Hours & Location
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Hours of Operation
| Monday-Friday | 9:00AM-5:00PM |
| First and Third Saturdays (September - June) | 11:00AM-3:00PM |
Research is by appointment only.
Reference books and appointments for research may be unavailable through April 1, 2013 due to the renovation of the Reference Room.
Contact
Phone: (215) 925-2688
Fax: (215) 925-3755
Holidays
The Athenaeum will be closed on the following holidays:
| 2013 | |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Jan 21 |
| Presidents' Day | Feb. 18 |
| Good Friday | March 29 |
| Memorial Day | May 27 |
| Independence Day | July 4 |
| Labor Day | Sept. 2 |
| Thanksgiving Eve (Close at 1:00) | Nov. 27 |
| Thanksgiving | Nov. 28-29 |
| Christmas | Dec. 24-25 |
| New Year's Day | Jan. 1, 2014 |
Inclement Weather
In cases of inclement weather the Athenaeum will be closed when the Philadelphia public schools are closed.
Location
219 S. 6th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
The Athenaeum is located on the east side of Washington Square below Walnut St.
Parking
There are two parking garages a half a block south of the Athenaeum on 6th St.; both are connected to condominium buildings. The Independence Place garage (east side) is a self-park facility. The Hopkinson House garage (west side) offers valet parking.
There is one handicapped parking space available
in the Athenaeum garden. To access this space, make a left from
6th St. onto St. James St., which runs along the side of the Athenaeum.
The driveway entrance is just after the Athenaeum building on the right.