Exceptional Closure: Tuesday, April 1st

Albertine will closed all day on Tuesday, April 1st, and will reopen on Thursday, April 3 at 10am for business as usual.

Application Closed: Director of Albertine Books

Villa Albertine, The French Institute for Culture and Education (IFEU-VA) is offering a full-time, in-person position in New...

Replay Event: Writing at the Crossroads of New African Literature : Mohamed MBougar Sarr and Julian Lucas

Rewatch a discussion between Senegalese novelist Mohamed Mbougar Sarr and New Yorker staff writer Julian Lucas.

A Madeleine-Macaron in Honor of Marcel Proust’s Centennial

A limited-edition collaboration brings Villa Albertine and Ladurée together through history, culture, and delectable sweets.

Albertine Summer Hours

Albertine will be closed on Sundays throughout the summer.

Night of Ideas 2023

Join us for Night of Ideas, a nocturnal marathon of intellectual debates, performances, discussions, and readings taking...

Proust Weekend

Join us for a festive weekend celebrating French author Marcel Proust’s remarkable body of work through performance art,...

Albertine and agnès b. present a new pop-up bookstore

Albertine and agnès b. are joining forces to present a pop-up bookstore, from Oct. 14 – 24!

US Goncourt Prize Selection: Behind the Scenes with Juror Gwyneth Bernier

Gwyneth Bernier, a student at Duke University and one of the members of the jury for the inaugural US Goncourt Prize...

Inaugural US Goncourt Prize Selection Ceremony

We’re excited to organize the first-ever US Goncourt Prize Selection!