Malraux Across the Atlantic
Exhibition, Film, Talk
André Malraux par Fred Stein (1934)
Washington University & The Ohio State University
Saint Louis and Columbus,
Nov 2-5, 2026
Fifty years after the death of André Malraux, Washington University and The Ohio State University come together to revisit the writer, Resistance fighter, and cultural statesman whose work shaped twentieth-century France — through exhibit, lectures, a rare film screenings, and roundtable conversation.
Washington University in St. Louis and The Ohio State University in Columbus jointly present Malraux Across the Atlantic: Art, Resistance, and Cultural Diplomacy, a series of events marking the fiftieth anniversary of the death of André Malraux. Born in 1901, André Malraux was a novelist, art theorist, member of the French Resistance, and France’s first minister of culture under Charles de Gaulle.
NOV 2 & 4: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY – SAINT LOUIS
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of André Malraux’s death, Washington University in St. Louis ‘s Centre d’Excellence presents a bilingual program exploring the enduring literary, political, artistic, and cinematic legacy of this influential French writer, filmmaker, and cultural statesman. Highlights include a lecture in French, L’effet Malraux, by Jean-Louis Jeannelle, professor of twentieth-century literature at Sorbonne Université, an interdisciplinary roundtable in English, a screening of the restored film Espoir, Sierra de Teruel, and an exhibition at Olin Library devoted to Malraux and cinema.
Malraux Across the Atlantic: Art, Resistance, and Cultural Diplomacy – Register here.
NOV4-5: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY – COLUMBUS
The Ohio State University’s Centre d’Excellence commemorates the 50th anniversary of André Malraux’s death with two events celebrating his literary and cinematic legacy. The Wexner Center for the Arts hosts a rare screening of Sierra de Teruel (Days of Hope), the only film directed by Malraux, preceded by a conversation between Jean-Louis Jeannelle, professor of twentieth-century literature at Sorbonne Université and Maggie Flinn, associate professor at Ohio State.
Sierra de Teruel – Register here.
The program concludes with “L’effet Malraux,” a lecture in French by Jeannelle exploring Malraux’s enduring intellectual and cultural influence.
L’effet Malraux with Jean Louis Jeannelle – More information here.
The program carries the official “Année Malraux” label and is supported by Villa Albertine and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States.
In partnership with
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university in Greater St. Louis. Founded in 1853 and named after George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all 50 U.S. states and more than 120 countries. Washington University is composed of seven graduate and undergraduate schools that encompass a broad range of academic fields. As of 2020, 25 Nobel laureates in economics, physiology and medicine, chemistry, and physics have been affiliated with Washington University, ten having done the major part of their pioneering research at the university.
Center of Excellence – The Ohio State University
In December 2020, the Department of French and Italian at Ohio State University was selected by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States to join its prestigious network of Centers of Excellence. Housed at 22 major research universities in the US, Centers of Excellence receive yearly financial support and project-based support. The Center for Excellence at Ohio State aims to promote French and Francophone Literature and Culture in the Midwest. The Center’s main focus is the Jules Verne Writing Residency. The Residency provides a space of creation and reflection to a Francophone writer who works on a literary project during their time at OSU.