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Alliance Française Pop-up!


Live your best French life on Madame Brussels Lane: exhibitions, reading corner, Book Club & community events, talks & conversation groups, and more!


NEW OPENING HOURS

Tuesday to Friday, (12.00-3.00pm), and during special events.


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Until 29.04


Photo exhibition : Portraits of French cinema

Get up close and personal with some of the biggest stars of French cinema. Step inside our Cultural Pop-Up to gaze upon some of the best French actors starring in the 35th edition of the Alliance Française French Film Festival





    FREE ENTRY
    AFM Pop-Up

    Open to all

    08.05


    Climate Fresk workshop

    What Climate Fresk is? It’s an interactive and collaborative workshop on climate change, providing a foundational understanding of our climate challenge, and empowering participants to take constructive action. The workshop is based on a 42-cards game, each card represents an element of the climate system. The workshop will end with a discussion on solutions and actions.⁠

    Wednesday 8 May
    6-9PM |  AFM Pop-Up

    Register here for general admission


    16.05


    The Melbourne Salon

    This talk will describe the origins of the restaurant in eighteenth-century Paris and reviews French wine salons and restaurants in nineteenth-century Melbourne.



    Thursday 16 May
    6-8 PM | AFM Pop-Up

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    Register here if you are a current AFM student or member

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    Partner's events



    Paris: Impressions of Life 1880-1925

    Art exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery

    From the renowned collection of the Musée Carnavalet – History of Paris, the iconic museum of the history of Paris
    16 March - 14 July 2024.

    A journey through the lively and picturesque streets of historic Paris, this exhibition reflects on an effervescent period of great social change, urban development and artistic innovation which shaped the French capitale. 


    French Conversation sessions

    Workshop by Alliance Française de Melbourne at Bendigo Art Gallery 

    Come and sample a taste of the French language and learn more about Paris, the City of Light during a special 1.5-hour with our French tutor Marion. 

    Saturday 25 May | 2 - 3.30 PM
    Bookings on Bendigo Art Gallery website



    French Art Song Competition

    The Opera Scholars Australia's 2024 Art Song Competition Final will take place on the 30th of May.

    From the enchanting melodies of Debussy and Faure, to the dramatic storytelling of Ravel, immerse yourself in the artistry and sophistication of French musical tradition, performed by a talented cohort of young singers.



    Laure Prouvost: Oui Move In You

    Major solo exhibition by French artist Laure Prouvost at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art.

    Encompassing new commissions and a survey of existing work over the past decade, the exhibition will transform ACCA’s unique architecture into a labyrinthine and other-worldly environment, introducing Australian audiences to the imaginative, absorbing and frequently absurdist hallmarks of Prouvost’s diverse artistic practice

    Exhibition dates: 23 March – 10 June 2024