Christmas Closure dates

Please note the Institution will Close following lunch service on Christmas Eve, and will reopen on Tuesday 5th January at 9am. Merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year.

Building Closure – Friday 31st July

Dear Proprietor, Please be aware the building will be closed on Friday 31st July due to a wedding taking place at the Institution. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. The Athenaeum

The Athenaeum ‘Writer-In-Residence’ Award 2014-15

THE ATHENAEUM ‘WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE’ AWARD Guidelines  The Athenaeum was founded in 1797 to provide a meeting place where ideas and information can be exchanged in pleasant surroundings. The heart of the Athenaeum is its famous library, one of the greatest proprietary libraries in the United Kingdom. In partnership with Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Echo & Radio … Read more

Cheese & Wine Music Evening with Wallace Fields

On Thursday evening our own Proprietor, Piano Maestro Wallace Fields tickles the Ivory’s at a special Cheese and Wine evening.  If you wish to attend please book at reception at your earliest convenience.   Full details can be found at the following address; https://theathenaeum.org.uk.gridhosted.co.uk/event/cheese-wine-music-evening-with-wallace-fields/

The Summer Buffet Returns

From now until our Annual Closedown (commencing monday 18th August until 1st September) every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,the Summer Buffet will be available in the Dining room. The cost of the buffet is £12.00 per person, service times remain the same beginning at 12:30pm.  

The Hardmans of Rodney Street – With Simon Osborne

The Hardmans of Rodney Street With Simon Osborne Thursday 6th March 7:00-7:30pm £25.00 per person E. Chambré Hardman was born in 1898 in Dublin, Ireland. He took his first photographs aged nine and went on to win many photographic competitions in his youth. From the age of  eighteen, he spent four years as a regular … Read more