Events

Festival

NYC

February 28 - March 15, 2026

French Films at the 2026 New York International Children’s Film Festival

Museums & Cultural Heritage

HOU

Thursday, February 12, 2026 | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Hubert Barrère at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: The Legacy of Maison Lesage

Panel Discussion

All cities

March - May 2026

Night of Ideas 2026 Returns with Enlightenment Now: Independence at 250

Talk

NYC

Thursday, February 12, 2026 | 6pm - 8pm

Albertine Translation Prize Ceremony - February 2026

Ongoing

Talk

Through 2026

Democracy in an Age of Uncertainty: French and American Perspectives

Exhibition

October 11th, 2025 - March 2nd, 2026

Exhibition Opening: Manet & Morisot at The Legion of Honor

Exhibition

CHI

Nov 22, 2025

Paris in Black: Internationalism and the Black Renaissance

DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, Chicago, Il

Film

All cities

February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025

TV5MONDE Program Highlights – February 2026

Exhibition

On view January 21 - March 15, 2026

New Media artist Sandrine Deumier on view at Gray Area

Film Series

CHI

Jan 28 - May 17, 2026

Cinema African: From Independence to the Present Day

Siskel Film Center , Chicago IL

Film Festival

ATL

2026 French Film Festival at Duke University

Film

NYC

February 2026

On Screen This February: Film & TV in New York

Multiple Locations Across New York

Monday, February 9

Film

NOLA

"No Chains, No Masters": Screening and Talk with Filmmaker

Lake Residence Hall - Tulane University

Thursday, February 12

Talk

NYC

Thursday, February 12, 2026 | 6pm - 8pm

Albertine Translation Prize Ceremony - February 2026

Villa Albertine

Thursday, February 12

Conference

February 12th and 13th, 2026

Human Transformation in Contemporary French Cinema with Alice Guillot-Lefeuvre

Thursday, February 12

Museums & Cultural Heritage

HOU

Thursday, February 12, 2026 | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Hubert Barrère at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: The Legacy of Maison Lesage

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Friday, February 13

Exhibition

CHI

Feb 13 - Mar 28, 2026

I Dream I Cross the River in One Stride

Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Chicago, IL

Film Festival

CHI

Feb 13-22, 2026

29th Festival of Films in French in Milwaukee

UW-Milwaukee Union Cinema, Milwaukee WI

Sunday, February 15

Concert

CHI

February 15 2026, 3 pm

Lynne Davis: Illuminating the French Organ Tradition at Rockefeller Chapel

University of Chicago Presents, Chicago, IL

Tuesday, February 17

Panel Discussion

NYC

Tuesday, February 17 | 6PM - 8PM

"Ashland": An Evening with Dan Simon and André Aciman

Villa Albertine

Tuesday, February 24

Panel Discussion

NYC

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | 6 PM

Transforming Museums: Defying Scenography

Villa Albertine

Friday, February 27

Performing Arts

CHI

February 27 - March 1, 2026

Nacera Belaza’s La Nuée: A Hypnotic Dance of Endurance and Communion

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago , Chicago, IL

Saturday, February 28

Festival

NYC

February 28 - March 15, 2026

French Films at the 2026 New York International Children’s Film Festival

Various Locations Across New York

Sunday, March 1

Panel Discussion

All cities

March - May 2026

Night of Ideas 2026 Returns with Enlightenment Now: Independence at 250

Multiple locations across the U.S.

Thursday, March 5

Concert

Thursday, March 5, 2026 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Violin and Piano Recital with the Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel

La Maison Française - Villa Albertine, Washington, D.C.

