Past Exhibitions
Recent Exhibition History
| 2004 | |
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World War II Posters: Inspiring the Workforce |
May 25 - Aug 20 |
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Seen But Not Heard: Images of Children from the Collection of the Boston Athenæum |
Sep 15 - Dec 4 |
| 2005 | |
| Power Line: The Art of Leo Dee | Feb 17 - Apr 30 |
| Places of the Spirit: Sacred Sites of the Adirondacks | Jun 16 - Sep 2 |
| Writers: Photographs by Nancy Crampton | Sep 30 - Dec 3 |
| 2006 | |
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George and Martha Washington: Gilbert Stuart’s Athenæum Portraits |
Feb 22 - May 13 |
| Picturing the Banjo | Jul 26 - Oct 21 |
| 2007 | |
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Acquired Tastes: 200 Years of Collecting for the Boston Athenæum |
Feb 13 - Jul 14 |
| From Boston Collections | Oct 10 - Dec 1 |
| Allan Rohan Crite: A Memorial Installation | Nov 1 - Feb 2 |
| 2008 | |
| All Shook Up: Thomas Kellner Photographs the Boston Athenæum | Feb 13 - Apr 19 |
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“Always Delightfully Cool”: Summer Vacations in Northern New England 1825-1900 |
May 7 - Aug 22 |
| Albert Wein, American Modernist | Sep 17 - Nov 29 |
| 2009 | |
| Vanderwarker’s Pantheon | Feb 11 - May 9 |
| Treasures from the Boston Athenæum: Summer Installation 2009 | May 27-Aug 28 |
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George Pope Morris: Defining American Culture |
Sep 23- Dec 24 |
Proposing an Exhibition at the Boston Athenæum
Exhibitions at the Boston Athenæum are scheduled at least three years in advance. Unsolicited exhibition proposals or solo exhibitions of the work of living artists are generally not considered. Only proposals from professional curators or museum staff are considered. All proposals must be made in writing and must include the following:
- a detailed description of the exhibition including an explanation of why it would be appropriate for the Boston Athenæum
- a partial checklist of objects to be included in the exhibition
- sample images of objects to be included in the exhibition
- approximate square footage needed for the exhibition
- planning schedule
- a draft budget
- a list of funding prospects
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