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 Tess Galen at events@philaathenaeum.org or call 215-925-2688.
For questions about upcoming events or trouble registering, please contact Tess Galen at events@philaathenaeum.org or call 215-925-2688.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Noon Talk
June 6 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
June 13 at 1:00 PM
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Speaker Series
June 17 at 1:00 PM
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Book Club
June 20 at 12:00 PM
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Gallery Tour
June 21 at 12:00 PM
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Film Screening
June 22 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
July 6 at 3:00 PM
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Speaker Series
July 12 at 2:00 PM
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Course
July 13 at 10:30 AM
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Speaker Series
July 14 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
July 18 at 12:00 PM
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Book Club
August 3 at 3:00 PM
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Book Club
August 15 at 12:00 PM
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Film Screening
August 22 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
August 23 at 2:00 PM
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Noon Talk
June 6 at 12:00 PM
5 Things You Need To Know About Collecting Contemporary Art
Alex ConnerLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
June 13 at 1:00 PM
Disunion Among Ourselves: The Perilous Politics of the American Revolution
Eli MerrittLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
June 17 at 1:00 PM
Juneteenth: Celebrating Literary and Artistic Freedom
Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati, Gordon C. James, Shadra Strickland, and EB LewisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
June 20 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: Dying of Whiteness by Jonathan M. Metzl
Enaj LeotaudLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Gallery Tour
June 21 at 12:00 PM
The View from Washington Square
Bruce LavertyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
June 22 at 6:00 PM
Screening of The Automat plus Q&A with the Director
Lisa HurwitzLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
July 6 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: No One Will Miss Her by Kat Rosenfield
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
July 12 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone: La Bataille d’Azincourt
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
July 13 at 10:30 AM
Listening to Voices: or, Whose Story Is This?
Cordelia Frances BiddleLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
July 14 at 6:00 PM
The Indigenous Origins of the American Revolution
Ned BlackhawkLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
July 18 at 12:00 PM
Read With Us: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
Marcia RubergLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
August 3 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Lavender House by Lev A.C. Rosen
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
August 15 at 12:00 PM
Read With Us: Trust by Hernan Diaz
Lee RodgersLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
August 22 at 2:00 PM
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
George StrimelLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
August 23 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone: La Bataille de Bouvines
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
