The Prix 100 Femmes de Culture Getty Edition celebrated 100 laureates, French-speaking and American, at the Palais de Tokyo

Paris, October 14, 2026 — On Monday, October 12, 2026, the Palais de Tokyo in Paris hosted the ceremony of the eighth edition of the Prix 100 Femmes de Culture (100 Women of Culture Prize), in front of 200 guests. For the First time, the Prize opened up to the United States: this “Getty Edition” honored one hundred French-speaking and American laureates.

Conceived in close collaboration with the Getty in Los Angeles and in partnership with Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education, led by Mohamed Bouabdallah, Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy in the United States, this edition is part of the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence. It honors a friendship between the two countries that has been written, to a large extent, through culture.

A Franco-American jury, under the honorary chairmanship of Katherine E. Fleming, President and CEO of the Getty, and Patricia Barbizet, Honorary President of Femmes de Culture, recognized leaders and artists in ten categories: heritage, cultural diplomacy, contemporary art, music, performing arts, creative arts, media, digital cultures, cinema and publishing.

Hosted by Rosalie Varda, the ceremony opened with a speech by Eva Nguyen Binh, President of Femmes de Culture, and closed with remarks by Stéphan Paris, Founding Director, followed by a group photo of the laureates. The closing reception was offered by Augustinus Bader.

Citations

“The place of women in culture is progressing, but there is still a long way to go, and you are all at the forefront.”
– Catherine Pegard, French Minister of Culture

“Making visible the women who bring culture to life: that is the very purpose of the Prix 100 Femmes de Culture. Since the association was founded in 2019, more than 800 women have been recognized and celebrated.”
– Eva Nguyen Binh, President of Femmes de Culture

“This gathering has particular resonance in 2026, as we celebrate 250 years of ties between France and the United States. To all 100 laureates: your talent, your courage, and your commitment are shaping culture today and opening new paths for tomorrow.”
– Katherine E. Fleming, President and CEO of the Getty

“Women are at the forefront of the cultural relationship between France and the United States. As the primary beneficiaries of Villa Albertine’s programs, they nurture the dialogue between our two countries. The 2026 laureates are a wonderful illustration of this!”
– Mohamed Bouabdallah, Director of Villa Albertine

“Women should never wait to be given power. We have to recognize the power we already have —and use it.”
– Diane von Furstenberg, laureate

The 2026 laureates

Heritage, Architecture & Design

Esther Bell, Director, Clark Art Institute (Williamstown, Massachusetts)
Meriem Chabani, Architect, Founder of NEW SOUTH
Kaywin Feldman, Director, National Gallery of Art
Claire Houmard, Archaeologist; Villa Albertine Resident
Sophie-Justine Lieber, Director General, Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD Paris)
Bénédicte de Montlaur, President & CEO, World Monuments Fund
Florence Müller, Fashion Historian; Former Director, Musée des Arts de la Mode at the Louvre
Jen Roberts, Director, Design Miami
Elizabeth Stribling, Chairman Emerita & Ambassador at Large, French Heritage Society
Paula Wallace, Founder and President, SCAD

Cultural Diplomacy

Sarah Arison, President of the Arison Arts Foundation
Naomi Beckwith, Deputy Director & Chief Curator, Guggenheim Museum
Dorothée Charles, Artistic and Cultural Development Director, Cartier North America
Sylvie Corréard, Director General, Fondation Bettencourt Schueller
Patti Harris, CEO, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Violaine Huisman, Novelist & Artistic Director, L’Alliance New York
Viktor Lazlo, Writer, singer, actress and founder of literary events
Anne-Claire Legendre, President, Institut du monde arabe
Sarah Lewis, Founder, Vision & Justice / Professor, Harvard University
Yana Peel, President Arts, Culture & Heritage, CHANEL

Contemporary Art

Caroline Bourgeois, Artistic Advisor & Curator, Bourse du Commerce – Pinault Collection
Bonnie Brennan, CEO, Christie’s
Farah Clémentine Dramani-Issifou, Curator and Film Programmer
Elika Hedayat, Visual Artist
Camille Henrot, Artist
Sheila Hicks, Artist
Anne Pasternak, Director, Brooklyn Museum
Almine Rech, Founder & Director, Almine Rech Gallery
Claire Tabouret, Painter and designer of Notre-Dame de Paris’s new stained-glass windows
Tatiana Trouvé, Visual Artist

