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
Book Club
October 6 at 3:00 PM
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Noon Talk
October 17 at 12:00 PM
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Book Club
October 18 at 12:00 PM
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Virtual Speaker Series
October 19 at 6:00 PM
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Virtual Speaker Series
November 2 at 2:00 PM
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Book Club
November 3 at 3:00 PM
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Speaker Series
November 12 at 10:30 AM
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Book Club
November 15 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
November 16 at 1:30 PM
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Concert
November 18 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
November 30 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
December 6 at 6:00 PM
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Noon Talk
December 8 at 12:00 PM
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Concert
December 9 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
December 13 at 6:00 PM
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Virtual Speaker Series
December 14 at 2:00 PM
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Book Club
December 20 at 12:00 PM
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Book Club
October 6 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Noon Talk
October 17 at 12:00 PM
Happy Birthday 219! The Athenaeum at 175
Bruce LavertyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
October 18 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict Victoria Christopher Murray
Enaj LeotaudLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Virtual Speaker Series
October 19 at 6:00 PM
Out in Central Pennsylvania: The History of an LGBTQ Community
William Burton and Barry LovelandLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Virtual Speaker Series
November 2 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Bougainville
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
November 3 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Dark Remains
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
November 12 at 10:30 AM
Women Pioneering Architecture in 17th and 20th Century Rome
Dr. Consuelo LollobrigidaLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
November 15 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth Book Club: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
Marcia RubergLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
November 16 at 1:30 PM
Symposium: Digitizing the Records of Philadelphia’s Historic Congregations
Various PresentsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Concert
November 18 at 6:00 PM
Allegro Presents: Sound Bursts Saxophone Duo
Aiwen Zhang and Valentin KovalevLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
November 30 at 6:00 PM
I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise: A Life of Bunny Mellon
Mac GriswoldLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
December 6 at 6:00 PM
Female Husbands: A Trans History
Jen ManionLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Noon Talk
December 8 at 12:00 PM
The Paradox of Urban Revitalization
Howard Gillette, Jr.LEARN MORE or REGISTER
Concert
December 9 at 6:00 PM
Allegro Presents: The Return of Jordan Dodson
Jordan Dodson with Brandon Patrick GeorgeLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
December 13 at 6:00 PM
Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past
Richard CohenLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Virtual Speaker Series
December 14 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone: Jules Dumont d'Urville
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
December 20 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: One Hundred Saturdays by Michael Frank
Beth HesselLEARN MORE or REGISTER
