Boston Athenæum

Summary

Boston Athenæum is an art museum^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of art_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Boston Athenæum was a member of Independent Research Libraries Association^[3].
• Boston Athenæum was a member of Digital Commonwealth^[4].
• Boston Athenæum was a member of Lyrasis^[5].
• Boston Athenæum is located in Boston^[6].
• Boston Athenæum is in the country of United States^[7].
• Boston Athenæum's image is recorded as Boston Athenaeum, Boston, Massachusetts.jpg^[8].
• Boston Athenæum's continent is recorded as North America^[9].
• Boston Athenæum's instance of is recorded as art museum^[10].
• Boston Athenæum's instance of is recorded as library^[11].
• Boston Athenæum's instance of is recorded as rare book library^[12].
• Boston Athenæum's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[13].
• Boston Athenæum's architect is recorded as Edward Clarke Cabot^[14].
• Boston Athenæum's founder is recorded as William Smith Shaw^[15].
• Boston Athenæum's architectural style is recorded as Renaissance Revival architecture^[16].
• Boston Athenæum's headquarters location is recorded as Boston^[17].
• Boston Athenæum's ISNI is recorded as 0000000403784322^[18].
• Boston Athenæum's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 122308589^[19].
• Boston Athenæum's GND ID is recorded as 1032756-3^[20].
• Boston Athenæum's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79089537^[21].
• Boston Athenæum's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 121639482^[22].
• Boston Athenæum's IdRef ID is recorded as 030167728^[23].
• Boston Athenæum's part of is recorded as Beacon Hill^[24].
• Boston Athenæum's Commons category is recorded as Boston Athenaeum^[25].
• +1807-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Boston Athenæum^[26].
• Boston Athenæum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.358044, 'lon': -71.062158}^[27].

Body

Founding

Boston Athenæum's founder is recorded as William Smith Shaw^[15]. +1807-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[26].

Identity

Boston Athenæum's part of is recorded as Beacon Hill^[24].

Operations

Boston Athenæum's headquarters location is recorded as Boston^[17].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Boston Athenæum include Athenaeum Portrait^[28], a painting^[29], founded in 1796^[30].

Why It Matters

Boston Athenæum ranks in the top 6% of art_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Athenaeum Portrait^[28], a painting^[29], founded in 1796^[30].