Bienvenue en France was created for you.
Bienvenue en France is a non-profit organization, actively supported by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs.
Who takes part ? Foreign diplomats and their spouses representing 80 different nationalities and 100 french volunteers.
Season’s Greetings
As we are about to celebrate our 40th anniversary, I would like to be the first to wish Bienvenue en France a very happy birthday!
Some say that life begins at 40, but I believe that the seed our founder Marie-Thérèse François Poncet planted four decades ago has already blossomed into a beautiful and bountiful garden that we must nurture and tend to.
Lastly, I would like to wish you all a wonderful 2019, full of exciting discoveries, good health, love, friendship and diversity.
Amanda Gourdault-Montagne, Présidente
Our last outings
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The Hotel Montesquiou : Chinese Ambassador’s Residence
A symbol of the friendship and cultural dialogue between France and China.
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Yo Picasso" – a genius in blue and rose?
Through their exhibition of Picasso’s early works, the Musée d’Orsay reveals the painter’s journey towards cubism.
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ZAO WOUKI, Space is silence
The first extensive exhibition of Zao Wouki’s work at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris.
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Institut de France, "Parlement du monde savant"
The "Parlement du monde savant" ("Parliament of learned society"), the Institut de France promotes recent advances in the arts and sciences in its quest for perfection and progress.
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The Louvre Abu Dhabi: An opportunity for cultural diplomacy
The Louvre Abu Dhabi, the Arab world’s first universal museum – a place that tells the story of humanity.
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Ecole Boulle, between tradition and modernity
Named after Louis XIV’s celebrated cabinetmaker – between tradition and modernity.
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From the jardin des Plantes to the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle
"A family outing" :The Jardin des Plantes, a natural history treasure trove.
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Tombées des nues (“out of the blue”) Violaine Berot’s novel
A novelist who reared goats in her youth delivers a magnificent tale of an unusual birth.
Planning
Calendar
Our next events
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Choir
Tuesday 29 January 14:30-16:00 -
Luncheon meeting with an author
Friday 1 February 12:00-14:30 -
Choir
Tuesday 5 February 14:30-16:00 -
Classical Literature : Jacques Diderot, Jacques le fataliste
Thursday 7 February -
Unexpected Paris : Légion d’Honneur’s school and Basilique de Saint Denis
Thursday 7 February -
Orsay Museum and Orangerie Museum : Masterpiece of private collection, "From impressionnisme to fauvisme" at Marmottan muséum
Thursday 7 February 19:00-21:00 -
Roundtables : Medicine of tomorrow
Monday 11 February -
France, History and its Institutions : de François 1er à Louis XIV
Tuesday 12 February -
Choir
Tuesday 12 February 14:30-16:00
