Celebrating 100 years of the Chateau
Middlebury College and the Lois ’51 and J. Harvey Watson Department of French and Francophone Studies are pleased to recognize and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the construction of the Château on the Middlebury College campus.
Built in 1925 and modeled on the Pavillon Henri IV at le Château de Fontainebleau near Paris, the Château was the first “language house” in the country in which students pledged to speak only French. Over its 100 years, the building has been home to many faculty and students. Today, it houses the Grand Salon, classrooms, and French Department offices, as well as residential rooms for nearly 50 students. Downstairs in the former dining room is a small theatre where various language departments stage plays.
Celebrate with us
Please join us on Saturday, September 27, for an anniversary celebration, which will include an art exhibition, panel, reception, and guest speakers. Come help us share old memories and create new ones.
Tours in English and French will be offered at the Middlebury College Museum of Art of the Le Petit Salon: The Journey of an Eighteenth-Century Room from Paris to Vermont.
Saturday, September 27
10:15 am Museum tour in English Middlebury College Museum of Art
11:25 am Museum tour in French Middlebury College Museum of Art
2:30 Panel with Q&A, Château Theatre (CHT 005)
4:00 Reception, Grand Salon (CHT 108)
You're invited!
Can you come? Please let us know!
Capacities are limited and you must rsvp to attend. If you are unable to submit the rsvp form, please email jynewton@middlebury.edu.
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Directions to the Museum of Art:
The museum is in the Mahaney Arts Center on the southeastern edge of the Middlebury College Campus off Route 30. Our physical address is 72 Porter Field Road, Middlebury, VT.
Parking for the Chateau 100 Panel and Reception:
The closest parking for the Chateau is in the E lot off Shannon St. In addition, Lot C and D are located on Freeman Way and require a short walk by Atwater and Coffrin Dorms.