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Socrates Cafe Discussion Group Socrates Cafe Discussion Group Grandparent’s Day Workshop Laurel Hill Cemetery Tour Genealogy Workshop Writers' Group Summer Building Repairs
During this time book circulation will be moved to the DuBarry Conference Room on the first floor. However, if fumes become too strong, the Athenaeum may be forced to close for a few days so that staff can be protected. Please watch your e-mail for any notifications during that time. The first Athenaeum program for the fall season will be the opening of the "City Abandoned" exhibition on Friday, September 11th, 5 - 7 PM, with remarks by the author/photographer Vincent Feldman. All floor work should be finished by that date. Thank you for your patience. Exhibition Opening: City Abandoned: Selected Photographs by Vincent D. Feldman
Opening Reception: September 11, 5:30-7:30PM Remarks by Vincent Feldman at 5:30pm. Free. RSVP to events@philaathenaeum.org or 215-925-2688. Exhibition Dates: September 11- October 31, 2015. National Education Association Founded in the Athenaeum
"On a summer afternoon in 1857, 43 educators gathered in Philadelphia, answering a national call to unite as one voice in the cause of public education. At the time, learning to read and write was a luxury for most children—and for many children of color, it was actually a crime." Even in this early period, only 10 years after the Athenaeum moved into its permanent home, the organization was supporting the cause of education and community welfare.
Memorials
Irvin J. Borowsky Book Fund, established by Laurie Wagman, Donations in honor of Evelyn Cleff, established by Bernie Cleff and with donations from friends and family. If you would like to add your own donations to these funds, please contact Rebecca Daniels, Membership Assistant, at 215-925-2688 or membership@philaathenaeum.org. Top: Irvin Borowsky and Laurie Wagman. Bottom: Evelyn Cleff Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm Saturday: 11:00am-3:00pm (excluding July and August).
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As
you know, summer has been the traditional time for the Athenaeum to
undertake major repairs to the building. Last year the Grand Stair was
repaired, repainted, and re-carpeted, and this year we plan to tackle
refinishing the floors in the Reading and Chess Rooms. Movers will arrive
on August 17th to begin the heavy task of moving furniture from the two
rooms into the Busch Room. A painter will re-paint the Chess Room that
week, also. Then, on August 24th, the main work on the Reading Room floor
will begin with the arrival of heavy plastic protection for the
bookshelves. We anticipate that the challenge of these two floors will
take most of two weeks, with movers returning after Labor Day to reset the
furniture.
Based
on his book City Abandoned, Philadelphia photographer and Pew
Fellow Vincent D. Feldman, has selected 28 large-format black and white
prints to illustrate the stories of local buildings erected in one age,
then neglected in another. Also included in the exhibition will be several
Feldman installations that address the on-going urban themes of monotony,
migration, violence, and disaster. 
On
August 26th, 1815, the Athenaeum hosted a meeting spearheaded by the
Philadelphia Board of Public Instruction, which rented what was then our
large back room, a space now divided into offices. According to the NEA
website [
The
Athenaeum has received special funding for the following memorials:
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