 2, 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 [...]

More Info

Art 'Round Town for "The Red Light District: Vice in Portsmouth, NH, at the Turn of the 20th Century"

September 4, 2026

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Portsmouth Athenaeum