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 month
Monday, January 5 through
Monday, June 1 at 6:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Every month
Saturday, January 17 through
Saturday, December 19 at 10:30 AM
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Discussion Group
Every other week
Tuesday, January 20 through
Tuesday, March 17 at 3:00 PM
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Social Event
Every month
Tuesday, January 20 through
Tuesday, March 17 at 5:00 PM
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Social Event
Every month
Tuesday, January 20 through
Tuesday, March 17 at 5:00 PM
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Book Club
Every month
Monday, January 26 through
Monday, March 23 at 6:00 PM
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Film Screening
Monday, March 16 at 2:00 PM
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Course
Saturday, March 21 at 11:00 AM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, March 26 at 6:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Saturday, March 28 at 1:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Every month
Thursday, April 9 through
Thursday, August 13 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Friday, April 10 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
Saturday, April 11 at 1:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, April 15 at 2:00 PM
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Trip
Friday, April 17 at 11:00 AM
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Speaker Series
Saturday, April 18 at 1:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, April 22 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, April 23 at 2:00 PM
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Course
Saturday, April 25 at 11:00 AM
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Course
Every week
Monday, April 27 through
Monday, May 18 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, April 28 at 6:00 PM
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Social Event
Thursday, April 30 at 6:00 PM
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Trip
Friday, May 1 at 11:00 AM
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Speaker Series
Monday, May 4 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, May 5 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Saturday, May 9 at 1:00 PM
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Book Club
Saturday, May 9 at 1:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, May 12 at 6:00 PM
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Concert
Thursday, May 14 at 5:30 PM
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Course
Saturday, May 16 at 11:00 AM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 27 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, May 28 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, June 2 at 6:00 PM
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Social Event
Thursday, June 11 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, June 17 at 6:00 PM
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Course
Every month
Monday, January 5 through
Monday, June 1 at 6:00 PM
Reading Philadelphia's Buildings and Landscapes
Kevin BlockLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Discussion Group
Every month
Saturday, January 17 through
Saturday, December 19 at 10:30 AM
What the Founders Read
Bradley OwenLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Discussion Group
Every other week
Tuesday, January 20 through
Tuesday, March 17 at 3:00 PM
Italian Conversation Group
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Social Event
Every month
Tuesday, January 20 through
Tuesday, March 17 at 5:00 PM
After-Hours Reading
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Social Event
Every month
Tuesday, January 20 through
Tuesday, March 17 at 5:00 PM
After-Hours Writing
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Book Club
Every month
Monday, January 26 through
Monday, March 23 at 6:00 PM
Nonfiction Book Club
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Film Screening
Monday, March 16 at 2:00 PM
MONDAY MOVIE MATINEE: Trading Places (1983)
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Saturday, March 21 at 11:00 AM
WRITING THE POWER OF PLACE | Locating the Heart: The Value of Place in Your Story
Camille AckerLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Thursday, March 26 at 6:00 PM
International Design Series | Obsidian Mirrors: Magical Elements in Modern Mexico
Rafael TorizLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Discussion Group
Saturday, March 28 at 1:00 PM
Film Discussion Group: NO OTHER CHOICE (2025)
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Discussion Group
Every month
Thursday, April 9 through
Thursday, August 13 at 12:00 PM
Philosophy Discussion Group: POLITICAL THEORY
Bradley OwenLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Friday, April 10 at 6:00 PM
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society Pre-Concert Talk: A Musical Retrospective of Benjamin Franklin ft. Lyric Fest
Suzanne DuPlantis and Benjamin WenzelbergLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Saturday, April 11 at 1:00 PM
Young Friends "BYO Review" Book Club
with John Cassidy & Anthony HennenLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, April 15 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Camille Saint-Saëns
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Trip
Friday, April 17 at 11:00 AM
Members Tour: A NATION OF ARTISTS
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine ArtsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Saturday, April 18 at 1:00 PM
Opera Philadelphia's Inside the Music: SLEEPERS AWAKE
Lily KassLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, April 22 at 6:00 PM
International Design Series | Nature-Culture, Space, Point: A Danish American Design Perspective
Eva Christine JensenLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Thursday, April 23 at 2:00 PM
Lost Creeks of Philadelphia
Adam E. LevineLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Saturday, April 25 at 11:00 AM
WRITING THE POWER OF PLACE | Creating an Ecosystem in Fiction
'Pemi AgudaLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Every week
Monday, April 27 through
Monday, May 18 at 12:00 PM
The Declaration of Independence: America’s Birth Certificate
Richard BellLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Tuesday, April 28 at 6:00 PM
The Painter's Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution
Zara AnishanslinLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Social Event
Thursday, April 30 at 6:00 PM
Young Friends PowerPoint Night
Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Trip
Friday, May 1 at 11:00 AM
Members Tour: A NATION OF ARTISTS
Philadelphia Museum of ArtLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Monday, May 4 at 6:00 PM
Book Launch: ONE LEG ON EARTH
'Pemi AgudaLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Tuesday, May 5 at 6:00 PM
Book Launch: PARTLY STRONG, PARTLY BROKEN
Nathaniel PopkinLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Saturday, May 9 at 1:00 PM
Opera Philadelphia's Inside the Music: THE BLACK CLOWN
Lily KassLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Saturday, May 9 at 1:00 PM
Young Friends "BYO Review" Book Club
with John Cassidy & Anthony HennenLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Tuesday, May 12 at 6:00 PM
International Design Series | Bridging a Thousand Years: From Medieval Indian Temples to the Global Diaspora
Darielle MasonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Concert
Thursday, May 14 at 5:30 PM
Allegro Chamber Music Concert: Bijoux Saxophone Duo
Aiwen Zhang and Valentin KovalevLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Saturday, May 16 at 11:00 AM
ART AND THE POWER OF PLACE | Layers of Time II: Collage
Yannick LoweryLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 27 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Georges Bizet
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Thursday, May 28 at 6:00 PM
PHILLY UNFILTERED: Public Space
Shawn McCaney & Matthew Jordan-Miller KenyattaLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Tuesday, June 2 at 6:00 PM
When The Declaration of Independence Was News
Emily SneffLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Social Event
Thursday, June 11 at 6:00 PM
One for the Books: A Bok Reading Party
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, June 17 at 6:00 PM
International Design Series | Polish American Bridge Engineer Ralph Modjeski
Peter ObstLEARN MORE or REGISTER
