Our mission
FRench American Museum Exchange (FRAME) is a consortium of 32 major museums in France and North America that promotes cultural exchange in the context of museum collaborations. FRAME fosters partnerships among its member museums to develop innovative exhibitions, educational and public programs, and professional exchanges among museum staff, and maintains a website to reach global audiences.
FRAME'S 20th Anniversary Video
FRAME continues to embody a true cultural alliance, despite the occasional political complexities between our countries, fostering the development of warm and mutually beneficial professional and working relations between FRAME member museums in France and in North America.
William Beekman
Co-President North America, FRAME
CHRISTELLE CREFF
Coprésidente de FRAME, France
About Us
The FRench American Museum Exchange (FRAME) promotes cultural exchange in the context of museum collaborations between North American and French institutions. It is a vibrant bilateral organization founded in 1999 by Elizabeth Rohatyn and Françoise Cachin, and remains the only organization of its kind. The FRAME network began with 18 museums and has nearly doubled in size in the past two decades. Plans are actively underway to further expand this network, and broaden and deepen its impact.
Claude Monet, Water Lilies, ca. 1914-1917, oil on canvas, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum purchase, Mildred Anne Williams Collection, 1973.3. Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Latest News
Electric Op at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, September 27, 2024 – January 27, 2025
FRAME is proud to provide support for the exhibition catalogue of Electric Op, on view at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum from September 27, 2024
FRAME Partners with FAB Paris – November 22, 2024 at the Grand Palais
Consistent with its mission of enriching museum practices through transatlantic dialogue, FRAME is delighted to partner with FAB Paris (Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale)
FRAME Curators Chosen as US Laureates for the 2024 Museums Next Generation Program
FRAME is proud to announce that four of its member curators have been selected as US Laureates for the Villa Albertine’s 2024 Museum Next Generation
Highlights of FRAME’s Spring Meeting in Fontainebleau
The Spring Meeting in Fontainebleau underscored the proactive engagement of FRAME members in steering the network’s direction. This recap encapsulates the highlights and strategic initiatives
Marisol: A Retrospective at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, July 12, 2024 – January 6, 2025
FRAME is honored to provide support for the exhibition catalogue of Marisol: A Retrospective, now on view at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, from July
FRAME’s 2024 Annual Conference: October 23 – 25, Nancy
Save the date for FRAME’s 2024 Annual Conference taking place in Nancy, October 23 – 25. This year’s annual meeting will serve as a platform
Contact us
You may contact FRAME in a number of ways.
- North America: 1.860.581.8609
- France: +33 (0)1 40 15 35 67
- info@framemuseums.org
- PO Box 5 Essex, CT 06426