Events

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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Discussion Group
Monday, August 25 at 1:00 PM

Spanish Conversation Group

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Film Screening
Monday, August 25 at 6:00 PM

Mulholland Drive

Athenaeum Young Friends
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Film Screening
Wednesday, August 27 at 2:00 PM

The Devil's Disciple (1959)

George Strimel
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Film Screening
Wednesday, September 3 at 2:00 PM

My Fair Lady (1964)

George Strimel
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First Friday
Friday, September 5 at 5:00 PM

TOM JUDD | REPLICA: Late Gallery Hours

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Social Event
Saturday, September 6 at 11:00 AM

Knitting Circle (& Wool Exchange!)

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Speaker Series
Saturday, September 6 at 1:00 PM

Opera Philadelphia's Inside the Music: Il viaggio a Reims

Lily Kass
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Discussion Group
Monday, September 8 at 1:00 PM

Spanish Conversation Group

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Course
Monday, September 8 at 5:30 PM

HOW TO ATHENAEUM: ArchivesSpace

Kristina Wilson
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Social Event
Monday, September 8 at 6:00 PM

Book Swap

Club Connection
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Discussion Group
Tuesday, September 9 at 10:00 AM

Socrates Cafe

Gil Feinberg
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, September 10 at 6:00 PM

Preservation Alliance '25 Fall Speaker Series | LENAPE: Cultural Continuity and Connection

Jeremy Johnson
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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 Owen
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Book Club
Thursday, September 11 at 3:00 PM

Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

Lois Reibach
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Discussion Group
Saturday, September 13 at 10:30 AM

Spanish Conversation Group

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Book Club
Saturday, September 13 at 1:00 PM

Bring Your Own Book Review

Athenaeum Young Friends
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Course
Every week
Saturday, September 13 through
Saturday, October 18 at 1:00 PM

All-Levels Drawing Course - NEW!!!

Michael Neff
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Social Event
Monday, September 15 at 5:00 PM

Member Monday

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Book Club
Tuesday, September 16 at 12:00 PM

Read with Us: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

Victoria Sanders
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, September 17 at 2:00 PM

Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier

Eric Simonis
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Speaker Series
Thursday, September 18 at 6:00 PM

Seeing Better: A Conversation

Emma Copley Eisenberg & Jade Doskow
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Trip
Friday, September 19 at 10:00 AM

Athenaeum Members Tour of Bartram's Garden

Mandy Katz, Head Gardener
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Discussion Group
Saturday, September 20 at 1:00 PM

French Conversation Group

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Discussion Group
Monday, September 22 at 1:00 PM

Spanish Conversation Group

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Speaker Series
Monday, September 22 at 2:00 PM

Persuasion of Place

Cecil Baker
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Discussion Group
Saturday, September 27 at 10:30 AM

Spanish Conversation Group

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Course
Monday, September 29 at 5:30 PM

HOW TO ATHENAEUM: Philadelphia Architects & Buildings (PAB) Database

Brice Peterson
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First Friday
Friday, October 3 at 5:00 PM

PhilaNOMA Exhibition Opening

Philadelphia Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects
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Course
Every week
Saturday, October 4 through
Saturday, November 8 at 10:30 AM

New Portals: Writing Course

Leigh Gallagher
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Social Event
Saturday, October 4 at 11:00 AM

Knitting Circle

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Discussion Group
Saturday, October 4 at 1:00 PM

French Conversation Group

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Course
Every other week
Monday, October 6 through
Monday, December 15 at 1:00 PM

French Discussion Group: FRENCH FILM

Annie Uris
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Book Club
Thursday, October 9 at 3:00 PM

Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Death of Us by Lori Rider-Day

Lois Reibach
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Speaker Series
Thursday, October 9 at 6:00 PM

Imagining Other Lives: Plant and Animal Perspectives in the Work of William Bartram

Elizabeth Athens
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Discussion Group
Saturday, October 11 at 10:30 AM

Spanish Conversation Group

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Book Club
Saturday, October 11 at 1:00 PM

Bring Your Own Book Review

Athenaeum Young Friends
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Discussion Group
Monday, October 13 at 1:00 PM

Spanish Conversation Group

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Discussion Group
Tuesday, October 14 at 10:00 AM

Socrates Cafe

Gil Feinberg
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, October 15 at 6:00 PM

Pennsylvania’s Women Modernist Architects: Inspiration and Production

Mary Anne Hunting & Kevin D. Murphy
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Gallery Tour
Friday, October 17 at 5:00 PM

Exhibition Opening | To Encourage Outstanding Scholarship: The Collecting Legacy of Dr. Roger W. Moss

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Discussion Group
Saturday, October 18 at 10:30 AM

Spanish Conversation Group

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Discussion Group
Saturday, October 18 at 1:00 PM

French Conversation Group

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Social Event
Monday, October 20 at 5:00 PM

Member Monday

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Book Club
Tuesday, October 21 at 12:00 PM

Read with Us: The Moment by Bakari Sellers

Enaj Leotaud
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, October 21 at 6:00 PM

Preservation Alliance '25 Fall Speaker Series | IS IT TIME TO RETHINK THE WHOLE PRESERVATION MOVEMENT?

