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
Every other week
Saturday, September 7 through
Saturday, November 16 at 10:30 AM
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Course
Saturday, September 7 at 10:30 AM
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Course
Saturday, September 7 at 1:00 PM
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Social Event
Monday, September 9 at 5:30 PM
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Discussion Group
Tuesday, September 10 at 10:00 AM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, September 12 at 6:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Saturday, September 14 at 11:00 AM
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Book Club
Tuesday, September 17 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, September 17 at 6:00 PM
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Concert
Friday, September 20 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Monday, September 23 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, September 25 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Monday, September 30 at 6:00 PM
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Social Event
Every day
Tuesday, October 1 through
Thursday, October 31 at 12:00 AM
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Course
Saturday, October 5 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, October 9 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
Thursday, October 10 at 3:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Monday, October 14 at 11:00 AM
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Speaker Series
Monday, October 14 at 2:30 PM
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Speaker Series
Monday, October 14 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, October 15 at 12:00 PM
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Social Event
Wednesday, October 16 at 5:30 PM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, October 17 at 6:00 PM
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Film Screening
Monday, October 21 at 6:00 PM
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Special Event
Every day
Friday, October 25 through
Saturday, October 26
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Special Event
Every day
Friday, October 25 through
Saturday, October 26
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Concert
Monday, November 4 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, November 6 at 2:00 PM
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Book Club
Thursday, November 7 at 3:00 PM
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Course
Every week
Monday, November 11 through
Monday, December 16 at 5:30 PM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, November 14 at 6:00 PM
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Film Screening
Monday, November 18 at 2:00 PM
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Book Club
Tuesday, November 19 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, November 21 at 6:00 PM
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Film Screening
Monday, November 25 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Monday, December 2 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Monday, December 9 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
Every other week
Saturday, September 7 through
Saturday, November 16 at 10:30 AM
The Iliad Reading Group
Kera SloanLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Saturday, September 7 at 10:30 AM
Everything is Collage! An Intro to Collage Workshop (morning session)
Deanna BlackLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Saturday, September 7 at 1:00 PM
Everything is Collage! An Intro to Collage Workshop (afternoon session)
Deanna BlackLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Social Event
Monday, September 9 at 5:30 PM
Book Swap
Athenaeum Young Friends + Club ConnectionLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Discussion Group
Tuesday, September 10 at 10:00 AM
Socrates Cafe
Gil FeinbergLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Thursday, September 12 at 6:00 PM
Book Launch: Without Her, A Chronicle of Grief and Love
Rebecca SpiegelLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Discussion Group
Saturday, September 14 at 11:00 AM
Young Friends Film Club: Trainspotting (1996)
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Tuesday, September 17 at 12:00 PM
Read With Us: Snow Hunters by Paul Yoon
Carl LavigneLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Tuesday, September 17 at 6:00 PM
Philadelphia's Lazaretto
David BarnesLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Concert
Friday, September 20 at 6:00 PM
Allegro Chamber Music Series: Trio Animoso performing works by Ravel & Debussy
Sophia Jean (flute), Julian Seney (viola), Subin Lee (harp)LEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Monday, September 23 at 6:00 PM
The Athenæum Archives
Kristina WilsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, September 25 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone: Les trois vies du Marquis de La Fayette (1)
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Monday, September 30 at 6:00 PM
A Complicated Passion: The Life & Work of Agnes Varda
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Social Event
Every day
Tuesday, October 1 through
Thursday, October 31 at 12:00 AM
Member Appreciation Month
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Course
Saturday, October 5 at 12:00 PM
Layers of Time: A Collage Workshop
Yannick LoweryLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, October 9 at 6:00 PM
The Driving Machine: A Design History of the Car
Witold RybczynskiLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Thursday, October 10 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Pay Dirt Road by Samantha Jayne Allen
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Monday, October 14 at 11:00 AM
Vault Talk: Notes from the Archives (morning)
Kristina WilsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Monday, October 14 at 2:30 PM
Vault Talk: Notes from the Archives (afternoon)
Kristina WilsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Monday, October 14 at 6:00 PM
Vault Talk: Notes from the Archives (evening)
Kristina WilsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Tuesday, October 15 at 12:00 PM
Read With Us: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Lee RodgersLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Social Event
Wednesday, October 16 at 5:30 PM
Clay Workshop
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Thursday, October 17 at 6:00 PM
9 to 5: Philadelphia’s Postwar Workspaces
William WhitakerLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
Monday, October 21 at 6:00 PM
Jamie Wyeth & The Unflinching Eye
Glenn HolstenLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Special Event
Every day
Friday, October 25 through
Saturday, October 26
Cull, Cut, Craft: The Legacy and Practice of Collage - IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE
Roger W. Moss SymposiumLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Special Event
Every day
Friday, October 25 through
Saturday, October 26
Cull, Cut, Craft: The Legacy and Practice of Collage - VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE
Roger W. Moss SymposiumLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Concert
Monday, November 4 at 6:00 PM
Classical Guitar Soiree: Lukasz Kuropaczewski (Poland)
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, November 6 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone: Les trois vies du Marquis de La Fayette (2)
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Thursday, November 7 at 3:00 PM
Athenaeum Mystery Book Club: Hunted by Abir Mukherjee
Lois ReibachLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Every week
Monday, November 11 through
Monday, December 16 at 5:30 PM
The Craft of Fiction
Leigh GallagherLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Thursday, November 14 at 6:00 PM
A Prideful Shame: Notes on the Essence of Delaware County
David AmadioLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
Monday, November 18 at 2:00 PM
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Tuesday, November 19 at 12:00 PM
Read With Us: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Enaj LeotaudLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Thursday, November 21 at 6:00 PM
New Building in Old Cities: Design and Historic Preservation Advice from a Modern Master of Urban Conservation
Steven SemesLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
Monday, November 25 at 2:00 PM
Wild River (1960)
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Monday, December 2 at 2:00 PM
Philadelphia's Strawbridge & Clothier: From Our Family to Yours
Margaret Strawbridge ButterworthLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Monday, December 9 at 6:00 PM
Young Friends Vault Talk: Notes from the Archives
Kristina WilsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
