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
Discussion Group
Every month
Thursday, February 20 through
Thursday, August 21 at 12:00 PM
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Book Club
Every other week
Saturday, April 12 through
Saturday, July 5 at 10:30 AM
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Trip
Saturday, May 31 at 10:30 AM
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Social Event
Saturday, May 31 at 10:30 AM
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Book Club
Thursday, June 5 at 3:00 PM
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First Friday
Friday, June 6 at 5:00 PM
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Youth Program
Saturday, June 7 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Monday, June 9 at 6:00 PM
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Film Screening
Wednesday, June 11 at 2:00 PM
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Book Club
Saturday, June 14 at 1:00 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, June 17 at 12:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Saturday, June 21 at 1:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, June 25 at 2:00 PM
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Film Screening
Wednesday, June 25 at 2:00 PM
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Social Event
Tuesday, July 1 at 2:00 PM
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Book Club
Thursday, July 10 at 3:00 PM
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Film Screening
Monday, July 14 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, July 15 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, July 24 at 2:00 PM
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Course
Monday, July 28 at 5:30 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, August 6 at 2:00 PM
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Social Event
Friday, August 22 at 6:00 PM
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Film Screening
Monday, August 25 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, September 17 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, October 29 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, December 10 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, January 21 at 2:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Every month
Thursday, February 20 through
Thursday, August 21 at 12:00 PM
Philosophy Discussion Group
Bradley OwenLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Every other week
Saturday, April 12 through
Saturday, July 5 at 10:30 AM
Reading Plato's Republic
Kera SloanLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Trip
Saturday, May 31 at 10:30 AM
Hike the Wissahickon
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Social Event
Saturday, May 31 at 10:30 AM
Writers' Gathering
Hosts Nancy Moses & Leigh GallagherLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Thursday, June 5 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
First Friday
Friday, June 6 at 5:00 PM
Sneak Peek at The Collections
Kristina WilsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Youth Program
Saturday, June 7 at 12:00 PM
Juneteenth: Celebrating Literacy & Artistic Freedom
The African American Children's Book ProjectLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Monday, June 9 at 6:00 PM
Coffee Nation: How One Commodity Transformed the Early United States
Michelle Craig McDonaldLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
Wednesday, June 11 at 2:00 PM
Love Me Tonight (1932)
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Saturday, June 14 at 1:00 PM
Bring Your Own Book Review
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Tuesday, June 17 at 12:00 PM
Read with Us: Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Jasmine PoteatLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Discussion Group
Saturday, June 21 at 1:00 PM
Athenaeum Film Club
Rebecca RolandLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, June 25 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone: Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
Wednesday, June 25 at 2:00 PM
A Walk on the Moon (1999)
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Social Event
Tuesday, July 1 at 2:00 PM
Red, White & Blue To-Do Parade Float Decorating
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Book Club
Thursday, July 10 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Guards by Ken Bruen
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
Monday, July 14 at 6:00 PM
The Princess Diaries
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Tuesday, July 15 at 12:00 PM
Read with Us: Their Eyes Were Watching God
Lynn DavidmanLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Thursday, July 24 at 2:00 PM
Abandoned and Forgotten Cemeteries of Philadelphia and its Environs
Ed SnyderLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Monday, July 28 at 5:30 PM
Archives 101: Preserving Family Papers & Photos
Kristina WilsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, August 6 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Dom Pérignon
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Social Event
Friday, August 22 at 6:00 PM
PowerPoint Night
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
Monday, August 25 at 6:00 PM
Mulholland Drive
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, September 17 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, October 29 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Jean-François Champollion
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, December 10 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Louis Pasteur
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, January 21 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Auguste et Louis Lumière
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
