
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

Film Screening
Monday, August 25 at 6:00 PM
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Film Screening
Wednesday, August 27 at 2:00 PM
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Film Screening
Wednesday, September 3 at 2:00 PM
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First Friday
Friday, September 5 at 5:00 PM
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Social Event
Saturday, September 6 at 11:00 AM
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Speaker Series
Saturday, September 6 at 1:00 PM
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Course
Monday, September 8 at 5:30 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, September 10 at 6:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Every month
Thursday, September 11 through
Thursday, March 12 at 12:00 PM
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Book Club
Thursday, September 11 at 3:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Saturday, September 13 at 10:30 AM
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Book Club
Saturday, September 13 at 1:00 PM
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Course
Every week
Saturday, September 13 through
Saturday, October 18 at 1:00 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, September 16 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, September 17 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, September 18 at 6:00 PM
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Trip
Friday, September 19 at 10:00 AM
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Speaker Series
Monday, September 22 at 2:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Saturday, September 27 at 10:30 AM
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Course
Monday, September 29 at 5:30 PM
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First Friday
Friday, October 3 at 5:00 PM
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Course
Every week
Saturday, October 4 through
Saturday, November 8 at 10:30 AM
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Course
Every other week
Monday, October 6 through
Monday, December 15 at 1:00 PM
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Book Club
Thursday, October 9 at 3:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, October 9 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
Saturday, October 11 at 1:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, October 15 at 6:00 PM
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Gallery Tour
Friday, October 17 at 5:00 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, October 21 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, October 21 at 6:00 PM
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Course
Monday, October 27 at 5:30 PM
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, October 28 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, October 29 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Monday, November 3 at 2:00 PM
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Film Screening
Wednesday, November 5 at 2:00 PM
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Concert
Friday, November 7 at 5:30 PM
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Book Club
Saturday, November 8 at 1:00 PM
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Film Screening
Wednesday, November 12 at 2:00 PM
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Special Event
Every day
Friday, November 14 through
Saturday, November 15
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Special Event
Every day
Friday, November 14 through
Saturday, November 15
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, November 18 at 6:00 PM
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Film Screening
Wednesday, November 19 at 2:00 PM
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Concert
Friday, December 5 at 5:30 PM
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, December 9 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, December 10 at 2:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Saturday, December 13 at 10:30 AM
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Book Club
Saturday, December 13 at 1:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Saturday, December 13 at 1:00 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, December 16 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, December 16 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, January 21 at 2:00 PM
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Film Screening
Monday, August 25 at 6:00 PM
Mulholland Drive
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Film Screening
Wednesday, August 27 at 2:00 PM
The Devil's Disciple (1959)
George StrimelLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Film Screening
Wednesday, September 3 at 2:00 PM
My Fair Lady (1964)
George StrimelLEARN MORE or REGISTER

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 KassLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Course
Monday, September 8 at 5:30 PM
HOW TO ATHENAEUM: ArchivesSpace
Kristina WilsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Speaker Series
Wednesday, September 10 at 6:00 PM
Preservation Alliance '25 Fall Speaker Series | LENAPE: Cultural Continuity and Connection
Jeremy JohnsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Discussion Group
Every month
Thursday, September 11 through
Thursday, March 12 at 12:00 PM
Philosophy Discussion Group: THE ETHICAL LIFE
Bradley OwenLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Book Club
Thursday, September 11 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER

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 FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Course
Every week
Saturday, September 13 through
Saturday, October 18 at 1:00 PM
All-Levels Drawing Course - NEW!!!
Michael NeffLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Book Club
Tuesday, September 16 at 12:00 PM
Read with Us: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Victoria SandersLEARN 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
Thursday, September 18 at 6:00 PM
Seeing Better: A Conversation
Emma Copley Eisenberg & Jade DoskowLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Trip
Friday, September 19 at 10:00 AM
Athenaeum Members Tour of Bartram's Garden
Mandy Katz, Head GardenerLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Speaker Series
Monday, September 22 at 2:00 PM
Persuasion of Place
Cecil BakerLEARN MORE or REGISTER

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 PetersonLEARN MORE or REGISTER

First Friday
Friday, October 3 at 5:00 PM
PhilaNOMA Exhibition Opening
Philadelphia Chapter of the National Organization of Minority ArchitectsLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Course
Every week
Saturday, October 4 through
Saturday, November 8 at 10:30 AM
New Portals: Writing Course
Leigh GallagherLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Course
Every other week
Monday, October 6 through
Monday, December 15 at 1:00 PM
French Discussion Group: FRENCH FILM
Annie UrisLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Book Club
Thursday, October 9 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Death of Us by Lori Rider-Day
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Speaker Series
Thursday, October 9 at 6:00 PM
Imagining Other Lives: Plant and Animal Perspectives in the Work of William Bartram
Elizabeth AthensLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Book Club
Saturday, October 11 at 1:00 PM
Bring Your Own Book Review
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Speaker Series
Wednesday, October 15 at 6:00 PM
Pennsylvania’s Women Modernist Architects: Inspiration and Production
Mary Anne Hunting & Kevin D. MurphyLEARN MORE or REGISTER

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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Book Club
Tuesday, October 21 at 12:00 PM
Read with Us: The Moment by Bakari Sellers
Enaj LeotaudLEARN MORE or REGISTER
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 KimmelmanLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Course
Monday, October 27 at 5:30 PM
HOW TO ATHENAEUM: Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network
Kristina WilsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Speaker Series
Tuesday, October 28 at 6:00 PM
PHILLY UNFILTERED: Invest in Philadelphia
Pedro Ramos & Lindsey ScannapiecoLEARN 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
Monday, November 3 at 2:00 PM
The Last Dekrepitzer
Howard LangerLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Film Screening
Wednesday, November 5 at 2:00 PM
No Way Out (1950)
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Concert
Friday, November 7 at 5:30 PM
Allegro Chamber Music Series: The Future of Classical Music
Bohu Moon (violin) & Samir Agrawal (violin)LEARN MORE or REGISTER

Book Club
Saturday, November 8 at 1:00 PM
Bring Your Own Book Review
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Film Screening
Wednesday, November 12 at 2:00 PM
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER

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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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 BetskyLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Film Screening
Wednesday, November 19 at 2:00 PM
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Concert
Friday, December 5 at 5:30 PM
Classic Guitar Soirée
Leonela Alejandro (Puerto Rico)LEARN MORE or REGISTER

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 WilsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Speaker Series
Wednesday, December 10 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Louis Pasteur
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER

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 FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Speaker Series
Saturday, December 13 at 1:00 PM
Opera Philadelphia's Inside the Music: The Seasons
Lily KassLEARN MORE or REGISTER

Book Club
Tuesday, December 16 at 12:00 PM
Read with Us: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
Leigh GallagherLEARN MORE or REGISTER

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 RosenLEARN 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