Thursday, March 7, 2024 From 6:30 PM To 8:00 PM Add to Calendar 2024-03-07 18:30:00 2024-03-07 20:00:00 Women in History - Le Rôle des Femmes dans la Création de la Côte d'Azur Dans le cadre de la francophonie, venez découvrir en Français l'influence que les femmes ont portée sur le développement de la Côte d'Azur telle que nous la connaissons. French Library, 53 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA America/New_York
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About Madeleine Deschamps
Madeleine Deschamps is an art historian specializing in the Decorative Arts and in Art Crafts, Métiers d’art, and an interior designer with specialties in high-end residences and hospitality.
She has a doctorate in art history from the Sorbonne and has taught at the Sorbonne, the Ecole du Louvre, in the Master's Programs of the Smithsonian Institution and the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, at New York University, the Bard Graduate Center, Parsons School of Design, and in a number of American university programs.
She has written and contributed to books on the Decorative Arts and on American art, both in France and in the United States. She published La Peinture américaine, les Mythes et la Matière and contributed to L'Art de Vivre: Decorative Arts in France, 1789-1989. She is also the author of Empire which was awarded the Grand Prix de la Fondation Napoléon.
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The History of the French Library: A Boston Landmark Turns 80
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Join author and Board Chair Steven Galante as he uncovers the surprising history of the French Library and its place in Boston’s cultural life.
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Join us at the French Library for an exclusive preview of Adieu Monsieur Haffmann, winner of four Molière Awards, and to be performed on October 24-26 at the Calderwood Pavilion
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