Boston Athenæum

Summary

Boston Athenæum is an art museum^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of art_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (384 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 is on the continent of North America^[8].
• Boston Athenæum's instance of is recorded as art museum^[9].
• Boston Athenæum's instance of is recorded as library^[10].
• Boston Athenæum's instance of is recorded as rare book library^[11].
• Boston Athenæum's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[12].
• Boston Athenæum's architect is recorded as Edward Clarke Cabot^[13].
• Boston Athenæum's founder is recorded as William Smith Shaw^[14].
• Boston Athenæum's architectural style is recorded as Renaissance Revival architecture^[15].
• Boston Athenæum's headquarters location is recorded as Boston^[16].
• Boston Athenæum is part of Beacon Hill^[17].
• Boston Athenæum's Commons category is recorded as Boston Athenaeum^[18].
• 1807 marks the founding of Boston Athenæum^[19].
• Boston Athenæum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.358044, 'lon': -71.062158}^[20].
• Boston Athenæum's official website is recorded as http://www.bostonathenaeum.org^[21].
• Boston Athenæum's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark^[22].
• Boston Athenæum's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[23].
• Boston Athenæum's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization^[24].
• Boston Athenæum's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+4447186'}^[25].
• Boston Athenæum's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+11085396'}^[26].
• Boston Athenæum's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+12953670'}^[27].

Body

Founding

Boston Athenæum's founder is recorded as William Smith Shaw^[14]. 1807 marks the founding of it^[19].

Identity

Boston Athenæum is part of Beacon Hill^[17].

Operations

Boston Athenæum's headquarters location is recorded as Boston^[16].

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 (384 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].