France in the United States
Consulate General of France in Chicago
  • Chicago

    Chicago

  • Chicago Sister Cities International Festival

    Chicago Sister Cities International Festival

  • Five WWII veterans receive the French Legion of Honor Medal at the Bastille Day reception

    Five WWII veterans receive the French Legion of Honor Medal at the Bastille Day reception

  • July 8 : Mr. Graham PAUL, Consul General of France inaugurated the Bastille Days Festival in Milwaukee (WI)

    July 8 : Mr. Graham PAUL, Consul General of France inaugurated the Bastille Days Festival in Milwaukee (WI)

  • Mount Rushmore - South Dakota

    Mount Rushmore - South Dakota

  • Mr. Graham PAUL, Consul General of France gives a speech at the Bastille Day reception

    Mr. Graham PAUL, Consul General of France gives a speech at the Bastille Day reception

  • Navy Pier - Chicago, Illinois

    Navy Pier - Chicago, Illinois

News

read THE CONSULATE WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2010THE CONSULATE WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

The Consulate General of France in Chicago will be closed on Monday, September 6, 2010 in celebration of Labor Day. [read ...]

GERARD DEPARDIEU AT THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

September 23-28: the Chicago Symphony Orchestra presents Symphonie fantastique, Berlioz’s personal tale followed by its sequel, Lélio. Riccardo Muti’s unique production of Lélio features French actor Gérard Depardieu as narrator. [read ...]

read LAUNCH OF THE WEBSITE FRANCE.FRLAUNCH OF THE WEBSITE FRANCE.FR

Officially launched on 14 July 2010, the France.fr site is the multilingual reference portal for all the resources and services of the French public Internet. It also aims to promote the image, values and specific characteristics of France around the (...) [read ...]

read JULY 25 - OCTOBER 3, HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON: THE MODERN CENTURYJULY 25 - OCTOBER 3, HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON: THE MODERN CENTURY

The Art Institute presents "Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century", this exhibition of more than 300 images is the first full retrospective devoted to Cartier-Bresson in three decades. [read ...]

read BASTILLE DAY 2010 - OFFICIAL CELEBRATION IN CHICAGOBASTILLE DAY 2010 - OFFICIAL CELEBRATION IN CHICAGO

The ceremony organized by the Consulate General of France in Chicago will take place on Wednesday, July 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Sofitel Chicago Water Tower =By invitation only= On this occasion the Consul General of France will award four WWII veterans with the French Legion of (...) [read ...]

read 15 JULY: BASTILLE DAY CELEBRATION IN DETROIT15 JULY: BASTILLE DAY CELEBRATION IN DETROIT

The French-American Chamber of Commerce presents "La Fête de la Bastille 2010" under the partronage of Graham PAUL, Consul General of France in Chicago and in cooperation with Robert L. WEYHING, Honorary Consul to France in Detroit. [read ...]

Latest News

read SPATIAL CITY: AN ARCHITECTURE OF IDEALISM AT MOCADSPATIAL CITY: AN ARCHITECTURE OF IDEALISM AT MOCAD

DETROIT—MOCAD is pleased to announce that Spatial City: An Architecture of Idealism, a major touring exhibition of contemporary art drawn from the French Regional Contemporary Art Funds (Frac), will open on Friday, September 10, 2010 and will remain on view through December 30, 2010. Spatial City brings together an international, multi-generational array of artists—with an emphasis on artists living in France—whose work contends with idealism, utopian thinking and, in counterpoint, the (...) [read ...]