Michael Kimmelman
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Discussion Group
Monday, October 27 at 1:00 PM

Spanish Conversation Group

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Course
Monday, October 27 at 5:30 PM

HOW TO ATHENAEUM: Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network

Kristina Wilson
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, October 28 at 6:00 PM

PHILLY UNFILTERED: Invest in Philadelphia

Pedro Ramos & Lindsey Scannapieco
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, October 29 at 2:00 PM

Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Jean-François Champollion

Eric Simonis
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Discussion Group
Saturday, November 1 at 10:30 AM

Spanish Conversation Group

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Social Event
Saturday, November 1 at 11:00 AM

Knitting Circle

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Discussion Group
Saturday, November 1 at 1:00 PM

French Conversation Group

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Speaker Series
Monday, November 3 at 2:00 PM

The Last Dekrepitzer

Howard Langer
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Film Screening
Wednesday, November 5 at 2:00 PM

No Way Out (1950)

Carrie Rickey
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Concert
Friday, November 7 at 5:30 PM

Allegro Chamber Music Series: The Future of Classical Music

Bohu Moon (violin) & Samir Agrawal (violin)
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Book Club
Saturday, November 8 at 1:00 PM

Bring Your Own Book Review

Athenaeum Young Friends
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Discussion Group
Monday, November 10 at 1:00 PM

Spanish Conversation Group

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Discussion Group
Tuesday, November 11 at 10:00 AM

Socrates Cafe

Gil Feinberg
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Film Screening
Wednesday, November 12 at 2:00 PM

Lilies of the Field (1963)

Carrie Rickey
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Special Event
Every day
Friday, November 14 through
Saturday, November 15

ROGER W. MOSS SYMPOSIUM | Material Culture, Architecture & Preservation: The Work & Legacy of Dr. Roger W. Moss

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Special Event
Every day
Friday, November 14 through
Saturday, November 15

ROGER W. MOSS SYMPOSIUM | Material Culture, Architecture & Preservation: The Work & Legacy of Dr. Roger W. Moss

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Social Event
Monday, November 17 at 5:00 PM

Member Monday

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Speaker Series
Tuesday, November 18 at 6:00 PM

Preservation Alliance '25 Fall Speaker Series | DON'T JUST BUILD: The Case for Imaginative Reuse

Aaron Betsky
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Film Screening
Wednesday, November 19 at 2:00 PM

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Carrie Rickey
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Discussion Group
Monday, November 24 at 1:00 PM

Spanish Conversation Group

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Concert
Friday, December 5 at 5:30 PM

Classic Guitar Soirée

Leonela Alejandro (Puerto Rico)
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Social Event
Saturday, December 6 at 11:00 AM

Knitting Circle

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Discussion Group
Saturday, December 6 at 1:00 PM

French Conversation Group

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Discussion Group
Monday, December 8 at 1:00 PM

Spanish Conversation Group

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Discussion Group
Tuesday, December 9 at 10:00 AM

Socrates Cafe

Gil Feinberg
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, December 9 at 6:00 PM

Preservation Alliance '25 Fall Speaker Series | CREATING KEYSTONES: The Building Pennsylvania Oral History Project

Kevin Block & Kristina Wilson
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, December 10 at 2:00 PM

Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Louis Pasteur

Eric Simonis
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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 Friends
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Speaker Series
Saturday, December 13 at 1:00 PM

Opera Philadelphia's Inside the Music: The Seasons

Lily Kass
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Social Event
Monday, December 15 at 5:00 PM

Member Monday

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Book Club
Tuesday, December 16 at 12:00 PM

Read with Us: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood

Leigh Gallagher
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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 Rosen
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Discussion Group
Saturday, December 20 at 1:00 PM

French Conversation Group

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Discussion Group
Monday, December 22 at 1:00 PM

Spanish Conversation Group

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Speaker Series
Wednesday, January 21 at 2:00 PM

Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Auguste et Louis Lumière

Eric Simonis
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