A photograph by Constantine Manos from his 1974 series documenting Boston's streets, on view in Where's Boston? 50 Years Later

Where's Boston? 50 Jahre später (Where's Boston? 50 Years Later)

Now showing16 June 2026 – 12 December 2026·$11

1974 verbrachte Constantine Manos neun Monate damit, anlässlich der Zweihundertjahrfeier die Straßen von Boston zu fotografieren. Fünfzig Jahre später kehren die Flohmärkte, Proteste und Baseballspiele in die Calderwood Gallery zurück.

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Boston Athenæum

10½ Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108, United States

Nearest station: Park Street (Red & Green Lines)

Closed · Opens 9am

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Mon	09:00–20:00
Tue	09:00–20:00
Wed	09:00–20:00
Thu	09:00–20:00
Fri	09:00–17:00
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First-floor admission (includes the Calderwood Gallery and special collections installations): $11 for visitors 14 and up, $8 students/educators/military with valid ID, $5 for children 13 and under accompanied by an adult, $2 per adult with an EBT, WIC or ConnectorCare card under the Card to Culture programme, free for members and for NARM/ROAM cardholders. A one-day membership giving access to all 12 floors, including the fifth-floor reading room and terrace, is $40 online or at the welcome desk. One-hour docent-led Art & Architecture Tours (groups of seven or fewer) are ticketed separately through events.bostonathenaeum.org and include first-floor admission; they often sell out several days in advance and members book free tickets for themselves plus up to three guests. Private group tours for 8–20 people cost $25 per person and must be requested at least three weeks ahead. Academic tours are $5 per student. Research appointments in Special Collections are free and open to all.

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