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The Luxembourg House in New York

The Luxembourg House is home to:

• the Permanent Mission of Luxembourg to the UN
• the Consulate General of Luxembourg  in New York

  

• the Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office
• activities of the Luxembourg-American Chamber of Commerce .

Designed by the architect Harold Sterner in 1929 for the former Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, 17 Beekman Place was home to the great American composer Irving Berlin and his family from 1947 until his death in 1989 at the age of 101.

While living in the house, Irving Berlin composed the musical "Call Me Madam". The play was based on the appointment by President Harry Truman of Perle Mesta as first US Ambassador to Luxembourg.

Following Irving Berlin's death, the five-story townhouse was sold to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in 1990, and has been renovated to house the offices for the Luxembourg Government in New York City. The townhouse, which is open on three sides, holds the offices of the Permanent Mission of Luxembourg to the United Nations, the Consulate General of Luxembourg, the Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office and some activities of the Luxembourg-American Chamber of Commerce.

The Luxembourg House is hosting a number of cultural activities (art exhibitions, concerts, film presentations, conferences etc.), notably in the context of the "Arts at the Luxembourg House" program.

 The Luxembourg House

 17 Beekman Place - New York, NY 10022 Map

 Telephone: (212) 888 - 6664 Fax: (212) 888 - 6116

 Email: newyork.cg@mae.etat.lu