The Athenaeum of Philadelphia Speaker Series presents innovative and inspiring authors, architects and scholars from the humanities and sciences. We host book clubs, conversation groups and workshops online and onsite. Exhibits, concerts, First Fridays and behind-the-scenes trips to local museums and historical sites bring our community together through conversation and learning.
For questions about upcoming events or trouble registering, please contact us at events@philaathenaeum.org or 215-925-2688.
For questions about upcoming events or trouble registering, please contact us at events@philaathenaeum.org or 215-925-2688.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Discussion Group
Every month
Thursday, September 11 through
Thursday, March 12 at 12:00 PM
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Course
Every other week
Monday, October 6 through
Monday, December 15 at 1:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Saturday, December 13 at 10:30 AM
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Book Club
Saturday, December 13 at 1:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Saturday, December 13 at 1:00 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, December 16 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, December 16 at 6:00 PM
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Social Event
Friday, December 19 at 6:00 PM
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Special Event
Saturday, January 3 at 11:00 AM
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Course
Every month
Monday, January 5 through
Monday, June 1 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
Every month
Thursday, January 8 through
Thursday, March 5 at 3:00 PM
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Noon Talk
Friday, January 9 at 12:00 PM
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Book Club
Saturday, January 10 at 1:00 PM
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Gallery Tour
Monday, January 12 at 5:00 PM
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Book Club
Every month
Monday, January 12 through
Monday, March 9 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, January 13 at 6:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Every month
Saturday, January 17 through
Saturday, December 19 at 10:30 AM
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Book Club
Every month
Tuesday, January 20 through
Tuesday, March 17 at 5:00 PM
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Book Club
Every month
Tuesday, January 20 through
Tuesday, March 17 at 5:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, January 21 at 2:00 PM
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Gallery Tour
Friday, January 23 at 5:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Friday, January 23 at 6:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Saturday, January 24 at 1:00 PM
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Book Club
Every month
Monday, January 26 through
Monday, March 23 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, January 28 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Saturday, January 31 at 1:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, February 11 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
Saturday, February 14 at 1:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, February 19 at 6:00 PM
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Concert
Tuesday, February 24 at 5:30 PM
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Course
Saturday, February 28 at 11:00 PM
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Film Screening
Monday, March 2 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, March 4 at 2:00 PM
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Film Screening
Monday, March 9 at 2:00 PM
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Trip
Friday, March 13 at 10:00 AM
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Book Club
Saturday, March 14 at 1:00 PM
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Film Screening
Monday, March 16 at 2:00 PM
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Course
Saturday, March 21 at 11:00 AM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, March 26 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, April 15 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, April 22 at 6:00 PM
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Course
Saturday, April 25 at 11:00 AM
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, May 12 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 27 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, June 17 at 6:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Every month
Thursday, September 11 through
Thursday, March 12 at 12:00 PM
Philosophy Discussion Group: THE ETHICAL LIFE
Bradley OwenLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Every other week
Monday, October 6 through
Monday, December 15 at 1:00 PM
French Discussion Group: FRENCH FILM
Annie UrisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Discussion Group
Saturday, December 13 at 10:30 AM
Spanish Conversation Group
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Book Club
Saturday, December 13 at 1:00 PM
Bring Your Own Book Review
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Saturday, December 13 at 1:00 PM
Opera Philadelphia's Inside the Music: The Seasons
Lily KassLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Tuesday, December 16 at 12:00 PM
Read with Us: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
Leigh GallagherLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Tuesday, December 16 at 6:00 PM
The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America
Jeffrey RosenLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Social Event
