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
Book Club
Thursday, January 2 at 3:00 PM
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Book Club
Every other week
Saturday, January 4 through
Saturday, March 29 at 10:30 AM
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Speaker Series
Monday, January 6 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, January 7 at 2:00 PM
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Book Club
Saturday, January 11 at 11:00 AM
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Social Event
Monday, January 13 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Friday, January 17 at 6:00 PM
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Trip
Saturday, January 18 at 2:00 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, January 21 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, January 22 at 2:00 PM
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Course
Wednesday, January 29 at 5:30 PM
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Concert
Friday, January 31 at 6:00 PM
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Trip
Wednesday, February 5 at 5:30 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, February 5 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
Thursday, February 6 at 3:00 PM
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First Friday
Friday, February 7 at 6:00 PM
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Social Event
Monday, February 10 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, February 18 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, February 19 at 6:00 PM
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Course
Every week
Monday, February 24 through
Monday, March 31 at 5:30 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, February 26 at 2:00 PM
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Trip
Friday, February 28 at 2:00 PM
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Concert
Thursday, March 6 at 6:00 PM
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Film Screening
Monday, March 10 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, March 12 at 6:00 PM
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Film Screening
Monday, March 17 at 2:00 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, March 18 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, March 20 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, March 27 at 2:00 PM
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Book Club
Thursday, January 2 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Whisperer by Karin Fossum
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Every other week
Saturday, January 4 through
Saturday, March 29 at 10:30 AM
Reading the Classics
Kera SloanLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Monday, January 6 at 6:00 PM
Building Ghosts: Past Lives and Lost Places in a Changing City
Molly Lester & Michael BixlerLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Tuesday, January 7 at 2:00 PM
Taste of the Opera: The Anonymous Lover
Dr. Lily KassLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Saturday, January 11 at 11:00 AM
Bring Your Own Book Review
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Social Event
Monday, January 13 at 6:00 PM
Zine Making Workshop
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Friday, January 17 at 6:00 PM
Authors in Conversation: Telling the Stories They Don't Want You to Tell
Annie Liontas, Emma Copley Eisenberg, Hasanthika Sirisena and Piyali BhattacharyaLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Trip
Saturday, January 18 at 2:00 PM
Tour of The Time Is Always Now at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Tuesday, January 21 at 12:00 PM
Read With Us: An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro
Carl LavigneLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, January 22 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone: Berty Albrecht
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Wednesday, January 29 at 5:30 PM
Financial Literacy Workshop with Christine Y. Lee
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Concert
Friday, January 31 at 6:00 PM
Classical Guitar Soiree
Marco Corrales (Classical) & Juanito Pascual (Flamenco)LEARN MORE or REGISTER
Trip
Wednesday, February 5 at 5:30 PM
Tour of Fisher Fine Arts Library
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, February 5 at 6:00 PM
The Rescuers: The Remarkable People Who Saved World Heritage
Nancy MosesLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Thursday, February 6 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: One-Shot Harry by Gary Phillips
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
First Friday
Friday, February 7 at 6:00 PM
Lynnewood Hall Exhibition: Gallery Talks
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Social Event
Monday, February 10 at 6:00 PM
From the Heart: A Valentine's Crafting Night
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Tuesday, February 18 at 12:00 PM
Read With Us: All Fours by Miranda July
Cherline BazileLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, February 19 at 6:00 PM
Japanese American Incarceration Remembrance
Bradford PearsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Every week
Monday, February 24 through
Monday, March 31 at 5:30 PM
The Shape of a Story
Leigh GallagherLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, February 26 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone: Germaine Tillion
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Trip
Friday, February 28 at 2:00 PM
THE TITANIC: A Behind the Bookcase Tour for Athenaeum Members
The Rosenbach Museum & LibraryLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Concert
Thursday, March 6 at 6:00 PM
Allegro Chamber Music Series
Sarah Shafer (soprano), Mimi Stillman (flute), Gideon Whitehead (guitar)LEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
Monday, March 10 at 2:00 PM
Mississippi Masala (1991)
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, March 12 at 6:00 PM
A History of Color Charts
Anne VarichonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
Monday, March 17 at 2:00 PM
Monsoon Wedding (2001)
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Tuesday, March 18 at 2:00 PM
Read With Us: Listen to Me by Cordelia Frances Biddle
Jacqueline LewisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Thursday, March 20 at 6:00 PM
BalletX: Maslow's Peak
Keelan Whitmore & Jennifer AchibaldLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Thursday, March 27 at 2:00 PM
Portico Row: A Social History
Judith BenedictLEARN MORE or REGISTER
