Following official information received yesterday pertaining to the Plan Vigipirate, applicable to all governmental and non-governmental institutions with a link to France, the  Alliance Francaise of Washington DC reserves the right to ask first-time visitors for their government-issue ID when they enter the building.

We thank you for your cooperation and understanding. This procedure is temporary but will remain in place until further notice.

Upcoming Events

  • Friday 29th March 2024 — 6:30pm

    ONLINE Club de Lecture - Ru

    ONLINE Club de Lecture - Ru

    Friday 29th March 2024
    6:30pm to 8:00pm

    Vous aimez la littérature française ? Vous voulez rencontrer d'autres francophones ? Si oui, inscrivez-vous au Club de Lecture !

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  • Saturday 30th March 2024 — 1:00pm

    Tours in French at the National Museum of African Art: Saturday, March 30

    Tours in French at the National Museum of African Art: Saturday, March 30

    Saturday 30th March 2024
    1:00pm to 2:30pm

    Tours in French at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art are back!

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  • Thursday 4th April 2024 — 6:30pm

    Célébrons la littérature québécoise !

    Célébrons la littérature québécoise !

    Thursday 4th April 2024
    6:30pm to 8:30pm

    L'Alliance Française et le Bureau du Québec de Washington DC vous invitent à nous retrouver pour échanger autour de la littérature !

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  • Friday 12th April 2024 — 7:00pm

    Le surréalisme, manifestement avec Pierre Taminiaux

    Le surréalisme, manifestement avec Pierre Taminiaux

    Friday 12th April 2024
    7:00pm to 8:30pm

    En écho au 100ème anniversaire du surréalisme, Pierre Taminiaux présentera son livre Miroirs du jeu et fera une lecture poétique

    This event will be in French, you can ask your questions in French and in English.

    This year marks the one hundredth anniversary of the Manifesto of Surrealism. On this occasion, Professor Pierre Taminiaux will present his latest book, Miroirs du jeu, a poetry volume inspired by both Dada and Surrealism.

    He will then read some of his own poems on André Breton, Benjamin Péret, Paul Éluard and Robert Desnos as well as on the Belgian Surrealists Paul Nougé and Louis Scutenaire.

    This reading will also focus on key-Surrealist notions such as the Manifestoes, automatic writing and the spirit of revolt that stirred the movement from the start.

    About the speaker

    Pierre Taminiaux is a Professor of French and Francophone Literature at Georgetown University. He has also taught at the University of Strasbourg and at the University of Paris-1-Sorbonne. His research has focused for many years on the relationship between 20th Century literature and the visual arts, with an emphasis on Surrealism and the avant-garde both in France and Belgium.

    He has published numerous scholarly books, including Robert Pinget (Le Seuil, 1994) The Paradox of Photography (Rodopi, 2009) Littératures modernistes et arts d’avant-garde (Honoré Champion, 2013) Du surréalisme à la photographie contemporaine : au croisement des arts et de la littérature (Honoré Champion, 2016), Révolte et Transcendance : Surréalisme, situationnisme et arts contemporains (L’Harmattan, 2018), Esthétiques radicales : actualité des avant-gardes (Hermann, 2021) and Politique de la contradiction : art moderne et surréalisme (Hermann, 2022). He is also the author of several poetry volumes, among them Les Mots de l’art (L’Arbre à paroles, 2012) and L’Esprit des Lieux : Mémoires poétiques (L’Harmattan, 2022).

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  • Wednesday 17th April 2024 — 7:00pm

    Author on Tour : David Diop (IN FRENCH)

    Author on Tour : David Diop (IN FRENCH)

    Wednesday 17th April 2024
    7:00pm to 9:00pm

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  • Friday 26th April 2024 — 6:30pm

    ONLINE Club de Lecture - La paix chez les bêtes

    ONLINE Club de Lecture - La paix chez les bêtes

    Friday 26th April 2024
    6:30pm to 8:00pm

    Vous aimez la littérature française ? Vous voulez rencontrer d'autres francophones ? Si oui, inscrivez-vous au Club de Lecture !

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  • Saturday 27th April 2024 — 8:00am

    Discover Horse Dressage with Classicus Farm

    Discover Horse Dressage with Classicus Farm

    Saturday 27th April 2024
    8:00am to 5:00pm

    Join us on a day trip to Classicus Farm to discover French horse dressage!

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  • Friday 31st May 2024 — 6:30pm

    ONLINE Club de Lecture - Mémoires de porc-épic

    ONLINE Club de Lecture - Mémoires de porc-épic

    Friday 31st May 2024
    6:30pm to 8:00pm

    Vous aimez la littérature française ? Vous voulez rencontrer d'autres francophones ? Si oui, inscrivez-vous au Club de Lecture !

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  • Friday 28th June 2024 — 6:30pm

    ONLINE Club de Lecture - S'adapter

    ONLINE Club de Lecture - S'adapter

    Friday 28th June 2024
    6:30pm to 8:00pm

    Vous aimez la littérature française ? Vous voulez rencontrer d'autres francophones ? Si oui, inscrivez-vous au Club de Lecture !

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