Press Archive
Albertine’s Free Events In November And December
November 12, 2016
Each month, Albertine Books, the reading room and bookshop within the French Embassy in New York, hosts a number of free events with French and American thinkers and authors. November and December will feature a the launch evening of Vincent Van Gogh: The Lost Arles Sketchbook (Nov. 18); a conversation with the director of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology Valerie Steele, and author Anka Muhlstein around the Countess Greffulhe (Nov. 22); a discussion around celebration of the rec...
François Nars Received The Medal Of The Legion Of Honor
November 9, 2016
François Nars, makeup artist, photographer, author, and Founder & Creative Director of NARS Cosmetics, has been conferred the insignia of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor by D’Artagnan founder Ariane Daguin, on Wednesday, November 9th, 2016, at a ceremony taking place at the Payne Whitney Mansion in New York, home to the Cultural Services of the French Embassy....
Ta-nehisi Coates To Curate Third Annual Festival Albertine, November 2-6
November 2, 2016
Ta-Nehisi Coates, the National Book Award-winning author of "Between the World and Me", is the curator of the third annual Festival Albertine, a free, five-day literary festival hosted by Albertine Books, the groundbreaking bookshop operated by the French Embassy in New York. Coates has invited a wide range of American and French artists, thinkers, and scholars to discuss a topic of growing relevance in both countries: what our national, social, and cultural labels mean today. ...
Judith Thurman To Receive The Medal Of Chevalier Of The Order Of Arts And Letters
October 13, 2016
Judith Thurman, author, French literature scholar, and staff writer at The New Yorker, will be conferred the insignia of chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by Bénédicte de Montlaur, Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy, on Monday, October 31st, 2016, at a ceremony taking place at the Payne Whitney Mansion in New York, home to the Cultural Services of the French Embassy....
Albertine’s Free Events In October
October 1, 2016
Each month, Albertine Books, the reading room and bookshop within the French Embassy in New York, hosts a number of free events with French and American thinkers and authors. This month will feature a conversation with Christian Boltanski and Violaine Huisman (Oct. 3); a French story hour for kids with Flore Pouquet (Oct. 8); a discussion on François Mitterrand with Laure Adler and John Rick MacArthur (Oct. 11); reflections on how to U.S. has evolved in the past 50 years with Maurin Picard (Oc...
French Comics Framed Festival Brings Francophone Graphic Novels And Their Creators To New York City September 27 – November 5
September 27, 2016
The French Comics Association presents the inaugural French Comics Framed, a month-long festival devoted to presenting the best work of francophone graphic novelists, September 27 - November 5. The festival comprises an exhibition at Cooper Union and a series of discussions around New York City. Most events are free and open to the public....
The French Embassy Launches France Alumni Usa
September 21, 2016
On September the 21st, the Embassy of France in the United States will officially launch a new initiative, France Alumni USA: www.usa.francealumni.fr. A launching ceremony will be held at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York with the presence of the French Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development, Mr. Jean-Marc Ayrault....
Six Startups Sélectionnées Pour Participer Au Programme D’Échange French-american Digital Lab 2016
September 19, 2016
Après une première édition réussie à l’Automne 2015, six nouvelles startups françaises ont été sélectionnées pour participer à la deuxième session du French-American Digital Lab // Connecting Cultures qui aura lieu du 17 au 26 Octobre prochains. A la fois observatoire des tendances et programme de développement économique dédié aux startups des industries culturelles et créatives, le French-American Digital Lab est développé par les Services culturels de l’Ambassade de Fra...
Six Startups Selected To Participate In French-american Digital Lab 2016
September 19, 2016
After a successful first edition in fall 2015, six new French starts ups were selected to participate in the second session of the French-American Digital Lab//Connecting Cultures, taking place from October 17th through 26th, 2016. Both a creative and economic development program for startups and content creators of the cultural sector, the French-American Digital Lab was developed by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and Business France, in collaboration with their longtime partner, t...
Screening Of Girlhood, Part Of Films On The Green 2016, On September 8
September 8, 2016
On Thursday, September 8, Films on the Green will present a screening of Céline Sciamma’s third feature film, Girlhood (Bande de filles) presented in partnership with the Columbia Maison Française. The delicate, emotional drama traces a young French-African teenage girl who escapes her abusive family and takes refuge in the company of a gang of three free-spirited peers. Her new autonomy leads to a relationship with an older man promising money and independence, but she ultimately rejects th...
Screening Of Boyfriends And Girlfriends, Part Of Films On The Green 2016, On July 29
July 29, 2016
Films on the Green New York's only outdoor free French Film Festival screens Boyfriends and Girlfriends by Oscar Nominated Director Eric Rohmer on July 29 in Tompkins Square Park, part of Tandem Paris-New York 2016....
Screening Of Cleo From 5 To 7, Part Of Films On The Green 2016, On July 22
July 22, 2016
Films on the Green New York's only outdoor free French Film Festival screens New Wave Comedy-Drama Cleo from 5 to 7 by Agnès Varda on July 22 in Tompkins Park, part of Paris-New York Tandem 2016. ...
