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July 20 2021 at 12:00 PM
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July 7 2021 at 2:00 PM
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July 1 2021 at 3:00 PM
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June 24 2021 at 6:00 PM
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June 15 2021 at 12:00 PM
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May 18 2021 at 12:00 PM
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May 11 2021 at 12:00 PM
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May 6 2021 at 3:00 PM
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May 5 2021 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
June 1 2023 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Last Bus to Woodstock by Colin Dexter
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Concert
May 19 2023 at 6:00 PM
Allegro Presents: A Travelogue with Song and Accordion
Chrystal E. Williams, mezzo and Felipe Hostins, accordionDETAILS

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May 15 2023 at 6:00 PM
A New Library for a New Age: The Athenaeum of Philadelphia as a Model Library in 1814 & Today
Beth HesselDETAILS

Book Club
May 4 2023 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: 1989 by Val McDermid
Lois ReibachDETAILS

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April 26 2023 at 6:00 PM
Who Hears Here? On Black Music, Pasts and Present
Guthrie P. RamseyDETAILS

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April 25 2023 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
Beth HesselDETAILS

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April 19 2023 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: La Bataille d'Hastings
Eric SimonisDETAILS

Noon Talk
April 11 2023 at 12:00 PM
Printing with Plates in Early 19th Century America: Mathew Carey and the Stereotype Bible Marketplace
Jeffrey MakalaDETAILS

Book Club
April 6 2023 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Under a Veiled Moon by Karen Odden
Lois ReibachDETAILS

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March 27 2023 at 6:30 PM
Architecture and History of North Philadelphia (Hosted by the Wagner)
Bruce LavertyDETAILS

Concert
March 24 2023 at 6:00 PM
Allegro Presents: An Evening with Johann Sebastian Bach
Lingyu Dong, violinDETAILS

Book Club
March 21 2023 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: The Invisible Kingdom by Meghan O'Rourke
Marcia RubergDETAILS

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March 16 2023 at 6:00 PM
Encounters with Ouida
Jesse R. Erickson, Astor Curator of Printed Books & BindingsDETAILS

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March 9 2023 at 6:00 PM
Bibliography, Bibliomania, and Bibliophilia in the Nineteenth Century
Denise GiganteDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
March 8 2023 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Charles Martel
Eric SimonisDETAILS

Concert
February 24 2023 at 6:00 PM
Allegro Presents: The Magic of Mandolin and Harpsichord
Ekaterina Skliar and Anna KislitsynaDETAILS

Book Club
February 21 2023 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee
Enaj LeotaudDETAILS

Youth Program
February 11 2023 at 11:00 AM
Explore Philadelphia!
The Geography Lady, Alycia LarsonDETAILS

Noon Talk
February 10 2023 at 12:00 PM
The Many Resurrections of Henry Box Brown
Martha CutterDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
February 6 2023 at 6:00 PM
Mutinous Women: How French Convicts Became Founding Mothers of the Gulf Coast
Joan DeJean and Kathleen DuValDETAILS

Book Club
February 2 2023 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter
Lois ReibachDETAILS

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February 1 2023 at 6:00 PM
A Voice in the Wilderness: How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Our Biggest Problems
Joseph L. Graves, Jr.DETAILS

Special Event
January 26 2023 at 3:00 PM
Taste of the Opera: Carmina Burana + Credo
Dr. Lily KassDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
January 25 2023 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Vercingétorix: La Bataille d’Alésia
Eric SimonisDETAILS

Noon Talk
January 24 2023 at 12:00 PM
University City: History, Race, and Community in the Era of the Innovation District
Laura Wolf-PowersDETAILS

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January 19 2023 at 6:00 PM
Good Cop, Bad Cop: Matisse and His Publishers
John BidwellDETAILS

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January 18 2023 at 6:00 PM
19th Century Movements for Prison Reform and Anti-Slavery
Beth HesselDETAILS

Book Club
January 17 2023 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
Beth HesselDETAILS

First Friday
January 6 2023 at 5:00 PM
Drawing with Scissors: Collaging with Matisse Workshop
Athenaeum StaffDETAILS

Book Club
January 5 2023 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: A Long Night in Paris
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Book Club
December 20 2022 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: One Hundred Saturdays by Michael Frank
Beth HesselDETAILS