Friday, December 19 at 6:00 PM
Holiday Party
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Special Event
Saturday, January 3 at 11:00 AM
Saturday Firstival: The First Balloon Voyage in America
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Course
Every month
Monday, January 5 through
Monday, June 1 at 6:00 PM
Reading Philadelphia's Buildings and Landscapes
Kevin BlockLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Every month
Thursday, January 8 through
Thursday, March 5 at 3:00 PM
Mystery Book Club
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Noon Talk
Friday, January 9 at 12:00 PM
Lunch & Learn: Jean-Pierre Francois Blanchard
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Saturday, January 10 at 1:00 PM
Bring Your Own Book Review
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Gallery Tour
Monday, January 12 at 5:00 PM
Exhibition Opening | Building America, Becoming American: Philadelphia's Early Immigrant Architects
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Book Club
Every month
Monday, January 12 through
Monday, March 9 at 6:00 PM
Fiction Book Club
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, January 13 at 6:00 PM
The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
Richard BellLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Discussion Group
Every month
Saturday, January 17 through
Saturday, December 19 at 10:30 AM
What the Founders Read
Bradley OwenLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Every month
Tuesday, January 20 through
Tuesday, March 17 at 5:00 PM
After-Hours Reading
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Book Club
Every month
Tuesday, January 20 through
Tuesday, March 17 at 5:00 PM
After-Hours Writing
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, January 21 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Auguste et Louis Lumière
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Gallery Tour
Friday, January 23 at 5:00 PM
EXHIBITION OPENING: Lost Creeks of Philadelphia
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Speaker Series
Friday, January 23 at 6:00 PM
Lost Creeks of Philadelphia
Adam E. LevineLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Discussion Group
Saturday, January 24 at 1:00 PM
Film Discussion Group: Family Romance LLC (2021)
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Book Club
Every month
Monday, January 26 through
Monday, March 23 at 6:00 PM
Nonfiction Book Club
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, January 28 at 6:00 PM
International Design Series: The Preservation of Old Havana, the Legacy of Eusebio Leal
David Ramírez ÁlvarezLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Saturday, January 31 at 1:00 PM
Opera Philadelphia's Inside the Music: Complications in Sue
Lily KassLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, February 11 at 6:00 PM
International Design Series | Designing with Place: Architecture that Transforms Uruguay’s Identity & Landscape
Román ViñolyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Saturday, February 14 at 1:00 PM
Bring Your Own Book Review
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Thursday, February 19 at 6:00 PM
An Evening with BalletX
Matthew Neenan, Keelan Whitmore & BalletX DancersLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Concert
Tuesday, February 24 at 5:30 PM
Allegro Chamber Music Series: Jasper String Quartet
J Freivogel & Karen Kim (violins), Andrew Gonzalez (viola) and Rachel Henderson Freivogel (cello)LEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Saturday, February 28 at 11:00 PM
WRITING THE POWER OF PLACE | Creating a Memorable Setting in Children's Books
Karel HayesLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
Monday, March 2 at 2:00 PM
MONDAY MOVIE MATINEE: The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, March 4 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Hector Berlioz
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
Monday, March 9 at 2:00 PM
MONDAY MOVIE MATINEE: Rocky (1976)
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Trip
Friday, March 13 at 10:00 AM
Athenaeum Members Tour of THE DECLARATION'S JOURNEY
Museum of the American RevolutionLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Saturday, March 14 at 1:00 PM
Bring Your Own Book Review
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
Monday, March 16 at 2:00 PM
MONDAY MOVIE MATINEE: Trading Places (1983)
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Saturday, March 21 at 11:00 AM
WRITING THE POWER OF PLACE | Locating the Heart: The Value of Place in Your Story
Camille AckerLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Thursday, March 26 at 6:00 PM
International Design Series | Obsidian Mirrors: Magical Elements in Modern Mexico
Rafael TorizLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, April 15 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Camille Saint-Saëns
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, April 22 at 6:00 PM
International Design Series | Nature-Culture, Space, Point: A Danish American Design Perspective
Eva Christine JensenLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Saturday, April 25 at 11:00 AM
WRITING THE POWER OF PLACE | Creating an Ecosystem in Fiction
'Pemi AgudaLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Tuesday, May 12 at 6:00 PM
International Design Series | Bridging a Thousand Years: From Medieval Indian Temples to the Global Diaspora
Darielle MasonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 27 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Georges Bizet
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, June 17 at 6:00 PM
International Design Series | Polish American Bridge Engineer Ralph Modjeski
Peter ObstLEARN MORE or REGISTER
