Strengthening ties through art and culture

Our Mission Statement

"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost;

that is where they should be.  Now put foundations under them."

      - Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854

For centuries, the bridge linking Russian and American culture has floated like a castle in

the air, mysteriously working its magic without the benefit of a stable foundation.

With active support from people of both our cultures in the form of this Foundation, we

hope to make the future for creative collaboration truly limitless.

To encourage and support increased cultural exchange between the United States and

Russia, The American-Russian Cultural Cooperation Foundation was established as a

non-profit organization in 1992 by Pamela B. Harriman, Donald M. Kendall,

Dwayne O. Andreas, Howard H. Baker, Jr., Marshall Coyne, J.W. Marriott, Jr.

and other distinguished Americans.

Central to our organization is the belief that mutual appreciation for our two

cultures is the firmest foundation for peace.

Russia has a rich cultural history that has produced some of the world's greatest artists.

Yet the rising cost of travel between the US and Russia inhibits the development of

cultural ties.

To address the problem of financial support for cultural exchange, a group of

distinguished Americans, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Russian Federation,

created this Foundation.

We welcome your interest and support.

We are looking forward to celebrating 

20 Years of Cultural Dialogue and Diplomacy this fall.

What's New at A-RCCF:

• Please save the date! for A-RCCF's 20th Anniversary Gala, "The Anthem, the Overture and Salute to Diplomacy" to celebrate the Bicentennial of Russia's and America's victories of 1812. The Gala will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the Russian Embassy. For more information, please visit
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• Hillwood Museum presents “The Style that Ruled the Empires: Russia, Napoleon and 1812,” the exhibition currently on view at the Hillwood Museum through June 2, 2012. The exhibition brings together paintings, porcelain, glassware, metalware, attire, Napoleonic armor and militaria to commemorate the bicentennial of the Russian victory in the Patriotic War of 1812. More information can be found at the Museum's exhibition page.
  
  The Hillwood Museum exhibition can be regarded as an antecedent to A-RCCF’s annual Gala ‘’1812: The Anthem, The Overture and Salute to Diplomacy’’ which takes place on November 15, 2012 at the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC.

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