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Sponsorship campaign: From Stained-Glass Window to Screen
1 October 202319 December 2023

Sponsorship campaign: From Stained-Glass Window to Screen

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CIV and AFC have partnered to launch a project to create an artificial intelligence application for reading Chartres stained-glass windows, […]

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Donors’ trip to Chartres
8 September 202320 December 2023

Donors’ trip to Chartres

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In September 2023, Dominique Lallement organized a trip to Chartres. Irène Jourd’heuil, Deputy Director of the Regional Directorate of the […]

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Dominique Lallement, President of AFC is awarded the medal of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
11 July 202320 December 2023

Dominique Lallement, President of AFC is awarded the medal of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

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Dominique is awarded the medal of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the Ambassador Laurent Bili at the résidence […]

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New Grant Recipient Elias Feitosa de Amorim Junior
12 June 202319 December 2023

New Grant Recipient Elias Feitosa de Amorim Junior

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Ellen Shortell leads the grant committee in awarding the first Servane de Layre Mattéus Grant, from the Servane de Layre […]

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Harvard Students visit Chartres
22 May 202320 December 2023

Harvard Students visit Chartres

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May 22nd 2023: AFC facilitates Harvard students’ trip to Chartres with Prof. Jeffrey Hamburger. They are met by Anne-Marie Woods and […]

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Chartres: Light Reborn! Film showing at the Embassy of France
16 May 202320 December 2023

Chartres: Light Reborn! Film showing at the Embassy of France

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May 16th 2023:  Film showing at the Embassy of France in Washington DC : Chartres! Light Reborn, on the restoration of […]

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Lecture 6: The Colors of Christmas
22 December 202222 December 2023

Lecture 6: The Colors of Christmas

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Click YouTube link for Lecture 6: The Colors of Christmas YouTube Link Help us restore and preserve the cathedral of […]

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Lecture 5: WWII and the compelling power of friendship
17 November 202220 December 2023

Lecture 5: WWII and the compelling power of friendship

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With Dave and Paul Schulz and Dominique Lallement   The fifth lecture brings the cathedral forward in time, from WWII […]

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Lecture 4: Obscure Chartres by Mike Klug
6 October 202219 December 2023

Lecture 4: Obscure Chartres by Mike Klug

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Why is this on a Christian cathedral? In lecture 4 Mike probes the mysteries surrounding some of the architectural elements […]

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Lecture 3: Liberal Arts by Mike Klug
22 September 202219 December 2023

Lecture 3: Liberal Arts by Mike Klug

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In the third lecture, Mike presents a medieval Renaissance. Contrary to the implied image of ‘the Dark Ages’, the rediscovery […]

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American Friends of Chartres is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, committed to the conservation and cultural vibrancy of Notre-Dame de Chartres Cathedral. All contributions are tax deductible in the United States to the extent allowed by law.

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