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 Banner Image: Detail from "Gods and Goddesses of the Grecian Mythology" by N.J. Baker. (Athena is third from left). From Ballou's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, 1855.

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Banner Image: Detail from "Gods and Goddesses of the Grecian Mythology" by N.J. Baker. (Athena is third from left). From Ballou's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, 1855.

 

Announcements

Thanksgiving
The Athenaeum will close at 1:00PM on November 25th and will remain closed through the weekend.  We will re-open on Monday, November 30th.

Upcoming Events

All Programs are free for students with ID.

Lecture: Mark Reinberger and Elizabeth McLean, The Philadelphia Country House: Architecture and Landscape in Colonial America. 
Wednesday, November 4, 5:30PM.  Free for Athenaeum Members, RSVP to events@philaathenaeum.org or 215-925-2688. All others $10. Additional Information.

Socrates Cafe Discussion Group
Tuesday, November 10, 11:00AM.  RSVP to Gil Feinberg  gsfesq@verizon.net  Additional Information.

Writer's Group
Wednesday, November 11, 6:00-8:00PM.  RSVP to Concha Alborg  calborg@comcast.net  Additional Information.

Genealogy Workshop
Wednesday, November 18, 2:00-4:00PM. Additional Information. RSVP to events@philaathenaeum.org or 215-925-2688.  Athenaeum Members Only.

Lecture: James McClelland and Lynn Miller, City in a Park: A History of Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park System.
Wednesday, November 18, 5:30PM. Free for Athenaeum Members, RSVP to events@philaathenaeum.org or 215-925-2688. All others $10. Additional Information.

Alice in Wonderland

The exhibition cases in the Reading Room are currently displaying some items in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland.

Exhibition Dates: Through November 30th

Industrial Philadelphia Art Competition 

The competition has ended, but the exhibition Industrial Philadelphia: Past and Present will open on Dec. 6th with a reception from 2:00-5:00 PM.  Don't miss your chance to purchase one of the accepted works!  RSVP to events@PhilaAthenaeum.org or call 215-925-2688.

Exhibition Dates: December 6, 2015-January 2, 2016


More Construction!

We have fielded several worried questions regarding the first floor windows which are now boarded up.  No, vandals did not hurl rocks through the windows.  Instead, with the help of a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Keystone grant, we are repairing these windows.  Although we have all been protected by the Athenaeum’s interior shutters, it had become more and more obvious that when the shutters were opened, air seeped inside the building, raising our heating and cooling costs.  Rattling muntins also testified to the fragile hold of the glass.  Although the repair is not pretty at this moment, our windows should be safely repaired before the worst of the winter hits the building.  Thank you for your patience.


Member News

Athenaeum member, Nan Gutterman was part of the team from Independence National Historical Park who won the 2015 Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Construction Award for their recent rehabilitation work on the Merchant's Exchange.

Congratulations to Nan and the rest of the team!

Nan Gutterman (Center)

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