La Maison Française (New York University)

Since its creation, it has celebrated France and the Francophone world’s distinctive voice and presence in the arts, literature, philosophy, theater, poetry, music, cinema, and, more recently, geopolitics and human rights.

La Maison Française of NYU has a rich and inclusive calendar of lectures, conferences, symposia, concerts, screenings, exhibitions, and festivals open to the university community and the general public.

Founded in 1957 by Professor Germaine Brée, La Maison Française occupies a 19th-century carriage house on historic Washington Mews.

It has always been a home for writers, from the authors of The Nouveau Roman such as Robbe-Grillet and Nathalie Sarraute, to Jean Genet, Roland Barthes, Jacques Derrida, Hélène Cixous, Dany Laferrière, and more recently Goncourt prize winners Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (Goncourt- 2021), Marie Ndiaye (Goncourt- 2009), and acclaimed author/dramatist Wajdi Mouawad.

Recent events have included: the series Peace & War Between Nations, the forum Antisemitism and Islamophobia: Anatomy of Hatred, and the symposium Are there Limits to AI?