Saturday, March 7

Exhibition

CHI

March 7 - June 1, 2026

Matisse’s Jazz: Rhythms in Color — A Celebration of Cut Paper, Color, and Line

Art Institute Chicago, Chicago, IL

Tuesday, March 10

Talk

March 10, 2026

Mois de la Francophonie San Francisco: Felwine Sarr on Identity and Language

San Francisco Public Library, main branch

Thursday, March 26

Concert

CHI

March 26, 2026 7:30 pm

Angélique Kidjo: A Global Icon Returns to Ann Arbor

University Musical Society, Ann Arbor, MI

Sunday, March 29

Exhibition

CHI

March 29 - July 5, 2026

Manet & Morisot: Dialogues of an Artistic Friendship

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Saturday, April 11

Concert

CHI

April 11, 2026 7:30 pm

Pierre-Laurent Aimard: Book II of J.S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier

Seligman Performing Arts Center, Beverly Hills, MI

Tuesday, April 14

Concert

CHI

April 14-15, 2026

Quatuor Ébène: Two Evenings of Mastery and Interpretation

Chamber Music Cincinnati & Ensemble Music Society of Indianapolis

Wednesday, April 22

Concert

CHI

April 22, 2026 & June 11-13, 2026

Jean-Yves Thibaudet: Two Extraordinary Piano Experiences

Univesity of Michigan & Chicago Symphony Center, Ann Arbor (MI) & Chicago (IL)

Friday, April 24

Performance

CHI

April 24, 2026 7:30 pm

Didę by Marcel Gbeffa (Benin) and Sarah Trouche (France)

Dance Center Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL

Sunday, May 10

Exhibition

CHI

May 10 - Aug 23, 2026

France in the Time of Manet and Morisot

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Saturday, October 17

Exhibition

CHI

October 17, 2026 - January 10, 2027

Impressionist Women and the Land

Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint-Louis, MO

French Films at the 2026 New York International Children’s Film Festival

Hubert Barrère at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: The Legacy of Maison Lesage

Night of Ideas 2026 Returns with Enlightenment Now: Independence at 250

Albertine Translation Prize Ceremony - February 2026

Ongoing

Democracy in an Age of Uncertainty: French and American Perspectives

Exhibition Opening: Manet & Morisot at The Legion of Honor

Paris in Black: Internationalism and the Black Renaissance

TV5MONDE Program Highlights – February 2026

New Media artist Sandrine Deumier on view at Gray Area

Cinema African: From Independence to the Present Day

2026 French Film Festival at Duke University

On Screen This February: Film & TV in New York

Monday, February 9

"No Chains, No Masters": Screening and Talk with Filmmaker

Thursday, February 12

Albertine Translation Prize Ceremony - February 2026

Thursday, February 12

Human Transformation in Contemporary French Cinema with Alice Guillot-Lefeuvre

Thursday, February 12

Hubert Barrère at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: The Legacy of Maison Lesage

Friday, February 13

I Dream I Cross the River in One Stride

29th Festival of Films in French in Milwaukee

Sunday, February 15

Lynne Davis: Illuminating the French Organ Tradition at Rockefeller Chapel

Tuesday, February 17

"Ashland": An Evening with Dan Simon and André Aciman

Tuesday, February 24

Transforming Museums: Defying Scenography

Friday, February 27

Nacera Belaza’s La Nuée: A Hypnotic Dance of Endurance and Communion

Saturday, February 28

French Films at the 2026 New York International Children’s Film Festival

Sunday, March 1

Night of Ideas 2026 Returns with Enlightenment Now: Independence at 250

Thursday, March 5

Violin and Piano Recital with the Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel

Saturday, March 7

Matisse’s Jazz: Rhythms in Color — A Celebration of Cut Paper, Color, and Line

Tuesday, March 10

Mois de la Francophonie San Francisco: Felwine Sarr on Identity and Language

Thursday, March 26

Angélique Kidjo: A Global Icon Returns to Ann Arbor

Sunday, March 29

Manet & Morisot: Dialogues of an Artistic Friendship

Saturday, April 11

Pierre-Laurent Aimard: Book II of J.S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier

Tuesday, April 14

Quatuor Ébène: Two Evenings of Mastery and Interpretation

Wednesday, April 22

Jean-Yves Thibaudet: Two Extraordinary Piano Experiences

Friday, April 24

Didę by Marcel Gbeffa (Benin) and Sarah Trouche (France)

Sunday, May 10

France in the Time of Manet and Morisot

Saturday, October 17

Impressionist Women and the Land

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