In May 2025, AFC worked with first graders at Lycée Rochambeau in Bethesda, MD, on a special project exploring stained […]
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L’Enfant Montessori: Class presentation and cathedral building activity
AFC partnered with L’Enfant Montessori in Bethesda to run a hands-on educational project exploring the architecture of cathedrals with two […]
Lycée Rochambeau, In-Class Presentation to 5ième/ 7th graders
On May 15th 2025, Dominique Lallement gave presentations to the 5ème-1 /7th grade at Lycée Rochambeau. During their history class, […]
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 […]
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 – […]
Lycée Rochambeau, In-Class Presentation to 5ième – 4/ 7th graders
On April 8th 2025, Dominique Lallement gave presentations to the 5ème-4 /7th grade at Lycée Rochambeau. During their history class, […]
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 […]
Millenium Celebrations! New exhibitions: Labyrinthes and Le Labyrinthe de Chartres Autour du Monde
In celebration of the millennium of Chartres Cathedral, two exhibitions on the theme of labyrinths will be held in Chartres […]
Stained-glass workshop at Rochambeau, March 17th 2025
Rochambeau’s 5ième students recently had the unique opportunity to explore the art od stained glass in a hands-on workshop organized […]
