The Musée d'Orsay’s fall exhibition explores the formative decade that American painter John Singer Sargent spent in Paris, bringing together over 90 works to trace Sargent’s artistic development. From his training under Carolus-Duran to the bold portraits that brought him fame—and infamy—the exhibition situates Sargent within the dynamic artistic and social world of 19th-century France and reveals how Paris shaped his style and legacy.

The Musée d'Orsay’s fall exhibition explores the formative decade that American painter John Singer Sargent spent in Paris, bringing together over 90 works to trace Sargent’s artistic development. From his training under Carolus-Duran to the bold portraits that brought him fame—and infamy—the exhibition situates Sargent within the dynamic artistic and social world of 19th-century France and reveals how Paris shaped his style and legacy.

Join AFMO on a tour of Musée Marmottan Monet’s exhibition Eugène Boudin, the father of Impressionism: a private collection which brings together an unrivaled collection of works by Eugène Boudin representing every facet of the artist’s career.

The Petit Palais presents first exhibition dedicated to the Worth fashion house. Founded by Charles Frederick Worth, it was the embodiment of French refinement and savoir-faire for nearly a century.

This unprecedented retrospective, presented in the 1,100 square meters of the Petit Palais grand galleries, features more than 400 works, including clothing, accessories, objets d’art, paintings and graphics, forming an immersive fresco that highlights not only the creations of the House of Worth but also the illustrious names associated with the maison.

While Monet's Water Lilies have long been regarded as a prime example of abstract painting, the artist's use of blurring in these aquatic scenes has not been fully explored. Whereas Monet's contemporaries attributed the blurred aesthetic to the artist's visual impairment, many today consider it a deliberate artistic choice. The Musee de l'Orangerie's spring exhibition, Out of Focus [Dans le flou], focuses on blurring as a key to understanding not just Monet’s work, but a broader shift in modern and contemporary art.

The district that is today the 9th arrondisement became in the Romantic age (1820-1848) the heart of literary, musical, theatrical and artistic Paris and came to be called the “New Athens”. The painters Théodore Géricault, Eugène Delacroix, Gustave Moreau, Théodore Chassériau, Horace Vernet, Paul Delaroche, the writers Alexandre Dumas & Victor Hugo, the ballet star Marie Taglioni, the opera singer Pauline Viardot, the great actor François-Joseph Talma, the actresses Catherine-Joséphine Duchesnois & Mademoiselle Mars, the famous courtesan La Paiva and many more lived here. The notorious writer George Sand lived with her lover, Frédéric Chopin, in the London-inspired Square d’Orléans which is part of our walk.

Every month, Christophe Boïcos and Anne Catherine Abecassis take turns and host a conference. In conjunction with AFMO’s Spring trip to Provence, this lecture will explore the life and work of the artist Paul Cézanne.

Musée d'Orsay presenting a retrospective of the popular Norwegian painter Christian Krohg. Through an in-depth overview of his artistic career, the exhibition highlights his links with the political and social struggles of his time. The exhibition also explores Krohg's relationship to the art of his time, particularly during his stays in Paris, and his search for immediacy that places his work at the crossroads of modernity, between naturalism and impressionism.

Every year, members and patrons are invited to an open house evening to celebrate French-American friendship and discover the two spring exhibitions at the Orsay.

Discover the charm of Parisian “puces” with an exclusive 2-hour guided tour at Porte de Vanves led by tablescape designer Cecilia Fiorini. Join us as we hunt for rare block-printed fabrics, beautifully embroidered linens, timeless rattan or bamboo furniture, and vintage cutlery and silverware.

“Art in the street” is the first exposition at the musée d’Orsay devoted to the development of the illustrated color poster at the end of the 19th century.

Please join us for a memorable day in Auvers sur Oise.

Every month, Christophe Boïcos and Anne Catherine Abecassis take turns and host a conference. This lecture, based on the current exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay, will focus on Christian Krohg’s connection to the intellectual ferment of the Norwegian capital.

While Monet's Water Lilies have long been regarded as a prime example of abstract painting, the artist's use of blurring in these aquatic scenes has not been fully explored. Whereas Monet's contemporaries attributed the blurred aesthetic to the artist's visual impairment, many today consider it a deliberate artistic choice. The Musee de l'Orangerie's spring exhibition, Out of Focus [Dans le flou], focuses on blurring as a key to understanding not just Monet’s work, but a broader shift in modern and contemporary art.

