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St. Johnsbury Athenaeum

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St. Johnsbury's public library and art gallery since 1871. A National Historic Landmark. Durand, Sanford Gifford, and Worthington Whittredge.

Contains the oldest unaltered art gallery in the United States which displays Albert Bierstadt's 10 x 15-foot masterpiece, "The Domes of the Yosemite. Founded in 1871 and designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1998, St. Johnsbury Athenaeum is a private, non-profit public library and art gallery that serves to promote life-long learning through art, literature, and information services. The Art Gallery features over 120 paintings, sculptures, and other fine works highlighting the American landscape, classical studies, and reproductions of Renaissance and Baroque masterworks. Many paintings by the Hudson River School artists are on display including Jasper Cropsey, Asher B. The most prominent painting in the Gallery is Albert Bierstadt’s mammoth ten-by-fifteen foot masterpiece Domes of the Yosemite, one of the most famous paintings in America. The Athenaeum strives to be a 21st century library and stands as one of Vermont’s enduring landmarks. It is the Northeast Kingdom’s center of art and culture. The Athenaeum is the only arts-based National Historic Landmark in Vermont. Each year, the Athenaeum welcomes thousands of visitors from around the world. Offering poetry readings, internet access, book discussions, musical and artistic performances and presentations and community outreach programs, the Athenaeum continues to fulfill its original mission created by founder Horace Fairbanks. Fairbanks, whose family invented the platform scale, was an industrialist, philanthropist, and later governor of the state.

11/09/2026

11/06/2026

Join us for our Coffee Community Chat on Thursday, November 12 at 9 am, to talk about the Athenaeum’s Strategic Plan. Members of the Athenaeum Board of Trustees and Strategic Planning Committee will provide coffee and other refreshments, and invite input from the public about new directions and initiatives as we plan for the future of the Athenaeum.

The St. Johnsbury Athenaeum is a public library and art gallery located at 1171 Main St. in St. Johnsbury.

11/02/2026

Please note the date for this event is Monday, Nov. 9 at 3:30 pm.

10/29/2026

Meet the author, get your copy signed, and enjoy a night of creativity and connection.

A compelling novel about the ravages of a war that tore into the heart of America. Inspired by the death of a college classmate in Vietnam, The Pacifist is a debut historical thriller about standing up to power gone bad.

Northern Vermont author, Lyn Bixby was drafted within weeks of graduating in 1969 from Colby College in Waterville, Maine. After leaving the Army, he became a newspaper journalist and received a range of awards, including a Pulitzer Prize.

10/29/2026

Lyn Bixby

Linda Warnaar

Address

1171 Main Street
Saint Johnsbury, VT
05819

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 3pm

Website

https://www.stjathenaeum.org/, https://linktr.ee/stjathenaeum

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