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