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
Every other week
Saturday, January 4 through
Saturday, March 29 at 10:30 AM
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Discussion Group
Every month
Thursday, February 20 through
Thursday, August 21 at 12:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Saturday, February 22 at 11:00 AM
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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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Book Club
Thursday, March 6 at 3:00 PM
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Concert
Thursday, March 6 at 6:00 PM
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First Friday
Friday, March 7 at 5:00 PM
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Book Club
Saturday, March 8 at 11:00 AM
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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 12:00 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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Speaker Series
Wednesday, April 2 at 2:00 PM
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Book Club
Thursday, April 3 at 3:00 PM
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Book Club
Every other week
Saturday, January 4 through
Saturday, March 29 at 10:30 AM
Reading the Classics
Kera SloanLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Discussion Group
Every month
Thursday, February 20 through
Thursday, August 21 at 12:00 PM
Philosophy Discussion Group
Bradley OwenLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Discussion Group
Saturday, February 22 at 11:00 AM
Young Friends Film Club: Babygirl (2024)
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN 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
Book Club
Thursday, March 6 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Tell Me What I Am by Una Mannion
Lois ReibachLEARN 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
First Friday
Friday, March 7 at 5:00 PM
In Bloom: Florals from The Athenaeum's Collections
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Book Club
Saturday, March 8 at 11:00 AM
Bring Your Own Book Review
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN 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 12:00 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
Speaker Series
Wednesday, April 2 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone: Marie-Madeleine Fourcade
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Thursday, April 3 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Blackout by Marco Carocari
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
