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March 2019
Boston Chapter – Haute Couture and High Design with Maureen Footer
The FHS Boston Chapter will welcome Maureen Footer to present and sign her book “Dior and His Decorators: Victor Grandpierre, George Geffroy, and The New Look” with an optional dinner to follow.
Find out more »Paris: Annual Presentation of FHS and its Paris Chapter
Join us for the Annual Presentation of French Heritage Society and its Paris Chapter’s activities at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée. Learn more about FHS’ restoration and cultural Grants for more than $850,000 in 2018, its Educational Programs with 31 students taking part in the Student Exchange Program last year, and activities and cultural trips in France and the U.S. Enjoy a preview of highlights to come in 2019.
Find out more »Paris Chapter: Hôtel de La Vrillière (Galerie Dorée) – Private Visit
Join the Paris Chapter for a private visit of the imposing Hôtel de La Vrillière, now the headquarters of the Banque de France. It was built in the 17th century by François Mansart for Louis XIII’s Secretary of State, le Marquis de La Vrillière. Le Comte de Toulouse, King Louis XIV’s illegitimate son, bought it in the 18th century. Robert de Cotte redecorated the “Galerie Dorée”, a sumptuous setting for the sculptures and paintings of the owner, an enlightened connoisseur.…
Find out more »April 2019
Young Patrons Circle NY: Private Tour at Demisch Danant
Join us for an intimate private tour and presentation at Demisch Danant to discover A Specific Eye: Seven Collections, an exhibition of seven personal collections of aesthetic objects on loan from celebrated New York connoisseurs who are members of the gallery’s extended circle. These collections will be set within an environment of exceptional French furniture and lighting from the 1970s in juxtapositions that evoke the decade when classic and modern tastes famously merged in French interior design.
Find out more »Paris: Young Patrons Circle – Parisian Lapidary Workshop Private Visit
Join the Young Patrons Circle Paris for a private visit of a Parisian lapidary workshop which specializes in research into exceptional natural gems and their faceting and works with designers and the most important jewelers. In its Paris studio, it brings together the tradition of lapidary art and innovation.
Find out more »Atlanta Chapter – Dior and His Decorators
The FHS Atlanta Chapter will welcome author Maureen Footer for a luncheon, presentation, and book signing.
Find out more »New York Chapter: French Heritage Society Book Award
On Thursday, April 11th, 2019, the FHS New York Chapter presents the third annual French Heritage Book Award Ceremony at The Colony Club.
Find out more »New York Chapter: Fabergé, Joaillier des Tsars
Join the New York Chapter for a presentation by Dr. Geza von Habsburg on the history of Fabergé. This event will take place at a private residence in the Upper East Side, the address of which will be furnished closer to the event date. Fabergé is known worldwide for his celebrated Imperial Easter Eggs. Few are those who are also aware of his high ranking among the great jewelers of him time. The young Bolshevik government, desperately in need of…
Find out more »Boston Chapter: The Secret History of Tablescapes
Join the Boston Chapter, in partnership with D. Brenton Simons and the New England Historic Genealogical Society, for a lecture and dinner at The Somerset Club, courtesy of Mr. Thomas W. Thaler. 6:00pm – Champagne apéritifs in the library 6:45pm – Lecture in the Sears Room 7:30pm – Dinner To register, please print and return the completed Response Form, or use the dropdown menu below. You can also call the FHS New York Office at 212-759-6846, ext. 201 to register…
Find out more »May 2019
FHS Members’ Trip to Toulouse
Please join us for the FHS Members’ Trip to Toulouse for Grant Ceremonies. A city with unique architecture made of pinkish terracotta bricks, which earned it the nickname la Ville Rose (“the Pink City”), Toulouse, the fourth-largest city in France, counts two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Canal du Midi (designated in 1996 and shared with other cities), and the Basilica of St. Sernin, the largest remaining Romanesque building in Europe, designated in 1998 because of its significance to the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route. The FHS Grant Ceremonies will be…
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