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Institut français du Royaume-Uni
French cultural institute in the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Institut français du Royaume-Uni is a branch of the Institut français, which represents and promotes French learning and culture in the United Kingdom. It is situated in London's South Kensington at Queensberry Place, a turning off Cromwell Road, facing the Natural History Museum.
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Founded in 1910, as The Université des Lettres française[1][2][3] the Institut Français has branches in London and Edinburgh (See: French Institute for Scotland).[4]
"Marie d'Orliac, who had become Marie Bohn on her marriage, directed the Institute and the school from 1910 to 1920."[5][6]
The London branch includes the Ciné Lumière cinema,[7][8] and a library which includes the Bibliothèque Quentin Blake for children's books.[9] It is a Grade II listed building.[10]