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.
Our Member Museums
Latest News
FRAME Announces Partnership with the Villa Albertine
FRAME and the Villa Albertine are partnering to build bridges and increase learning opportunities between museums in France and the United States. Recently, FRAME members
Sylvain Amic Returns to FRAME Network as the New President of the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris
We extend our warmest congratulations to Sylvain Amic on his recent appointment as President of the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris, effective
FRAME Mourns the Passing of Hugues Gall
Hugues Gall, former Director of the Paris Opera and Head of the Claude Monet house, died on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at the age of
Spring 2024 Planning Conference
FRAME will host its annual Spring Planning Conference in Fontainebleau from Tuesday, May 22 to Friday, May 24, 2024. The Spring Planning Conference is an
Whistler, The Butterfly Effect at Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
FRAME is delighted to support Whistler, the Butterfly Effect, on view at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, May 24 – September 22, 2024. The
Contemporary Black Artists in Museums: A French American Conversation at the Sorbonne
FRAME is proud to partner with the Center for Research on the English-Speaking World (CREW) at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris for Contemporary Black Artists in
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