Dear all,
Happy Independence Day!
AMERICA2026 commemorates the Semiquincentennial. Here are the activities to look out for :
AMERICA2026 Event: The French and the Creation of the United States
Exhibition at Musée du Nouveau Monde
Date: June 19-November 16, 2026
Location: Musée du Nouveau Monde, La Rochelle, France
For more information, see here.
The exhibition was kicked off with a roundtable on June 19 and supported by the Plongez dans le Passé event on June 27-28, with great success.
This public history event was organized by Elodie Peyrol-Kleiber in La Rochelle inviting the public to rediscover all aspects of the American Revolution through a variety of interactive formats. More information and pictures here.
AMERICA2026 Event: The Strasbourg Summer School European views of the American Revolution, 1776-1804.
Date: June 22-July 4, 2026
Location: University of Strasbourg, France
For more information and the program, see here and here.
Publication
Petroff, Florence & Bertrand Van Ruymbeke (ed.), Les Français et la naissance des États-Unis, La Geste, 2026. Companion to the Musée du Nouveau Monde exhibition, just published!
Remember to send us your publication news so we can spread the word!
Podcast
1776, l’indépendance de treize États unis
A series of four episodes on France Culture’s radio show “Le Cours de l’Histoire,” featuring several members or our consortium
– Bertrand Van Ruymbeke, “Les États-Unis poussent un grand cri d’indépendance”
– Rémi Duthille & Florence Petroff, “La Grande-Bretagne et le syndrome des colons irrités”
– Virginie Adane, Gilles Havard & Marie-Jeanne Rossignol, “Populations esclavisées et autochtones, les exclues de la liberté américaine”
– Eric Schnakenbourg & Leïla Tnaïnchi, “La France dans la Révolution américaine, tout pour enquiquiner l’Angleterre !”
Check out all four episodes here
Let us know what you are up to in- and outside of America2026 (preferably by the 20th of the current month to be included in the upcoming newsletter) so we can spread the word here as well!