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December 14 2022 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone: Jules Dumont d'Urville
Eric SimonisDETAILS

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December 13 2022 at 6:00 PM
Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past
Richard CohenDETAILS

Concert
December 9 2022 at 6:00 PM
Allegro Presents: The Return of Jordan Dodson
Jordan Dodson with Brandon Patrick GeorgeDETAILS

Noon Talk
December 8 2022 at 12:00 PM
The Paradox of Urban Revitalization
Howard Gillette, Jr.DETAILS

Book Club
December 1 2022 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Department of Sensitive Crimes
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Speaker Series
November 30 2022 at 6:00 PM
I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise: A Life of Bunny Mellon
Mac GriswoldDETAILS

Concert
November 18 2022 at 6:00 PM
Allegro Presents: Sound Bursts Saxophone Duo
Aiwen Zhang and Valentin KovalevDETAILS

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November 16 2022 at 1:30 PM
Symposium: Digitizing the Records of Philadelphia’s Historic Congregations
Various PresentsDETAILS

Book Club
November 15 2022 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth Book Club: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
Marcia RubergDETAILS

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November 12 2022 at 10:30 AM
Women Pioneering Architecture in 17th and 20th Century Rome
Dr. Consuelo LollobrigidaDETAILS

Book Club
November 3 2022 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Dark Remains
Lois ReibachDETAILS

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November 2 2022 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Bougainville
Eric SimonisDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
October 19 2022 at 6:00 PM
Out in Central Pennsylvania: The History of an LGBTQ Community
William Burton and Barry LovelandDETAILS

Book Club
October 18 2022 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict Victoria Christopher Murray
Enaj LeotaudDETAILS

Noon Talk
October 17 2022 at 12:00 PM
Happy Birthday 219! The Athenaeum at 175
Bruce LavertyDETAILS

Book Club
October 6 2022 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Course
September 29 2022 at 6:00 PM
Libraries and Liberty: The Writerly Voice
Kelsey Scouten BatesDETAILS

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September 21 2022 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone: Le Comte de La Pérouse
Eric SimonisDETAILS

Book Club
September 20 2022 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: Hell of a Book by Jason Mott
Beth HesselDETAILS

Noon Talk
September 16 2022 at 12:00 PM
The SS United States: The Hidden History of America's Enduring Flagship
Susan GibbsDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
September 8 2022 at 6:00 PM
Fictions of Consent: Slavery, Servitude, and Free Service in Early Modern England
Urvashi ChakravartyDETAILS

Book Club
September 1 2022 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: November Road by Lou Berney
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Noon Talk
August 23 2022 at 12:00 PM
Behind the Marquee: Historic Theater Buildings at the Athenaeum
Bruce LavertyDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
August 11 2022 at 6:00 PM
Cyclical City: Philadelphia and 350 years of Hydrology
Jill DesiminiDETAILS

Book Club
August 4 2022 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Bury Me In Shadows
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
July 27 2022 at 6:00 PM
The Deviant Prison: Eastern State Penitentiary
Dr. Ashley RubinDETAILS

Trip
July 21 2022 at 11:00 AM
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Tour
Kislak StaffDETAILS

Book Club
July 19 2022 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Beth HesselDETAILS

Noon Talk
July 12 2022 at 12:00 PM
No Stone Left Unlearned: Armenian Tombstones of Philadelphia
Paul Vartan SookiasianDETAILS

Book Club
July 7 2022 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
June 29 2022 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Cavelier de La Salle
Eric SimonisDETAILS

Film Screening
June 23 2022 at 6:00 PM
VIRTUAL: A Crime on the Bayou Screening and Talkback
Lolis ElieDETAILS

Noon Talk
June 21 2022 at 12:00 PM
The Building of the Girard College for Orphans
Candace HesselbartDETAILS

Noon Talk
June 14 2022 at 12:00 PM
How Conspiracy Impacts Our Built Environments
Natalie GearinDETAILS

Trip
June 10 2022 at 9:30 AM
SOLD OUT Jacqueline Kennedy and Henry Francis du Pont: From Winterthur to the White House
Winterthur MuseumDETAILS

Course
June 8 2022 at 2:00 PM
Modern Living in East Falls: from Stately High Rises to Private Hide-aways
David BreinerDETAILS

