Portsmouth Athenaeum

Not Welcoming.

I found it a very unwelcoming place. I visited and was put off. I still thought about joining and was told about all the hoops to jump through to even become a limited member. I visited the Boston ...

Limited Hours

Only open a handful of hours but this is a great place to learn some Portsmouth history & see some old vintage items! Beautiful setup in the heart of market square.

Interesting history

The docent in the entry was very helpful in informing us of the function of the Anthenaeum. From a standpoint of what to see, it is like a library, books everwhere.

Good historic research venue

It's a good place to research historic buildings and events of Portsmouth because it has all the historic documents and artifacts. It also has exhibits that aren't always available to the public, unfo...

Very historic but still cool!!

Very interesting and historical. The big library full of books was breathtaking! The architecture was cool and all the books reminded me of the Beast's library. They had a few displays of different hi...