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/

Stephen’s Green & Hibernian Club, Dublin – Punchestown Festival

Dear Proprietor, Please find below a message from the Stephen’s Green & Hibernian Club, Dublin.   Dear Reciprocal members,  The Stephen’s Green Hibernian Club has enjoyed a long relationship with horse racing, and the Club looks forward to the Punchestown Racing festival in particular.  The 2014 Festival takes place from Tuesday 29th to Saturday 3rd May … Read more

Light Night 2014 – Friday 16th May

Light Night 2014 is on Friday 16th May and this year it gives a rare opportunity for the public to see the magnificent library of the Athenaeum, which has been described as the finest room in northern England.  The library contains over 60,000 volumes, many of which are very old and very rare.  On Light … Read more

The Athenaeum Annual Dinner

  We are only one week away from the most prestigious event in the Athenaeum calander, The Annual Dinner. Places are still available if you need to book, please contact reception to do so. Details below; Friday 28th March 7:00-7:30pm £40.00 (Per person) (Black Tie) Speakers; Mr Richard Pratt QC of 7 Harrington Street Chambers … Read more

School Debates – 11th March 2014

The Athenaeum continued it’s involvement in Liverpool life last week playing host once again to the school debates. It was a very enjoyable day for both the school involved and also the numerous Proprietors who took part, Three topics were debated, the subjects & results were as follows; The Debate subjects were   Will HS2 … Read more

Race Night Cancelled

Please note the race night scheduled for Thursday 13th March has been cancelled. It will not be rearranged at this time. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Liverpool Light Night – The Athenaeum

On Friday 16 May the Athenaeum Library will again be joining the many other, libraries, galleries and museums throughout the country who open their door to the public in ‘Light Night’  The library will be open from 7 pm until 9.30 with guided tours of the treasures and also, in keeping with the years theme … Read more

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

The Library Dinner 27th February

The Library Dinner has now become part of the annual programme and is designed to show our gratitude to those who work so hard to maintain our priceless collection.  More than fifty Proprietors and their guests attended this black tie event.  After an excellent dinner, the party adjourned to the library where the Chairman of … Read more