New Boston Athenaeum Photography

Jaco Conry of Boston Magazine covers the rich history and recent changes of the city’s cultural gem, the Boston Athenaeum.

Director Leah Rosovsky says of the 23,200 SF renovation and expansion, “The critical focus was meeting our members’ needs. It was clear that they wanted more casual spaces, more places to converge. We were also interested in presenting ourselves as a more open and welcoming institution.”

Read more about our transformation to support the Athenaeum in broadening its programming, engaging more of Boston’s diverse population, and increasing transparency about its history in Boston Magazine’s 
“What the Boston Athenaeum’s $17 Million Renovation Looks Like”.

The Boston Athenæum, one of the oldest independent libraries in the United States, has reopened its doors after sixteen months of construction! The 23,200 SF renovation and expansion designed by Ann Beha Architects, now Annum Architects supports the institution in broadening its programming, engaging more of Boston’s diverse population, and increasing transparency about its history.

Read more about the Boston Athenæum’s revitalization and renewed dedication to the surrounding community in The Boston Globe’s “Boston Athenaeum, a remnant of the city’s Brahmin past, looks to engage an increasingly diverse population“.

We had the pleasure of working with Museum of Fine Arts, Boston on the Dutch & Flemish Art Galleries and the Center for Netherlandish Art. We’re thrilled to see the works of Michaelina Wautier, a long-overlooked 17th-century woman artist, featured in one of the newly renovated gallery spaces and covered in The New York Times.

We’re excited to see the MFA getting national recognition for their ongoing initiative to highlight this important era in art history, and to have supported them in doing so.

Read more.