France in the United States

One hundred years after the United States entered World War One, the French Embassy seeks to shed light on this momentous occasion through a series of exhibitions, talks, concerts, and screenings beginning in New York City and continuing across the US throughout 2017. The program aims to familiarize younger generations with this transformative moment by exploring the ongoing impact of the (...)

Discover the best of new French fiction and vote for the books you love before April 30th! The Albertine Prize recognizes American readers’ favorite contemporary Francophone literature while encouraging the discovery of new literary voices, translated and published in the US in the past year. The selection presents a range of stories from many diverse locations and perspectives, reminding us (...)

Stay up to date with cultural events in the Midwest with the Cultural Service of the French Consulate in Chicago’s newsletter! Highlights include Malandain Ballet Biarritz, Peter Brook + Marie-Hélène Estienne: Battlefield, The Francophone Theatre Festival in Chicago and much more...

(Chicago, IL). The Francophone Youth Theatre Festival will take place in Chicago from April 22-23, 2017. The Festival will present short pieces in French as a foreign language (15-25 minutes, with English supertitles) acted out by students from 8 high schools and one university of Chicagoland. Plays are written by Francophone playwrights from various countries such as Belgium, Morocco, (...)

Through Oct.15. 30 drawings and two essays on loan from Le Vieux Montmartre Historical Society at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. This marks the first time these drawings have been on exhibit anywhere in the world.