Music

Martha Argerich, Pianist
Nour Ayadi, Pianist
Melody Gardot, Singer-songwriter
Jody Gerson, Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Publishing Group
Cécile McLorin Salvant, Jazz Singer
Oklou, Singer-songwriter and Producer
Madeleine Peyroux, Jazz singer and guitarist
Nathalie Stutzmann, Conductor and Contralto; Music Director, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Binetou Sylla, Music producer, founder of the Wèrè Wèrè Music label
Marina Viotti, Mezzo-soprano

Performing Arts

Melha Bedia, Actress, Comedian, Screenwriter and Director
Mélanie Biessy, Managing Partner & COO, Antin Infrastructure Partners, Cofounder of Théâtre La Scala Paris
Irina Brook, Actress and Director
Marina Hands, Actress and Director
Aku Kadogo, Theatre Director, Choreographer, Senior Lecturer at Spelman College
Maud Le Pladec, Dancer and choreographer, Director, CCN – Ballet de Lorraine
Jordana Leigh, Senior VP Artistic Programming, Lincoln Center
Vimala Pons, Author, Performer and Actress
Valérie Senghor, Director of CENTQUATRE-PARIS
Maria Todaro, General Director, Florida Grand Opera

Creative Arts & Craftsmanship

agnès b., Fashion designer, collector and cultural patron
Sarah Benady, CEO, Jacquemus
Dominique Crenn, Three Michelin-starred chef, Founder of Crenn Dining Group
Olive Davoux, Chef
Ingrid Donat, Sculptor and designer, Founder of Ingrid Donat Studio
Diane von Furstenberg, Fashion designer, founder of DVF
Géraldine Guyot, Founder and Creative Director of Destrée
Christelle Kocher, Fashion designer and artistic director
Diane Mahady, President & CEO, Hermès Americas
Louise Trotter, Creative Director, Bottega Veneta

Media

Daphné Bürki, Artist, journalist, host, actress and artistic director
Claire Chazal, Journalist
Sonia Dridi, White House Correspondent, LCI
Genie Godula, Journalist and presenter
Laurence Haïm, Foreign Correspondent, Special Assignment, The White House, BFM TV
Sylvie Kauffmann, Journalist and editorial writer, Le Monde
Sonia Kronlund, Journalist and Documentary Filmmaker
Chloé Malle, Head of Editorial Content, Vogue US
Jessica Sibley, CEO, TIME Magazine
Saskya Vandoorne, Paris Bureau Chief, CNN

Digital Cultures

Diliana Alexander, Co-Founder and Executive Director, FilmGate Miami and FilmGate Interactive
Meriem Bennani, Visual Artist and Filmmaker
Margaux Bérard, Game Designer, 5PM Studio, co-creator of Memoriapolis
Celia Hodent, Game UX strategist, PhD in psychology
Fanny Lakoubay, Digital art advisor, Co-founder of 100 Collectors
Dominique Lévy, Co-founder, DSL Collection
Barbara London, Former Curator of New Media, MoMA New York
Christiane Paul, Curator of Digital Art, Whitney Museum ofAmerican Art
Justine Ryst, Managing Director, YouTube France and Southern Europe
Sarah Wolozin, Former Director, MIT Open Documentary Lab

Cinema

Margaret Bodde, Executive Director, The Film Foundation, founded by Martin Scorsese
Sofia Coppola, Director, screenwriter and producer
Julie Delpy, Actress, director and screenwriter
Alice Diop, Filmmaker
Mati Diop, Franco-Senegalese director
Coralie Fargeat, Director and screenwriter
Eva Green, Actress
Justine Triet, Director and screenwriter
Émilie Tronche, Animation filmmaker
Régine Vial, Distributor and Producer

Publishing & Press

Anne-Sylvie Bameule, Chair of the Executive Board, Actes Sud
Anne Berest, Novelist and Screenwriter
Chouf, Writer
Barbara Epler, President and Publisher, New Directions
Lauren Groff, Novelist; Founder, The Lynx Bookstore
Elisabeth Jaquette, Literary Translator and Executive Director of Words Without Borders
Françoise Mouly, Art Editor, The New Yorker
Ashley Nelson Levy, Author, Co-founder and Editor, Transit Books
Emma Ramadan, Translator
Jill Schoolman, Founder and Director, Archipelago Books (Brooklyn)