Constantin Brancusi in his studio in Paris, ca. 1933-1934. © 2023 Succession Brancusi/ARS, all rights reserved It all began in the fall of 1926. Following a ...

Paris, Avignon, and now Manhattan! At the age of 41, Cyril Dewavrin has already taken over or set up three bookstores in France. For his fourth, he decided to cross the Atlantic. Last December, he ...

Inaugurated in 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the Americas bears the name of Giovanni da Verrazzano, the navigator and envoy of France who first explored New ...

The foghorn on the Magellan sounded in New York Bay. When the cargo ship finally emerged from the mist, 25,000 spectators exploded in cheers. Gathered in Battery Park despite the cold, they offered ...

The Comte de Kergorlay welcomes us to one of the salons at the very chic Parisian club that he has chaired since 2009, the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée, on Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré. He has just ...

The keyword #AprèsSki is everywhere on social media. This expression – not to be confused with the French term for Moon Boots and, by extension, any warm boots worn after a day on the slopes, is very ...

Every month in France-Amérique, enjoy articles in a bilingual format and discover the best of French and Francophone culture in the North America. Analysis of French-American news • French cultural ...

From left: François Martin, Benoît Martin, and Julie Chapon. © Alice Prenat/Portrait Madame Spending a year in New York City to conquer America was the challenge ...

Last year’s cultural highlights in France ran the gamut from a blockbuster Picasso exhibition to a musical about Al Capone. But the most popular event was surely the publication of yet another ...

Nous Foundation co-founder and president Rudy Bazenet in New Orleans. Courtesy of Nous Foundation In October 1781, General Rochambeau refused to accept Britain’s surrender at Yorktown, pointing ...

The Molitor swimming pool was designed by Lucien Pollet and inaugurated in 1929. Restored to its original condition, the building – now home to a luxury hotel ...

Edith Piaf’s life was a blend of joy and disaster, and her time in New York City was no different. It was in this city that she married the singer Jacques Pills on July 29, 1952. She regularly ...