Opening exhibition: When Marianne and Britannia meet + AGM

On the occasion of the celebration of the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale agreements, signed in London in 1904, the IFRU organizes a bilingual traveling exhibition retracing the history of these agreements and their global repercussions.

Thanks to the partnership of the French Diplomatic Archives, visitors will be able to discover remarkable documents reproduced on banners, which will immerse them in the Belle Époque and in the diplomatic negotiations which aimed to build peace between two great nations.

The exhibition has been curated by Dr Charlotte Faucher (University of Bristol) and Dr Guillaume Perissol (Institut français du Royaume-Uni). “The agreements, which we now referred to as the Entente Cordiale, were significant in appeasing long-lasting Franco-British tensions and they are central to our understanding of twentieth-century Europe” says Charlotte Faucher.

The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking and the Friends of the French Institute Trust.

The event will be followed by the Annual General Meeting of the Alliance Française de Jersey.

Nomination forms to fill vacancies for 1 fundraiser, 1 secretary and 1 general member can be obtained from the Alliance Française office (or by email to [email protected]) and have to be returned before Friday 31st May 2024.

Created in 1996 following the closure of the French Consulate, the Alliance Française is a not-for-profit association whose mission is to teach French and promote Francophone cultures.

Brexit and Covid have had a serious impact on the AF, which must constantly renew itself in order to survive. We are looking for members to help us raise funds for our association in order to keep our staff and continue our activity.