While Monet's Water Lilies have long been regarded as a prime example of abstract painting, the artist's use of blurring in these aquatic scenes has not been fully explored. Whereas Monet's contemporaries attributed the blurred aesthetic to the artist's visual impairment, many today consider it a deliberate artistic choice. The Musee de l'Orangerie's spring exhibition, Out of Focus [Dans le flou], focuses on blurring as a key to understanding not just Monet’s work, but a broader shift in modern and contemporary art.

Every month, on the third Saturday, Christophe Boïcos and Anne Catherine Abecassis take turns and host a conference. Based on the Musée d’Orsay’s Spring exhibition, Art in the Street (L’Art est dans la rue), the March 2025 lecture will explore the history, role, and ideological import of advertising posters in France.

Musée d'Orsay presenting a retrospective of the popular Norwegian painter Christian Krohg. Through an in-depth overview of his artistic career, the exhibition highlights his links with the political and social struggles of his time. The exhibition also explores Krohg's relationship to the art of his time, particularly during his stays in Paris, and his search for immediacy that places his work at the crossroads of modernity, between naturalism and impressionism.

The Centre Pompidou’s monograph dedicated to Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938), features the work of one of the most emblematic, daring, and important artists of her generation.

Working at the dawn of the cubist and abstract art movements, Valadon ardently defended the need to paint reality and to represent bodies—nudes both female and male—without artifice or voyeurism.

This event for young patrons is part of AFMO’s Avant-Garde program.

The exhibition Lucas Arruda. Qu’importe le paysage at the Musée d’Orsay is the first monographic exhibition at a French museum to be devoted to this emblematic figure on Brazil’s contemporary art scene. A true master of pictorial gesture, he has developed his work around light, consistently depicting landscapes and taking a rigorous approach that leads him from figuration to abstraction.

Art Paris returns to the newly-renovated Grand Palais for its 27th edition. This year, the event will showcase 170 modern and contemporary art galleries from 25 countries representing more than 900 artists.

“Art in the street” is the first exposition at the musée d’Orsay devoted to the development of the illustrated color poster at the end of the 19th century.

The Fondation Custodia, located in the Hôtel Lévis-Mirepoix and the Hôtel Turgot, is France’s largest center for art on paper. Founded in 1947 by collectors Frits and Jacoba Lugt, it preserves a vast collection of drawings, prints, and artists’ letters. The Fondation features an extensive art history library with 130,000 volumes, focusing on Western art from 1450 to 1900, particularly Northern Schools of the Golden Age.

This event for young patrons is part of AFMO’s Avant-Garde program.

“Art in the street” is the first exposition at the musée d’Orsay devoted to the development of the illustrated color poster at the end of the 19th century.

The 2025 edition of Salon du Dessin, a highly regarded international fair that has gained a prominent position in the world of art collecting, returns to the newly-renovated Grand Palais. Collectors, specialists, curators, scholars, and enthusiasts from all over the globe attend this event, which showcases over 1000 exceptional drawings.

The Musée Marmottan Monet’s exhibition “Trompe-l’oeil, from 1520 to the present day” traces the history of the representation of reality in the arts and seeks to pay tribute to a little-known facet of the Museum’s collections, while shining a light on Jules and Paul Marmottan’s penchant for this pictorial genre.

The Grand Palais’ latest exhibition, Chiharu Shiota. The Soul Trembles. is dedicated to the poetic work of Chiharu Shiota, a Japanese artist world-renowned for her monumental installations of interlacing wool yarn—giant canvases which often envelop objects from her everyday life and invite viewers on a majestic, dreamlike journey.

Co-organised with the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, this exhibition is the largest ever devoted to the artist in France. Covering over 1,200 square metres, it offers a sensitive experience. With seven large-scale installations sculptures, photographs, drawings, performance videos and archive documents related to its staging project, the exhibition represents an opportunity for visitors to familiarise themselves with Shiota’s career, which spans over twenty years.

Every month, on the third Saturday, Christophe Boïcos and Anne Catherine Abecassis take turns and host a conference, followed by a short Q&A session. The conference will be recorded live, and available online for one month.

This lecture will explore the 100th anniversary of the International Art Deco exhibition in Paris.