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The Boston Athenæum is open, with safety protocols in place. We welcome members and Day Pass users by reservation. We continue to offer online resources to serve our members, the Boston community, and beyond.
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(Anti)SUFFRAGE,
marking the centennial of the 19th Amendment and women's voting rights.
Free virtual Story Times on Facebook Live! Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 10:30 AM
Members: come browse for new books, use contactless lobby pick-up, or try the book mailing servic
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Browse online: the Harriet Hayden Albums, 19th-century photos of Black Bostonians and their allies.
UPCOMING
Apr/19
BUILDING CLOSED
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Apr/20
VIRTUAL EVENT: BOOK TALK: Noble...
12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
VIRTUAL TOUR: Up Close: Artist-Reporter...
5:00 pm
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6:00 pm
Apr/21
VIRTUAL EVENT: BOOK TALK: The Gun, the...
6:00 pm
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7:00 pm
Apr/22
VIRTUAL EVENT: Art and Architecture Tour
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6:00 pm
Apr/26
VIRTUAL EVENT: Civic Learning Week Open...
3:30 pm
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4:30 pm
Apr/28
VIRTUAL EVENT: Up Close Tour: Two Giants
11:00 am
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11:45 am
VIRTUAL EVENT: PRESENTATION: Eye of the...
6:00 pm
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7:00 pm
Apr/29
VIRTUAL EVENT: BOOK TALK: I've...
6:00 pm
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7:00 pm
May/06
VIRTUAL EVENT: BOOK TALK: Covered with...
6:00 pm
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7:00 pm
May/08
VIRTUAL TOUR: Art and Architecture
10:00 am
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11:00 am
May/10
VIRTUAL EVENT: HARDER ENDOWED LECTURE:...
6:00 pm
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7:00 pm
May/11
VIRTUAL EVENT: PRESENTATION: Curator...
12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
May/12
VIRTUAL EVENT: BOOK TALK: The Words...
6:00 pm
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7:00 pm
May/18
VIRTUAL EVENT: BOOK TALK: Of Thee I...
12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
VIRTUAL TOUR: Up Close: Carvings and...
5:00 pm
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6:00 pm
May/19
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7:00 pm
May/20
VIRTUAL TOUR: Art and Architecture
5:00 pm
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6:00 pm
VIRTUAL EVENT: BOOK TALK: Susan, Linda...
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7:00 pm
May/25
VIRTUAL EVENT: PRESENTATION: Curator...
12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
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