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
Course
Every week
Monday, November 11 through
Monday, December 16 at 5:30 PM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, November 21 at 6:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Saturday, November 23 at 11:30 AM
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Film Screening
Monday, November 25 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Monday, December 2 at 2:00 PM
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The Salon
Monday, December 2 at 5:00 PM
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Book Club
Thursday, December 5 at 3:00 PM
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First Friday
Friday, December 6 at 5:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Monday, December 9 at 1:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Monday, December 9 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, December 12 at 6:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Saturday, December 14 at 11:00 AM
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Book Club
Tuesday, December 17 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, December 18 at 2:00 PM
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Social Event
Friday, December 20 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
Thursday, January 2 at 3:00 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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Book Club
Saturday, January 18 at 12:00 PM
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Trip
Saturday, January 18 at 2:00 PM
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Course
Every week
Monday, November 11 through
Monday, December 16 at 5:30 PM
The Craft of Fiction
Leigh GallagherLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Thursday, November 21 at 6:00 PM
New Building in Old Cities: Design and Historic Preservation Advice from a Modern Master of Urban Conservation
Steven SemesLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Discussion Group
Saturday, November 23 at 11:30 AM
Young Friends Film Club: Sideways (2004)
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
Monday, November 25 at 2:00 PM
Wild River (1960)
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Monday, December 2 at 2:00 PM
Philadelphia's Strawbridge & Clothier: From Our Family to Yours
Margaret Strawbridge ButterworthLEARN MORE or REGISTER
The Salon
Monday, December 2 at 5:00 PM
THE SALON | Philadelphia: Strengths and Prospects
Danielle DiLeo Kim & Bill MarrazzoLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Thursday, December 5 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
First Friday
Friday, December 6 at 5:00 PM
The Cutting Room Floor: Gallery Talks
The Roger W. Moss SymposiumLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Monday, December 9 at 1:00 PM
Vault Talk: Notes from the Archives (afternoon)
Kristina WilsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Monday, December 9 at 6:00 PM
Young Friends Vault Talk: Notes from the Archives
Kristina WilsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Thursday, December 12 at 6:00 PM
Author Talk: Joseph Earl Thomas and Phillip B. Williams
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Discussion Group
Saturday, December 14 at 11:00 AM
Young Friends Film Club: The Substance (2024)
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Tuesday, December 17 at 12:00 PM
Read With Us: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Paula NinerellLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, December 18 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone: Les trois vies du Marquis de La Fayette (3)
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Social Event
Friday, December 20 at 6:00 PM
Holiday Party
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
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
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
Book Club
Saturday, January 18 at 12:00 PM
Read With Us: An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro
Carl LavigneLEARN 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
