Past Exhibitions
| Structure &
Purpose: The Legacy of Engineering at Keast & Hood January 9 - March 31, 2020 |
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| A Venturesome Spirit:
Louis Magaziner in 20th Century Architecture September 25 - December 20, 2019 |
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| The Federal Presence In Philadelphia January 28 - August 30, 2019 |
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| Philly After
Dark September 24 - December 28, 2018 |
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| Professor
Cret's Parkway: One Architect's Legacy On Philadelphia's Grandest
Throughfare April 30-August 31, 2018 |
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| Philadelphia:
Finding The Hidden City February 7 - April 13, 2018 |
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| Real Philadelphia: Selections from
the Robert M. Skaler Postcard Collection September 22, 2017 - January 26, 2018 |
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| "I'm A Good Brick!" The Life & Times
of Mr. Hy-Tex May 30 - August 25, 2017 |
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| Laying Tracks & Laying
Foundations: Building for the Railroad February 13 - May 12, 2017 |
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| Preservation Pioneer: The Life
and Legacy of Charles E. Peterson October 2 - December 30, 2016 |
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| Views of
Independence: 250 Years of Images Depicting Independence Hall and
Its Surroundings October 2 - December 30, 2016 |
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| A
Philadelphia School Story: A Half-Century Legacy of Planning &
Design Practice May 6 - May 21, 2016 |
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| Color In A Can: Early Marketing
of Paint In America January 15 - April 22, 2016 Online Exhibition |
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| Industrial
Philadelphia, Past and Present (Juried Art Exhibition) December 6, 2015 - January 2, 2016 |
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| City Abandoned: Selected
Photographs by Vincent D. Feldman September 11 - October 31, 2015 |
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| Sharing The Page: Mary McCarthy
& Shirley Veenema June 22 - July 31, 2015 |
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| The Atlas Imagined: A
Collaborative Project April 10 - June 6, 2015 |
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| Yellowbacks: Don't Judge These
Victorian Books By Their Covers March 6 - March 31, 2015 Online Exhibition |
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| Looking Forward: Re-Imagining
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia December 5, 2014 - February 14, 2015 Online Exhibition |
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| Treasures
of the Athenaeum: 200 Years of Collecting September 12 - November 15, 2014 |
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| 2014 Celebration of The
Athenaeum of Philadelphia's 200th Anniversary (Juried Art Exhibition) June 29 - August 8, 2014 |
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| Useful Arts and Useful
Knowledge: The Founding of the Athenaeum April 7 - May 17, 2014 |
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| Samuel Breck (1771-1862): Books
From The Library of a Philadelphia Francophile December 7, 2013 - March 1, 2014 |
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| Laurie Olin: Sketchbooks From
the Mediterranean September 6 - November 16, 2013 |
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| Wrought: Robert Phillips
Sketches and Drawings June 7 - August 9, 2013 |
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| From Seneca Falls To
Philadelphia: Fourth of July 1876 and the Women of the Centennial April 1 - May 18, 2013 |
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| The Art of The Fan: Beyond The
Victorian Lady February 1 - March 15, 2013 Online Exhibition Athenaeum Fan Collection |
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| Face & Form: The Art and
Caricature of Frank Furness November 30, 2012 - January 11, 2013 |
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| Three Generations of Book
Collectors: The Evan Turner Gift at The Athenaeum of Philadelphia September 7 - November 7, 2012 |
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| All Aboard! Paul P. Cret's Train
Designs July 5 - August 24, 2012 |
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| Elegant Things and Vile Uses:
The Civil War and the United States Capitol Building April 9 - May 18, 2012 Online Exhibition |
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| The Decorated Book: Continuing A
Tradition December 2, 2011 - March 9, 2012 |
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| Philadelphia Places On Paper:
Selections From The Eli. P. Zebooker Collection September 19 - November 11, 2011 |
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| Bastille to Broad Street: The
Influence of France on Philadelphia Architecture April 7 - August 19, 2011 |
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| Haunted Philadelphia:
Photography and Pop-Ups by Colette Fu February 1, 2011 - March 18, 2011 |
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| William Birch: Picturing The
American Scene December 3, 2010 - January 8, 2011 |
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| Theophilus P. Chandler, Jr.,
Portrait of an American Architect September 13 - November 12, 2010 |
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| American Place: The Historic
American Buildings Survey at Seventy-Five Years May 21 - July 30, 2010 |
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| Building By The Book: Book
Artists Respond to Architecture & Design March 1 - May 1, 2010 |
