Cultural associations Val-De-Marne

Saint-Maur-des-Fossés is a town in the Île-de-France region. For new arrivals, the AVF Saint-Maur cultural association offers support in integrating into the city. The AVF organizes activities to discover the city, its museums, gastronomy and traditions. There are also opportunities to meet others who are going through the same experience. The association is present in several neighborhoods of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, and offers a range of reception options to suit the needs of new arrivals.

Also called the Conservatoire des archives et des memoirs Homosexuelles, this association created by collectors in 1975 has begun a colossal collection and preservation of documents relating to the homosexual world in France and the world: leaflets, posters, posters, calendars, programmes, plans, magazines, novels, photos, comics, drawings, paintings, tourist guides and of course magazines. A true gay and lesbian archive, in sum, which to date is not subsidized and which is therefore not available if not online for a small part. Thus, the Academy team digitized the first issue of Akademos published in 1909 and considered the first homosexual newspaper in France.