The Athenaeum Club is a private social club in Melbourne, Australia. Its elite membership is men-only.
The club has been in operation since 1868 and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2018.
Its position as one of the most exclusive gentlemen's clubs in Australia has attracted numerous prominent members from the establishment. Membership is notoriously exclusionary and is invitation-only.
The club maintains reciprocal arrangements with other prestigious clubs in Australia and globally.
[ – ''The Athenaeum Club will be carried on by Mr. Hay, of the Bull and Mouth.'']
References
External links
Athenaeum Club website
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Heritage-listed buildings in Melbourne
1868 establishments in Australia
Organizations established in 1868
Organisations based in Melbourne
Gentlemen's clubs in Australia
Clubs and societies in Victoria (state)
Collins Street, Melbourne
Buildings and structures in Melbourne City Centre