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
February 10 at 12:00 PM
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Youth Program
February 11 at 11:00 AM
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Book Club
February 21 at 12:00 PM
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Concert
February 24 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
March 2 at 3:00 PM
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Virtual Speaker Series
March 8 at 2:00 PM
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Virtual Speaker Series
March 9 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
March 16 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
March 21 at 12:00 PM
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Concert
March 24 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
April 6 at 3:00 PM
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Noon Talk
April 11 at 12:00 PM
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Special Event
April 17 at 6:00 PM
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Virtual Speaker Series
April 19 at 2:00 PM
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Youth Program
April 22 at 10:00 AM
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Speaker Series
April 26 at 6:00 PM
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Noon Talk
February 10 at 12:00 PM
The Many Resurrections of Henry Box Brown
Martha CutterLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Youth Program
February 11 at 11:00 AM
Explore Philadelphia!
The Geography Lady, Alycia LarsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
February 21 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee
Enaj LeotaudLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Concert
February 24 at 6:00 PM
Allegro Presents: From Folk to Bach and More
Ekaterina Skliar and Anna KislitsynaLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
March 2 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Hotel Cartagena
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Virtual Speaker Series
March 8 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Charles Martel
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Virtual Speaker Series
March 9 at 6:00 PM
Bibliography, Bibliomania, and Bibliophilia in the Nineteenth Century
Denise GiganteLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
March 16 at 6:00 PM
Encounters with Ouida: The Liminal Epistemologies between Literary Criticism and Entertainment Journalism
Jesse R. Erickson, Astor Curator of Printed Books & BindingsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
March 21 at 12:00 PM
Books with Beth: The Invisible Kingdom by Meghan O'Rourke
Marcia RubergLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Concert
March 24 at 6:00 PM
Allegro Presents: An Evening with Johann Sebastian Bach
Lingu Dong, violinLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
April 6 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Under a Veiled Moon by Karen Odden
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Noon Talk
April 11 at 12:00 PM
Printing with Plates in Early 19th Century America: Mathew Carey and the Stereotype Bible Marketplace
Jeffrey MakalaLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Special Event
April 17 at 6:00 PM
208th Annual Meeting
Athenaeum Board and StaffLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Virtual Speaker Series
April 19 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: La Bataille d'Hastings
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Youth Program
April 22 at 10:00 AM
Story Explorers Book Fest
Readings, workshops, book sales and more!LEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
April 26 at 6:00 PM
Who Hears Here? On Black Music, Pasts and Present
Guthrie P. RamseyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