Noon Talk
June 7 2022 at 12:00 PM
Storied Stone: Reframing the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s South Indian Temple Hall
Dr. Darielle MasonDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
June 2 2022 at 6:00 PM
The Disaffected of the American Revolution
Aaron SullivanDETAILS

Book Club
June 2 2022 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Strangers at the Gate by Catriona McPherson
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
May 25 2022 at 6:00 PM
POSTPONED: Dressing Up: The Women Who Influenced French Fashion
Elizabeth BlockDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
May 18 2022 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Jacques Cartier
Eric SimonisDETAILS

Book Club
May 17 2022 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: The Address Book by Deirdre Mask
Beth HesselDETAILS

Speaker Series
May 11 2022 at 6:00 PM
Women Healers: Essential Workers from Philadelphia's Founding
Susan BrandtDETAILS

Noon Talk
May 10 2022 at 12:00 PM
Lombard Street's Black Activists: Antislavery, Business and Advancement
Michael Clemmons and Donna RillingDETAILS

Book Club
May 5 2022 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Desolation Canyon by P.J. Tracy
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Speaker Series
May 4 2022 at 6:00 PM
How America's Best Idea--National Parks--Came to Fruition
Dennis Drabelle and Shaun EyringDETAILS

Course
April 20 2022 at 6:00 PM
The Books Behind the Declaration (Libraries & Liberty Seminar 1)
Michael BarsantiDETAILS

Noon Talk
April 19 2022 at 12:00 PM
The Poison Book Project: Arsenic in Mass-Produced 19th-Century Cloth Bookbinding
Dr. Melissa TedoneDETAILS

Speaker Series
April 19 2022 at 6:00 PM
You Can Have It All But Not At The Same Time
Marjorie MargoliesDETAILS

Book Club
April 18 2022 at 5:00 PM
Books with Beth: How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue (In Person)
Beth HesselDETAILS

Book Club
April 14 2022 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Madness of Crowds
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
April 6 2022 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: George Sand
Eric SimonisDETAILS

Special Event
April 4 2022 at 6:00 PM
SOLD OUT 207th Annual Meeting of Shareholders
KieranTimberlake and Athenaeum StaffDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
March 30 2022 at 6:00 PM
Professional Pic(k)s: Favorites from the Jerome Lukowicz Collection
VariousDETAILS

Noon Talk
March 22 2022 at 12:00 PM
Pennsylvania Forum Building: Restoring a Place of Knowledge
Aaron WarkentinDETAILS

Speaker Series
March 22 2022 at 6:00 PM
The Nature of Organic Nationalism: A Revisionist History of Euro-American Architecture Theory
Charles Davis IIDETAILS

Concert
March 18 2022 at 6:00 PM
Allegro Music Presents: The Sounds of Gut and Steel
Katie HyunDETAILS

Special Event
March 12 2022 at 10:00 AM
Story Explorers Book Fest
Authors Talks and WorkshopsDETAILS

Course
March 10 2022 at 2:00 PM
The Visual and Material Culture of the Site of Rayy, Iran
Renata HolodDETAILS

Speaker Series
March 10 2022 at 6:00 PM
The Roots of Educational Inequality: Philadelphia's Germantown High School, 1907 -2014
Erika KitzmillerDETAILS

Noon Talk
March 8 2022 at 12:00 PM
Inside 219: From Robert Cornelius to Jerome Lukowicz
Bruce LavertyDETAILS

Speaker Series
March 3 2022 at 6:00 PM
Exploring Early Ideas of the Marvelous Natural World
Rebecca BushnellDETAILS

Book Club
March 3 2022 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Book Club
February 28 2022 at 5:00 PM
Books with Beth: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (In Person)
Beth HesselDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
February 23 2022 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Olympe de Gouges
Eric SimonisDETAILS

Concert
February 18 2022 at 6:00 PM
SOLD OUT- Allegro Presents: New York City Guitar Quartet
Jordan Dodson, Phil Goldenberg, Tom Clippinger and John Marcel WilliamsDETAILS

Film Screening
February 12 2022 at 2:00 PM
Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit
Sam Katz and Jim GardnerDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
February 10 2022 at 6:00 PM
How Do We See the Human in Biodiversity and Extinction Narratives?
Timothy SweetDETAILS

