Boston Athenæum is an independent library and museum in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1807 by the Anthology Club and was modelled on the Athenæum and Lyceum in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

The Athenæum combines the functions of a library with those of an art gallery and museum. As of 2005, the building holds roughly half a million volumes.

Further reading

• Official website
• Josiah Quincy III, The History of the Boston Athenæum, with Biographical Notices of its Deceased Founders. Cambridge, MA., Metcalf and Company, 1851.
• The Athenæum Centenary, The Influence and History of the Boston Athenæum from 1807 to 1907 with a Record of its Officers and Benefactors and a Complete List of Proprietors. Boston, The Boston Athenæum, 1907.

Art museums and galleries in the United States | Libraries in Massachusetts | Museums in Boston | Registered Historic Places in Massachusetts

Boston Athenæum