Wednesday 10th May - from 10:30am To celebrate Eurovision, our volunteer Tour Guides will be welcoming visitors to our historic club throughout the day. This event is for non-members but, if you are planning to be in the club, we would welcome your assistance in making our guests feel welcome. If you know anyone who ... Read more
Thursday 11th May - 12pm, 2pm & 4pm Join us for brunch to celebrate the coming of Eurovision to our city. You will enjoy one of a selection of delicious brunch dishes from our menu plus a bottle of house wine or Prosecco for a discounted price of only £32.00 per person. Numbers are strictly ... Read more
To celebrate Eurovision we are inviting visitors to join us for Friday night dinner. Members can enjoy the same experience (and welcome them to the Athenaeum at a generously discounted price of £40 per person. After a welcome drink in the Newsroom we will move to the Dining Room for a mouth-watering three course meal. ... Read more
You are invited to the second iteration of our Athenaeum Bingo Games night. Last time, we enjoyed a round of Quiz Bingo, which combined the nail-biting tension of a game of bingo with the fast paced action of a quick fire quiz. This time, the games are dexterity based, meaning you'll need to be just ... Read more
The Castle Fine Art Gallery - Lucy Edwards - Lunch with the Liverpool Exchange Rotary Club Thursday 25th April 2023, 12:30pm The Castle Fine Art Gallery, with its colourful, lively, eye-catching and ever-changing exhibits and window displays, occupies most of the ground floor of the Athenaeum building. Seemingly a local Liverpool institution, but did you ... Read more
Join us for a two-course lunch on this heritage railway steam hauled through the Irwell Valley from Bury Bolton Street Station to Rawtenstall. We will be seated and fed in the polished paneling, luxurious furnishings, and crisp linen of a Pullman Car. “…some of the best fine dining in Manchester, with food to rival the ... Read more
Tuesday 6 June at 5.30 pm. The Adventures of Ulysses: Liverpool, Sex and the World of James Joyce In celebration of the centenary of our edition of James Joyce’s ground-breaking classic novel, we are delighted to welcome Joyce expert Professor Frank Shovlin of the University of Liverpool to talk about the novel itself, its connections to ... Read more
On the last Friday of the month we welcome new Proprietors as they sign the historic Share Register. A drinks reception will take place in the Reading Room ahead of the signing at 7:00pm. A buffet will follow in the Newsroom from 7:30pm. Open to all members, a great opportunity to meet more of your ... Read more
The Liverpool Salon: Taking Control Saturday 24 June 12.30- 13.45 pm Peter Ramsay, Professor of Law, London School of Economics discusses his book Taking Control: Sovereignty and Democracy after Brexit. Stay on after the event to continue the conversation over drinks or lunch in the Athenaeum’s elegant newsroom. Taking Control Three years after Brexit many ... Read more
The Athenaeum Portrait Sketching Club is a supportive and friendly gathering who meet monthly to sketch portraits. Past models have included those in Tudor, English Civil War, Cypriot and Edwardian Costume. The Club adopts the approach of the well-established Liver Sketching Club, where individuals learn informally through practice and the support of one another, rather ... Read more