Olivia Bourrat is appointed “museums and heritage” cultural attaché at the Villa Albertine in the United States. Attached to the French Embassy in New York, she will be responsible for transatlantic cultural and artistic programs.
Aged 43, Olivia Bourrat has a rich academic background. After training at the Ecole du Louvre, she graduated from EHESS, a former student of the Heritage Institute, and a graduate of Paris Sorbonne University in modern literature and art history and archaeology. Former curator at the Musée du quai Branly in the conservation and restoration department (2010-2014), she was director of collections and research at Paris Musées from 2022 to 2024. Previously, she held the position of curatorial director for the Louvre Abu Dhabi from 2015 to 2017.
Created by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs with the support of the Ministry of Culture in 2021, the Villa Albertine is a residency program that supports the production and dissemination of French creation in the United States. The Villa Albertine team, currently led by Mohamed Bouabdallah, is made up of 80 members of the cultural services of the French embassy located in 10 American cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, and Washington.
The institution programs 60 annual residencies in the United States lasting 1 to 3 months which are aimed at artists and professionals from the French cultural world (museum directors for example). “The Villa Albertine is an absolutely extraordinary organization that spans the entire United States, bringing together intellectuals, artists and creators in search of reflection and mutual learning”enthuses Glenn D. Lowry, director of MoMA and president of the selection jury for the 2025 residencies. The Villa Albertine organizes all kinds of cultural and artistic events and festivals to highlight the work of its residents.
