The Boston Athenaeum, a vast private library overlooking the Granary Burial Ground, just a stone’s throw from the State House, is in many ways the city’s best kept, most elegant, and ...

When she arrived at the Athenaeum, Barker, who goes by “Lizzie,’’ was widely seen as a breath of fresh air, an energetic director with a mandate to bring the 210-year-old institution more in ...

The exhibition, which runs through July 29 at the Boston Athenaeum, does double duty. It’s art show as history lesson, it’s history lesson as art show, and quite good at both.

Check out the Boston Athenaeum open house on Saturday, September 12. One of the oldest independent libraries is opening its doors for non-members.

The recent $17 million renovation involved a 12,000-square-foot expansion into the adjacent building, 14 Beacon. Kicking off the project was among Athenaeum director Leah Rosovsky’s first tasks ...

Sitting catty-corner from the State House, the landmark Boston Athenaeum can resemble a grand survivor of a bygone era, a remnant of the Brahmin past amid the shiny high-rises and sweeping ...

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On the C-SPAN Networks: Boston Athenaeum has hosted 18 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1998 Interview. The year with the most events was 2021 with four events.

Samantha Levine, events manager at the Boston Athenaeum, said about 1,700 people registered for the event on Saturday. “Boston has such a rich culture and people of all walks of life,” Levine, a ...