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
Course
Every month
Monday, January 5 through
Monday, June 1 at 6:00 PM
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Discussion Group
Every month
Saturday, January 17 through
Saturday, December 19 at 10:30 AM
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Discussion Group
Every month
Thursday, April 9 through
Thursday, August 13 at 12:00 PM
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Course
Every week
Monday, April 27 through
Monday, May 18 at 12:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 27 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, May 28 at 6:00 PM
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Film Screening
Monday, June 1 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Tuesday, June 2 at 6:00 PM
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Social Event
Thursday, June 4 at 6:00 PM
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Book Club
Saturday, June 6 at 10:30 AM
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Film Screening
Monday, June 8 at 2:00 PM
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Gallery Tour
Monday, June 8 at 5:00 PM
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Social Event
Thursday, June 11 at 6:00 PM
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Social Event
Friday, June 12 at 6:00 PM
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Social Event
Saturday, June 13 at 12:00 PM
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Film Screening
Monday, June 15 at 2:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, June 17 at 6:00 PM
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Special Event
Tuesday, June 23 at 6:00 PM
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Course
Saturday, June 27 at 11:00 AM
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Discussion Group
Saturday, June 27 at 1:00 PM
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Trip
Wednesday, July 8 at 10:30 AM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, July 8 at 2:00 PM
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Course
Saturday, July 11 at 11:00 AM
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Speaker Series
Thursday, July 16 at 6:00 PM
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Course
Monday, July 27 at 6:00 PM
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Course
Saturday, August 8 at 11:00 AM
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Course
Saturday, August 15 at 11:00 AM
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Course
Monday, August 17 at 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, August 19 at 2:00 PM
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Course
Monday, September 21 at 6:00 PM
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Course
Saturday, September 26 at 11:00 AM
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, September 30 at 2:00 PM
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Course
Monday, October 12 at 6:00 PM
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Course
Saturday, October 24 at 11:00 AM
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Course
Saturday, November 14 at 11:00 AM
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Course
Every month
Monday, January 5 through
Monday, June 1 at 6:00 PM
Reading Philadelphia's Buildings and Landscapes
Kevin BlockLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Discussion Group
Every month
Saturday, January 17 through
Saturday, December 19 at 10:30 AM
What the Founders Read
Bradley OwenLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Discussion Group
Every month
Thursday, April 9 through
Thursday, August 13 at 12:00 PM
Philosophy Discussion Group: POLITICAL THEORY
Bradley OwenLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Every week
Monday, April 27 through
Monday, May 18 at 12:00 PM
The Declaration of Independence: America’s Birth Certificate
Richard BellLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 27 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Georges Bizet
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Thursday, May 28 at 6:00 PM
PHILLY UNFILTERED: Public Space
Shawn McCaney & Matthew Jordan-Miller KenyattaLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
Monday, June 1 at 2:00 PM
MONDAY MOVIE MATINEE: Witness (1985)
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Tuesday, June 2 at 6:00 PM
When The Declaration of Independence Was News
Emily SneffLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Social Event
Thursday, June 4 at 6:00 PM
NEW DATE: One for the Books: A Bok Reading Party
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Book Club
Saturday, June 6 at 10:30 AM
All-Ages "BYO Review" Book Club
Marc Meola & Rob ShoemakerLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Film Screening
Monday, June 8 at 2:00 PM
MONDAY MOVIE MATINEE: Philadelphia (1993)
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Gallery Tour
Monday, June 8 at 5:00 PM
EXHIBITION OPENING | Discourse and Discovery: Places of Gathering in Philadelphia
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Social Event
Thursday, June 11 at 6:00 PM
RESCHEDULED: One for the Books: A Bok Reading Party
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Social Event
Friday, June 12 at 6:00 PM
Neptune’s Bar | Olympia After Hours
Athenaeum Young FriendsLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Social Event
Saturday, June 13 at 12:00 PM
Philadelphia WikiSalon @ The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
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Film Screening
Monday, June 15 at 2:00 PM
MONDAY MOVIE MATINEE: The Sixth Sense (1999)
Carrie RickeyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, June 17 at 6:00 PM
International Design Series | Polish American Bridge Engineer Ralph Modjeski
Peter ObstLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Special Event
Tuesday, June 23 at 6:00 PM
Rewilding Philadelphia: Small Forest, Big Ideas @ The Athenaeum
ArtPhillyLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Saturday, June 27 at 11:00 AM
ART AND THE POWER OF PLACE: Connecting to Place through Botanical Artwork: Mixed Media
Jody GraffLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Discussion Group
Saturday, June 27 at 1:00 PM
Film Discussion Group
with Rebecca RowlandLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Trip
Wednesday, July 8 at 10:30 AM
Art Quilters Celebrate Independence @ Moore College of Art & Design
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Speaker Series
Wednesday, July 8 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Claude Debussy
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Saturday, July 11 at 11:00 AM
ART AND THE POWER OF PLACE | Tracing the Delaware River's Historic Tides
Gordon StillmanLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Thursday, July 16 at 6:00 PM
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN LECTURE SERIES | Arches of Memory: Lafayette's Return and the Urban Spectacle of Philadelphia
Patrick CouéLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Monday, July 27 at 6:00 PM
HOW TO ATHENAEUM: ArchivesSpace
Kristina WilsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Saturday, August 8 at 11:00 AM
ART AND THE POWER OF PLACE | Interior World as Place
Maren LessLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Saturday, August 15 at 11:00 AM
ARCHIVES 101: Preserving Family Papers & Photos
Kristina WilsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Monday, August 17 at 6:00 PM
HOW TO ATHENAEUM: Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network
Kristina WilsonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, August 19 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Erik Satie
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Monday, September 21 at 6:00 PM
HOW TO ATHENAEUM: Penn Libraries' Find Catalog
Brice PetersonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Saturday, September 26 at 11:00 AM
WRITING THE POWER OF PLACE | Nothing Happens Nowhere: Place in Fiction
Emma Copley EisenbergLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Speaker Series
Wednesday, September 30 at 2:00 PM
Le Cercle Francophone d'Histoire: Maurice Ravel
Eric SimonisLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Monday, October 12 at 6:00 PM
HOW TO ATHENAEUM: Philadelphia Architects & Buildings (PAB) Database
Brice PetersonLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Saturday, October 24 at 11:00 AM
WRITING THE POWER OF PLACE | Creating Immersive History Within Ancient Spaces
Cordelia Frances BiddleLEARN MORE or REGISTER
Course
Saturday, November 14 at 11:00 AM
WRITING THE POWER OF PLACE | People Live Here, You Know: Tourists, Locals, and the Mixed Blessing of Lily Park
David AmadioLEARN MORE or REGISTER
