Biblioteca
Boston Athenaeum
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Molly
November 26, 2018
Founded in 1807 as a literary society, the Boston Athenæum published America’s first literary magazine and acquired an extensive library of books and works of art. It moved to its current home, an imposing purpose-built structure, in 1847.
Michael
October 31, 2018
Founded in 1807, the Athenaeum is one of the oldest private libraries in the nation. Members pay a yearly fee for access to its holdings of more than 500,000 volumes of history, biography, and literature, as well as a collection of paintings, sculptures, prints, and photographs. Among its rare books is the memoir of highway robber James Allen, which is stomach-churning not so much for its content as for its binding: per his last will and testament, the book is bound in Allen’s own skin. On a less creepy note, many of the Athenaeum’s trustees were instrumental in establishing Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.
Founded in 1807, the Athenaeum is one of the oldest private libraries in the nation. Members pay a yearly fee for access to its holdings of more than 500,000 volumes of history, biography, and literature, as well as a collection of paintings, sculptures, prints, and photographs. Among its rare books…
Constance
October 30, 2014
I love the atmosphere of this private library, one of the oldest in the country (you can visit the first floor and exhibition halls)
Leslie
July 28, 2014
A stunning private library; available for public tour on select days only. Premier art collection as well.
Johanna Jasmin JJ
August 29, 2021
Boston Antheneum is one of its most important. Founded in 1807, it is one of the oldest independent libraries in the U.S.. Boston-Featuring not only books but art galleries, and exhibits, the once small collection is now comprised of over half a million volumes on everything from fiction and literature to Boston history.
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10-1/2 Beacon St
Boston, MA
Downtown