France in the United States

On August 29th, 2017, Mr. Guillaume Lacroix became Consul General of France in Chicago with jurisdiction over the 13 States of the Midwest. He succeeds to Mr. Vincent Floreani. Read Mr. Lacroix’s biography.

Chicago (IL). Singing Stones, curated by the Palais de Tokyo’s Katell Jaffrès, brings together 11 emerging artists from both the French and Chicago art scenes, as part of the first Hors les Murs exhibition in the United States, in partnership with the Institut français. Presented within The Roundhouse—a 17,000 sq. ft space built in 1881 and designed by Burnham & Root—at the DuSable Museum of (...)

A World’s Stage Production from France! After a decade, Chicago Shakespeare Theater welcomes back James Thierrée to open its new theater, The Yard. His latest creation, "The Toad Knew," combines dance, cirque nouveau, music, and mechanical creations in a theatrical experience unlike any you have ever encountered.

Enjoy free French cinema in Chicago parks this summer! Presented by our Cultural Service, don’t miss the six great movie screenings in partnership with Chicago Park District: Movies In The Parks.Free music performances and cheese too!

The objects presented in Bijoux Parisiens reveal the wealth and social fabric of France as the country’s shifting tastes and ever-changing political situations, from the reign of Louis XIV (r. 1643–1715) to World War II, impacted how jewelry was worn and by whom. Necklaces, pendants, bracelets, and brooches made with precious and semi-precious materials like platinum, gold, diamonds, and (...)