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The Best of Culture, Travel and Art de Vivre
For more than 20 years, a select American audience has been turning to France Magazine for authoritative coverage of French culture, travel and art de vivre. In lavishly illustrated features, renowned journalists explore topics ranging from contemporary design to summer music festivals to the most exciting shows on the museum circuit.
Known for engaging features and striking design, FRANCE Magazine has a readership that extends across the US and Canada. For its English-speaking audience, FRANCE Magazine is considered to be the reference on French culture, travel and lifestyle. Whether covering hot new designers or iconic artists, bold architecture or charming B&Bs, France Magazine brings the vitality of contemporary France to readers on this side of the Atlantic.
France Magazine keeps readers up to date on cultural events in France and the U.S., insider travel tips, food and wine, great new French products and much more. Especially popular are our special travel issues, which invariably earn a permanent place on bookshelves as invaluable resources for future trips.
Unlike other glossy magazines, however, FRANCE Magazine is published by a Washington-based non-profit—the French-American Cultural Foundation—and supported by corporations and foundations as well as advertisers and subscribers. The FACF's mission is to foster cultural and educational ties between France and North America. The foundation is presided over by Leonard L. Silverstein.
FACC WDC Members receive a one-year trial subscription.
In partnership with the French Embassy, FRANCE Magazine proposes a unique program to its corporate sponsors. In addition to supporting a valuable publication through a tax-deductible contribution, corporate sponsors of FRANCE Magazine are invited to executive events throughout the year, including a small group luncheon with the Ambassador at his private Residence.
Other special events provide additional opportunities to entertain clients, meet members of Congress or network in an exclusive setting. Each year, sponsoring companies receive a full-page ad in the magazine, 36,000 copies of which reach a well-educated and influential Francophile readership, as well as members of the U.S. Congressional French Caucus, business travelers, museum directors, and members of the French and American diplomatic corps.
Marika Rosen serves as Director of Sponsorship, after eight years with the International Visitor Leadership Program of the U.S. Department of State. She continues to run her own consulting firm, START Communications. If you are interested in learning more about the magazine’s sponsorship program, please contact her directly at 202/944-6093 or SponsorFrance@gmail.com
Alliance Francaise
L'Alliance Française is the largest network of French language and cultural centers in the world. There are 1300 Alliance chapters established in 112 countries, including 140 chapters in the United States, serving 400,000 students. The Alliance Française de Washington is affiliated with the first of all Alliances, the Alliance Française de Paris, where students can register for classes all year long.
L'Alliance Française is dedicated to promoting French language and culture, and to fostering friendly relations between francophones and francophiles of all racial, national and ethnic origins. With more than 3,200 members, l'Alliance Française de Washington, DC, a non-profit, non governmental cultural and educational association, is headed by a Franco-American Board of Directors. L'Alliance Française offers a wide variety of French courses, social activities and cultural events, including lectures, concerts, films, exhibits, guided visits to museums, "wine and cheese" parties and discussion groups.
Our schedule of activities is announced in our bulletin, sent to members and students three times a year and in a weekly e-mail. In addition, our library has a collection of over 10,000 books, French newspapers, magazines, videos, DVDs and CDs, accessible for free to all members. Members can also use our dedicated computer connected to the Internet to surf on the Web.
Last, our outreach program (ABEI) reaches almost 300 children each year in public elementary schools in North East and South East DC.