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.
Upcoming Events

Art of Cake Decorating
GASTRONOMY & WINE PROGRAM: YOUR FRENCH CULINARY ARTS AND WINE JOURNEY
The French Library is delighted to present this cake decorating class from our Gastronomy & Wine program. This class is designed to teach methods, technique and best practices in cake decorating, while having a fun time in the kitchen.
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Vernissage & Opening Reception: Cécile Ganne
The Landscape Within: Memory, Figure, and Abstraction
Join us for the reopening of our gallery space at the French Library, featuring French painter Cécile Ganne, a distinctive voice in Boston’s contemporary art scene.
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A Jazz Evening with Jacques Schwarz-Bart
Presented with the Mosaïque Fund
Join us to celebrate the launch of Jacques Schwarz-Bart’s powerful new trio project, Resistance.
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