Speaker Series
February 7 2022 at 6:00 PM
Camera Man: Buster Keaton and the Dawn of Cinema
Dana StevensDETAILS

Special Event
February 4 2022 at 6:00 PM
The Lukowicz Legacy: A Conversation
Sean O'Rourke and William WilliamsDETAILS

Book Club
February 3 2022 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Night of Fire by Kjell Eriksson
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Speaker Series
January 31 2022 at 6:00 PM
Contemporary Urban Landscape in the Making
Giulia de AppoloniaDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
January 27 2022 at 3:00 PM
VIRTUAL: A Kind of Private Princedome: The Story of the Country House
Clive AsletDETAILS

Concert
January 21 2022 at 6:00 PM
POSTPONED Allegro Music Presents: Multi-Dimensional Sounds Concert
Chrystal E Williams and Jordan DodsonDETAILS

Book Club
January 18 2022 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: Shakespeare in a Divided America (Virtual)
Beth HesselDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
January 14 2022 at 12:00 PM
Magnificent Residences for Philadelphians Near and Far
David B. RowlandDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
January 12 2022 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Madame de Staël
Eric SimonisDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
January 10 2022 at 6:00 PM
Love in the Time of Travel Bans
Yara ZgheibDETAILS

Book Club
January 6 2022 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Sorbonne Affair by Mark Pryor
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Speaker Series
January 5 2022 at 6:00 PM
Star Territory: Printing the Universe in Nineteenth-Century America
Gordon FraserDETAILS

Book Club
December 21 2021 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang
Beth HesselDETAILS

Speaker Series
December 16 2021 at 6:00 PM
Immigration and Metropolitan Revitalization in Philadelphia and Nationwide
Domenic Vitiello & A. K. Sandoval-StrauszDETAILS

Noon Talk
December 7 2021 at 12:00 PM
219 in the 21st Century: The Athenaeum Embraces the Digital
Bruce LavertyDETAILS

First Friday
December 3 2021 at 5:00 PM
First Friday: Athenaeum Lithophane Collection
Athenaeum StaffDETAILS

Book Club
December 2 2021 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Havana heat by Carolina Garcia-Aguilera
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
December 1 2021 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: La Comtesse de la Fayette
Eric SimonisDETAILS

Film Screening
November 29 2021 at 2:00 PM
MONDAY MOVIE MATINEE: Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
Carrie RickeyDETAILS

Special Event
November 22 2021 at 6:00 PM
The Future of the Organ
Opera Philadelphia & PanelDETAILS

Speaker Series
November 18 2021 at 6:00 PM
Lady Editor: Sarah Josepha Hale and the Making of the Modern American Woman
Melanie KirkpatrickDETAILS

Book Club
November 16 2021 at 12:00 PM
SOLD OUT Books with Beth: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Beth HesselDETAILS

Speaker Series
November 11 2021 at 6:00 PM
SOLD OUT: Vive la France! The Art and Architecture of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Therese Dolan and Lynn MillerDETAILS

Noon Talk
November 9 2021 at 12:00 PM
James Stirling, An Architect Who Challenged and Embraced What Came Before
Ed JakmauhDETAILS

Speaker Series
November 4 2021 at 6:00 PM
Against the Loveless World
Susan Abulhawa and Ania LoombaDETAILS

Book Club
November 4 2021 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: So Say the Fallen
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Trip
October 27 2021 at 1:00 PM
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church Tour and Organ Recital
Richard Van Fossen, Jr.DETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
October 26 2021 at 12:00 PM
Lost Heroes of WWII. We will not forget.
Shalom E. LammDETAILS

Film Screening
October 25 2021 at 2:00 PM
MONDAY MOVIE MATINEE: Midnight (1939)
Carrie RickeyDETAILS

Trip
October 23 2021 at 11:00 AM
Tindley Temple United Methodist Church Tour and Organ Recital
Frank Tyson and Chase CastleDETAILS

Speaker Series
October 20 2021 at 6:00 PM
We Are Not Like Them
Christine Pride and Jo Piazza moderated by Jennifer WeinerDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
October 20 2021 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Christine de Pizan
Eric SimonisDETAILS

Book Club
October 19 2021 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: My Broken Language by Quiara Alegria Hudes
Beth HesselDETAILS

