Presidential evening dinner with a talk before.  

Bingo at The Athenaeum - or rather, Bingo with a twist... It's two-parts general knowledge quiz and three parts bingo game, as players will have answer questions correctly to cross off the numbers on their cards. Numbers will be chosen by home-made digital software that randomly chooses the general knowledge questions - and each game ... Read more

Join us and your fellow members for complimentary fizz and nibbles and welcome our latest Proprietors as they sign the Share Register before dinner in the Dining Room.

Beyond the Hype: The Inside Story of Science's Biggest Media Controversies Fiona Fox’s book Beyond the Hype takes us behind the scenes of some of the most toxic science stories of the last two decades, including: Climategate, involving the theft of ten years of emails from a Climate researcher, used to claim that climate change ... Read more

Join your fellow Proprietors of The Athenaeum on a theatre trip to our very own Liverpool playhouse to see Noughts and Crosses, a modern day Romeo and Juliet story and Winner of Excellence in Touring UK Theatre Awards 2019. All seats are £25, reduced to £23 for groups of 10 or more. Please book your ... Read more

Join us in the Wine Servery for another dose of the good stuff - classic cinema! This month we'll be enjoying Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound (1945), after a light supper in the dining room. Book here or directly through the Concierge.

Proprietor, David Roscoe, will be using some of the Athenaeum’s own archives to speak about a fascinating period in the Athenaeum’s own history: ‘The Relocation Committee’ and the Athenaeum’s move from its original premises in Church Street to its present building in Church Alley. The move became necessary due to the City Council’s road-widening scheme ... Read more

Is Democracy in Crisis? Thirteen of the 35 countries that chose democracy after the Second World War have backslid into autocracy, according to the United Nations. America reels, goaded by Donald Trump. Even Britain wobbles; Tories in disarray, according to Proprietor Phil Whitfield, who follows his engaging talk In War The First Casualty Is War ... Read more