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
Book Club
Tuesday, March 19 at 12:00 PM
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Course
Every other week
Thursday, March 21 through
Thursday, May 2 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, March 28 at 6:00 PM
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The Salon
Monday, April 1 at 5:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, April 3 at 12:00 PM
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Gallery Tour
Wednesday, April 3 at 12:00 PM
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Book Club
Thursday, April 4 at 3:00 PM
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Book Club
Every other week
Saturday, April 6 through
Saturday, June 15 at 10:30 AM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, April 10 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, April 10 at 2:00 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, April 16 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Friday, April 19 at 3:00 PM
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Book Talk
Wednesday, April 24 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, April 30 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 1 at 2:00 PM
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Book Club
Thursday, May 2 at 3:00 PM
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First Friday
Friday, May 3 at 5:00 PM
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Concert
Friday, May 10 at 5:45 PM
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Social Event
Monday, May 13 at 5:30 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 15 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, May 21 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 22 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 29 at 6:00 PM
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Book Talk
Thursday, June 6 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, June 18 at 12:00 PM
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Concert
Friday, June 21 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, March 19 at 12:00 PM
Read With Us: Solito by Javier Zamora
Enaj LeotaudLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Every other week
Thursday, March 21 through
Thursday, May 2 at 6:00 PM
The Design of Suburban Philadelphia: Past, Present, and Future
Kevin Block & Greg PrichardLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Thursday, March 28 at 6:00 PM
Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy
Amy CohenLEARN MORE or REGISTER
The Salon
Monday, April 1 at 5:00 PM
Philadelphia: Strengths and Prospects
Michael GaryLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, April 3 at 12:00 PM
The Undesirable in Box 14: Jews and Opera in Gilded Age New York
Samantha CooperLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Gallery Tour
Wednesday, April 3 at 12:00 PM
Orbis, The Natural World: Gallery Talk
Elayne BrynLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Thursday, April 4 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Face of Greed by James L'Etoile
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Every other week
Saturday, April 6 through
Saturday, June 15 at 10:30 AM
The Odyssey Reading Group
Kera SloanLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, April 10 at 6:00 PM
The Last Ships from Hamburg: Business, Rivalry, and the Race to Save Russia's Jews on the Eve of World War I
Steven UjifusaLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, April 10 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone: Aliénor d’Aquitaine
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Tuesday, April 16 at 12:00 PM
Read With Us: Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo
Enaj LeotaudLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Friday, April 19 at 3:00 PM
Taste of the Opera: Madame Butterfly
Dr. Lily KassLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Talk
Wednesday, April 24 at 6:00 PM
The Lost Subways of North America
Jake BermanLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Tuesday, April 30 at 6:00 PM
Feminist Film Theory: The Male Gaze at 50
Kathleen Rowe KarlynLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 1 at 2:00 PM
Scandal on the Dance Floor: Mixed Dancing and Jewish Modernity
Sonia GollanceLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Thursday, May 2 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
First Friday
Friday, May 3 at 5:00 PM
Bugs from the Collection
Elayne Bryn & Jen McClearyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Concert
Friday, May 10 at 5:45 PM
Allegro Presents: Trio Con Variazioni
Min-Young Kim: violin, Meng Wang: viola, Clancy Newman: celloLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Social Event
Monday, May 13 at 5:30 PM
Young Friends Event—Vibe Check: The Vibrational Science behind Vinyl Records
Consonant CollectiveLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 15 at 6:00 PM
Philadelphia and the Origins of Modern Advertising
Jennifer BlackLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Tuesday, May 21 at 12:00 PM
Read With Us: The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven
Lee RodgersLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 22 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone: Blanche de Castille
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 29 at 6:00 PM
Retranslating the Iliad
Emily WilsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Talk
Thursday, June 6 at 6:00 PM
The Lost Letters from Martha's Vineyard: Book Launch
Michael CallahanLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Tuesday, June 18 at 12:00 PM
Read With Us: Sula by Toni Morrison
Cherline BazileLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Concert
Friday, June 21 at 6:00 PM
Classical Guitar Soiree
Elissa Lee Koljonen (Violin), John Marcel Williams (Classical Guitar)LEARN MORE or REGISTER