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 other week
Thursday, March 21 through
Thursday, May 2 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
Every other week
Saturday, April 6 through
Saturday, June 15 at 10:30 AM
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Discussion Group
Saturday, April 27 at 11:00 AM
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, April 30 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 1 at 2:00 PM
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Book Club
Thursday, May 2 at 3:00 PM
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First Friday
Friday, May 3 at 5:00 PM
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The Salon
Monday, May 6 at 5:00 PM
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Concert
Friday, May 10 at 5:45 PM
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Social Event
Monday, May 13 at 5:30 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 15 at 6:00 PM
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Film Screening
Monday, May 20 at 5:30 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, May 21 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 22 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 29 at 6:00 PM
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Trip
Wednesday, June 5 at 5:30 PM
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Book Talk
Thursday, June 6 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
Thursday, June 6 at 3:00 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, June 18 at 12:00 PM
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Concert
Friday, June 21 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, July 3 at 2:00 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, July 16 at 12:00 AM
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Course
Every other week
Thursday, March 21 through
Thursday, May 2 at 6:00 PM
The Design of Suburban Philadelphia: Past, Present, and Future
Kevin Block & Greg PrichardLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Every other week
Saturday, April 6 through
Saturday, June 15 at 10:30 AM
The Odyssey Reading Group
Kera SloanLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Discussion Group
Saturday, April 27 at 11:00 AM
Young Friends Film Club
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Tuesday, April 30 at 6:00 PM
Feminist Film Theory: The Male Gaze at 50
Kathleen Rowe KarlynLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 1 at 2:00 PM
Scandal on the Dance Floor: Mixed Dancing and Jewish Modernity
Sonia GollanceLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Thursday, May 2 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
First Friday
Friday, May 3 at 5:00 PM
Athenaeum Abuzz!
Elayne Bryn & Jen McClearyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
The Salon
Monday, May 6 at 5:00 PM
Philadelphia: Strengths and Prospects
Matt Rader & Paul SteinkeLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Concert
Friday, May 10 at 5:45 PM
Allegro Presents: Trio Con Variazioni
Min-Young Kim: violin, Meng Wang: viola, Clancy Newman: celloLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Social Event
Monday, May 13 at 5:30 PM
Young Friends Event—Vibe Check: The Vibrational Science behind Vinyl Records
Consonant CollectiveLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 15 at 6:00 PM
Philadelphia and the Origins of Modern Advertising
Jennifer BlackLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
Monday, May 20 at 5:30 PM
Young Friends Film Screening | Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Tuesday, May 21 at 12:00 PM
Read With Us: The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven
Lee RodgersLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 22 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone: Blanche de Castille
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 29 at 6:00 PM
Retranslating the Iliad
Emily WilsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Trip
Wednesday, June 5 at 5:30 PM
Young Friends Screenprint Workshop
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Talk
Thursday, June 6 at 6:00 PM
The Lost Letters from Martha's Vineyard: Book Launch
Michael CallahanLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Thursday, June 6 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Shot in the Dark by Anna Britton
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Tuesday, June 18 at 12:00 PM
Read With Us: Sula by Toni Morrison
Cherline BazileLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Concert
Friday, June 21 at 6:00 PM
Classical Guitar Soiree
Elissa Lee Koljonen (Violin), John Marcel Williams (Classical Guitar)LEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, July 3 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone: Isabeau de Bavière
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Tuesday, July 16 at 12:00 AM
Read With Us: The Farm by Joanne Ramos
Marcia RubergLEARN MORE or REGISTER