Book Club
October 7 2021 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Out of Bounds by Val McDermid
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Speaker Series
October 7 2021 at 6:00 PM
Why Old Places Matter Panel Discussion
Thompson Mayes, Randall Mason, Starr Herr-CardilloDETAILS

Speaker Series
October 5 2021 at 6:00 PM
TEMPORARILY POSTPONED A Kind of Private Princedome: The Story of the Country House
Clive AsletDETAILS

First Friday
October 1 2021 at 5:00 PM
Inspired Sound Exhibition and Panel
Joseph E.B. ElliottDETAILS

Speaker Series
September 30 2021 at 6:00 PM
The Shrimp Fights Back: Napko, Eagle, and Korean Independence Movement, 1941-1945
Brian Masaru HayashiDETAILS

Film Screening
September 27 2021 at 2:00 PM
MONDAY MOVIE MATINEE: The High Sign (1921) and Sherlock, Jr. (1924)
Carrie RickeyDETAILS

Concert
September 26 2021 at 3:00 PM
Sunday In The Square: A Musical Celebration
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia & Independence National Historical ParkDETAILS

Speaker Series
September 23 2021 at 6:00 PM
Is Failure the Cost of Success?
Joseph MarguliesDETAILS

Book Club
September 21 2021 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith
Beth HesselDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
September 15 2021 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Arthur Rimbaud
Eric SimonisDETAILS

Speaker Series
September 13 2021 at 6:00 PM
Athenaeum Literary Award Winner: The Beauty in Breaking
Michele Harper and Lorene CaryDETAILS

Book Club
September 2 2021 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Lost Ones by Sheena Kamal
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Book Club
August 17 2021 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
Beth HesselDETAILS

Trip
August 12 2021 at 1:45 PM
Anna Russell Jones: The Art of Design Docent Led Tour at AAMP
Michael ClemmonsDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
August 11 2021 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Paul Verlaine
Eric SimonisDETAILS

First Friday
August 6 2021 at 5:00 PM
The Work of Mellor, Meigs & Howe: FLIGHT AND SHADOW
Athenaeum StaffDETAILS

Book Club
August 5 2021 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Maltese Falcon
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Book Club
July 20 2021 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
Beth HesselDETAILS

Course
July 7 2021 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Charles Baudelaire
Eric SimonisDETAILS

Book Club
July 1 2021 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: No Man's Nightingale
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
June 24 2021 at 6:00 PM
How America Decided to Dominate: The Birth of Armed Supremacy in World War II
Stephen WertheimDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
June 22 2021 at 6:00 PM
Leveraging Legacy: 30 Years of Community Centered Design
Tya WinnDETAILS

Book Club
June 15 2021 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Beth HesselDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
June 15 2021 at 6:00 PM
Worlds Beyond: Miniatures and Victorian Fiction
Laura ForsbergDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
June 10 2021 at 6:00 PM
Madam C.J. Walker's Gospel of Giving: The AME Church's Role in Her Life and Legacy
Tyrone McKinley Freeman and Rev. Mark Kelly TylerDETAILS

Noon Talk
June 8 2021 at 12:00 PM
Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation
Sandy SorlienDETAILS

Concert
June 4 2021 at 6:00 PM
The Delightful Flavors of the Classical Guitar
Allegro PresentsDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
June 1 2021 at 6:00 PM
Keeping House in Seventeenth-Century England
Margarette LincolnDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
May 27 2021 at 6:00 PM
Women of Science in the French Enlightenment--A Sextet
Nina GelbartDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
May 25 2021 at 6:00 PM
Black Freedom on Native Land: A Story of Western Reconstruction
Alaina E. RobertsDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
May 20 2021 at 6:00 PM
Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy’s America in Black and White
Patricia SullivanDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
May 18 2021 at 6:00 PM
The North Atlantic Cities Cites Row House Architecture as an Urban Savior
Charles DuffDETAILS

Book Club
May 18 2021 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
Beth HesselDETAILS

Noon Talk
May 11 2021 at 12:00 PM
Collections of the Mind: Phrenology at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Denise Fox and Jill LeMin LeeDETAILS

Book Club
May 6 2021 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Searcher by Tana French
Lois ReibachDETAILS

Virtual Speaker Series
May 5 2021 at 6:00 PM
The Architecture of Urbanity: Designing Cities for Pluralism and Planet
Vishaan ChakrabartiDETAILS