French Institute Alliance Française
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| Founded | 1898 |
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| Type | Educational |
| Focus | Education |
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| Method | Cultural Programming and Events, Language Center, Haskell Library, FIAF Gallery |
| Mission | "NYC's premier destination for French language and culture. Home to visual and performing arts events, French classes (in NYC and NJ), and unsurpassed language resources" |
| Website | http://www.fiaf.org |
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| Address | 55 East 59th Street |
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| Location | New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°45′48.58″N 73°58′15.07″W / 40.7634944°N 73.9708528°WCoordinates: 40°45′48.58″N 73°58′15.07″W / 40.7634944°N 73.9708528°W |
| Owner | French Institute Alliance Française |
| Type | concert hall |
| Seating type | Stadium seating |
| Capacity | 361 |
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| Opened | 1988 |
| Renovated | 2012 |
French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) is a 501(c)(3) not–for–profit organization incorporated in the State of New York. Its mission is to enhance the knowledge and appreciation of French and Francophone culture, to increase the knowledge of the French language, and to encourage interaction among French, Francophone, and American people through programs in education and the arts.
Founded in 1898, the French Institute and the Alliance Française de New York operated as two separate organizations, the first promoting French arts, the second teaching French. In 1971, they merged to form the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), which has become one of the largest centers of French–American culture and education in the United States.
Located on New York City's Upper East Side in a Beaux-Arts building reminiscent of the architecture of Haussmann Paris, FIAF presents a mix of arts programs and events in addition to two cultural platforms, Crossing the Line, presented each fall, and World Nomads, presented each spring. FIAF's Language Center welcomes over 6,000 students each year who learn French from qualified professors, all of whom are native French speakers with a degree in teaching French as a foreign language. FIAF is also home to the Haskell Library, the largest private French library in the United States, and was cited by Time Out New York as one of the city's top cultural institutions.
FIAF presents a mix of programs in music, dance, theater, cinema, and visual arts in addition to two annual festivals, Crossing the Line, in the fall, and World Nomads, in the spring. FIAF also offers a variety of programs throughout the year including its longstanding weekly cinema series, CinémaTuesdays, Art de Vivre, a lifestyle series bringing the art and style of French living to New York audiences with evenings devoted to food, wine, fashion, and gardening, and the Gallery, which presents exhibitions of French and Francophone contemporary art and photography.
Crossing the Line, FIAF's fall festival, was launched in 2007 as a platform to present new works by a range of trans–disciplinary artists from both sides of the Atlantic. Initiated, conceived, and produced by FIAF in partnership with leading New York cultural institutions the festival presents original work with a specific focus on the artist's role as a thinker and catalyst for social change.Crossing the Line is currently curated by Lili Chopra, Simon Dove, and Gideon Lester.
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