Imagined Nation
On view now through November 14, Imagined Nation marks the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and explores how art and print culture have envisioned the nation’s future since its founding.
Also On View
Re-Reading Special Collections
This ongoing installation features a rotating series of highlights from the Athenaeum’s Special Collections, including paintings, sculpture, works on paper, and rare books.
Upcoming
Who Is America at 250? Artists’ Books on the State of Democracy
Opening March 30, 2026 in the Norma Jean Calderwood Gallery, this traveling exhibition showcases the imaginative ways in which contemporary artists’ books employ the physical forms of the handmade book to foster thoughtful engagement with questions evoked by this moment in America’s history as a country.
Where’s Boston? 50 Years Later
Opening June 2026 in the Norma Jean Calderwood Gallery, exhibiting the work of Boston photographer Constantine Manos. Originally commissioned to celebrate the Bicentennial, the photographs, singularly and serially, celebrate Boston’s diversity, community, and idiosyncrasies.
Past Exhibitions
