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UPCOMING EVENTS
Speaker Series
Tuesday, April 30 at 6:00 PM
Feminist Film Theory: The Male Gaze at 50
Kathleen Rowe Karlyn
Tuesday, April 30 at 6:00 PM
Feminist Film Theory: The Male Gaze at 50
Kathleen Rowe Karlyn
Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 1 at 2:00 PM
Scandal on the Dance Floor: Mixed Dancing and Jewish Modernity
Sonia Gollance
Wednesday, May 1 at 2:00 PM
Scandal on the Dance Floor: Mixed Dancing and Jewish Modernity
Sonia Gollance
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia operates the Regional Digital Imaging Center (RDIC), which provides digital imaging and printing services to members and clients, featuring a Cruse CS 220 ST model scanner. LEARN MORE