Maison de la Francité ASBL

Brussels, Belgium, Belgium

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Maison de la Francité ASBL is a Brussels-based non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the French language and the international Francophonie through cultural, educational and social activities.

It was created in 1976 and officially established as an ASBL on 20 November 1978, and its headquarters are located at 18 rue Joseph II in the Arts-Loi district of Brussels, operating near the nearby metro stations. The organization’s mission is to encourage the use and appreciation of French in a modern, open and multicultural spirit.

It does so by running a wide range of initiatives such as language games and a ludothèque with more than 300 word and language-based games, writing and poetry workshops, public speaking training, cinema screenings, literary evenings, conferences, exhibitions and guided visits of its own classified building. 

It also works closely with schools in the Brussels region, organizing classroom workshops on short poetry, writing contests for young people from age 11, documentary screenings about art, and school-based language game sessions, while offering personalized advice to teachers on how to use its games and pedagogical materials.