Explore the intricate beauty of the stained-glass windows and marvel at the unique architecture dating from the Middle Ages with […]
Category: Events
Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary from a French perspective! July 1, 2026
The American Friends of Chartres joins the Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul and the American Friends of Lafayette in celebrating the […]
Walking a Path towards Peace: The Chartres Labyrinth: June9-July 28, 2026
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of American Friends of Chartres and the 250th Anniversary of Franco-American friendship, you are cordially […]
Notre-Dame de Paris special evening: Film and Conversation – December 1, 2025
In the context of its partnership with Villa Albertine DC, American Friends of Chartres is pleased to invite you to […]
Exceptional Concert by the Vocal Five – July 17, 2025
Under the auspices of the French Embassy in the United States and the Villa Albertine in Washington, the association American […]
A Masterpiece of Renaissance Sculpture: The Choir Screen of Chartres Cathedral – May 23, 2025
The choir screen in the ambulatory is undoubtedly one of the most admired parts of Chartres Cathedral, with its perfectly […]
Fragments from the Gothic Choir screen dispersed in the United States by Prof Jennifer Feltman, University of Alabama
In 1763, the Gothic choir screen or jubé of the Cathedral of Chartres was demolished during a period of liturgical change. During […]
Chartres Cathedral: Then and Now – April 10, 2025
Please join us for a pre-recorded lecture, given in French by Anne Embs, conservateur régional des monuments historiques, DRAC – […]
January 31st 2025: Virginia Raguin : The Illuminated Window book launch at AFDC
On 31st January 2025, American Friends of Chartres invited distinguished art historian Virginia Raguin for a presentation on the artistic […]
January 23rd 2025: Madeline Caviness Honored as Officière des Arts at des Lettres
On January 23, 2025, renowned art historian Professor Emeritus Madeline Caviness was awarded the prestigious Officière des Arts et des […]