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| Trading Up: Some Surprising
Samples From the Athenaeum's Building Trade Collections November 30, 2009 - February 6, 2010 |
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| Jacob Stelman: Architectural
Photography, 1936-1970 August 31 - November 7, 2009 Online Exhibition |
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| Enchanting Simplicity:
Children's Book Illustration Past and Present March 23 - August 7, 2009 |
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| VMA Structure, Purpose, and
Beauty: 20 Years February 20 - March 7, 2009 |
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| Historic Landmarks of
Philadelphia November 12, 2008 - February 7, 2009 |
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| Design Projects: Examples of
Student Architectural Work September 19 - October 31, 2008 |
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| Art Bound: Book Design Past &
Present June 16 - August 28, 2008 Online Exhibition |
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| Architectural Shades & Shadows:
The Continuing Tradition of the Beaux-Arts. Featuring the Work of
John Blatteau and John Harbeson April 7 - May 30, 2008 |
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| Palazzos of Power: The Generating
Stations of the Philadelphia Electric Company, 1900-1930 Photographs by Joseph E. B. Elliott January 7 - March 21, 2008 |
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| Lost London: Selected Images
from the Society for Photographing Old London Relics (1875-1886) October 1 - December 14, 2007 |
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| On the Boards: Philadelphia
Architects at the Jersey Shore April 16 - August 31, 2007 |
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| Thomas U. Walter and the Design
of the United States Capitol January 9 - March 16, 2007 |
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| Contemporary World Ex Libris September 13 - December 9, 2006 |
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| Modern Classics: Selections from
the Paul Philippe Cret Collection February 27 - August 25, 2006 |
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| Arcadian Architecture: Bohlin
Cywinski Jackson: 12 Houses September 9, 2005 - January 27, 2006 |
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| Historic Sacred Places of
Philadelphia November 4, 2004 - July 29, 2005 |
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| Thomas Ustick Walter: Historic
Architecture for a Modern World April 5 - August 27, 2004 Online Exhibition |
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| Developing Urban Images: 50
Years of Philadelphia Architecture as Seen Through the Lens of
Lawrence S. Williams November 6, 2003 - February 27, 2004 Online Exhibition |
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| Livres Francais April 7 - September 30, 2003 |
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| Silent Witness: Quaker
Meetinghouses of the Delaware Valley, 1695 to the Present September 23 - December 31, 2002 |
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| L'Opera de
Paris April 8 - August 16, 2002 |
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| A Splendid Array: Selections
From the Robert L. Raley Collection September 19, 2001 - February 1, 2002 |
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| The Golden Age of Ironwork:
Photographs by Robert D. Golding November 1, 2000 - August 17, 2001 |
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| Collecting Architecture: A
Quarter Century of Collecting Architectural Graphics, 1975-2000 April 17 - October 13, 2000 |
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| Designing Independence: Three
Centuries of Planning for Independence Hall and Its Surroundings October 4, 1999 - January 31, 2000 |
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| Treasures Secured: Recent
Athenaeum Acquisitions and Conservation February 18, 1999 - August 31, 1999 |
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| Historic Houses of Philadelphia June 3, 1998 - January 29, 1999 |
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| Philadelphia Victorian: The
Building of The Athenaeum 1998 |
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| News From Mexico April 14 - August 29, 1997 |
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| Painting the Town Victorian:
Selecting Colors for Historic Buildings July 1, 1996 - January 31, 1997 |
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| Victorian Chestnut Street:
Commercial Philadelphia as Illustrated by Baxter's Panoramic
Business Directory Nov. 1995 - March 1996 |
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| The Perspective of
Anglo-American Architecture June 30 - September 30, 1995 |
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| Behind The Marquee: Philadelphia
Theater Buildings, 1900-1932 September 26, 1994 - February 3, 1995 |
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| Capricious Fancy: Draping &
Curtaining, 1790-1930 December 6, 1993 - April 30, 1994 |
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| 3 American Country Houses: The
Architectural Patronage of Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury December 7, 1992 - April 30, 1993 |
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| Architecture Exposed: Drawings
From the Pew Charitable Trusts Museum Loan Program April 7 - October 30, 1992 |
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| Thomas Ustick Walter, Architect October 29 - December 28, 1979 |
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| The Book Arts of Margaret
Armstrong May 1 - June 22, 1979 |
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| John Notman, Architect October 23, 1978 - January 31, 1979 |
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