Boston Athenaeum

Local nameBoston Athenaeum
LocationBoston, United States

The Boston Athenæum is one of the oldest independent libraries in the United States. It is also one of a number of membership libraries, for which patrons pay a yearly subscription fee to use Athenæum services. The institution was founded in 1807 by the Anthology Club of Boston, Massachusetts. It is located at 10 1/2 Beacon Street on Beacon Hill.

Resources of the Boston Athenæum include a large circulating book collection; a public gallery; a rare books collection of over 100,000 volumes; an art collection of 100,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs, and decorative arts; research collections including one of the world's most important collections of primary materials on the American Civil War; and a public forum offering lectures, readings, concerts, and other events.

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Opening hours

Mon - Wed: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Thu - Fri: 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sat: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Art and Architecture Tours (public): Tue, Thu at 3 p.m. Reserve ahead.

Closed on Sundays and most holidays.

Admission

The first floor and exhibition galleries are open to the public (the other floors for members only, apart for the weekly Art and Architecture Tours).

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Athenæum

Official website http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Boston.Athenaeum

Twitter https://twitter.com/bostonathenaeum

Phone +1 617 227 0270

Address 10½ Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108, USA

Coordinates 42°21'27.93" N -71°3'44.41" E

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