Past Highlights

  • Special receptions at the French Consulate
  • French Creativity and the First World War, lecture by James Caughman
  • The Invention of the Riviera, lecture by David Garrard Lowe
  • The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered, lecture by Author Laura Auricchio
  • Elsie de Wolfe’s Paris: Frivolity Before the Storm lecture by Author Charlie Scheips
  • Renaissance Dinner benefiting the Château de Montreal at Cultural Services of the French Embassy
  • Dior and His Decorators book signing and lecture with Maureen Footer
  • Patrick James: Portrait of an Unreasonable Man book signing and lecture with Michele Gerber Klein
  • Joallier des Tsars lecture with Dr. Geza von Habsburg
  • Splendor in Normandy Dinner benefiting the Château de Vendeuvre Gardens at a private club in Manhattan
  • The French Heritage Society Book Award

The New York Chapter organizes a variety of cultural and social events for its members throughout the year in order to raise funds for restorations projects that were voted by the FHS Board members. The current projects are listed below in bold.

Guy N. Robinson is the Chairman of French Heritage Society’s New York Chapter. For further information or to learn more about Membership, please contact FHS Programs and Membership Officer Benjamin Wells.

Please email: [email protected]

Photos: New York Chapter dinner in celebration of Normandy.

Events

Philadelphia Chapter: The Basilica of Vezelay

Tuesday, May 7, 11:30 am - 2:00 pm

Please join French Heritage Society's Philadelphia Chapter on May 7 at the Acorn Club for a fascinating luncheon with Christopher Kelly. Mr. Kelly will lead us on an exploration of the stunning Basilica of Vezelay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Burgundy, France.

New York Chapter: The Basilica of Vezelay

Thursday, May 9, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Please join French Heritage Society’s New York Chapter on May 9 at a private club in Manhattan for a fascinating evening with Christopher Kelly. Mr. Kelly will lead us on an exploration of the stunning Basilica of Vezelay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Burgundy, France, followed by a wine reception.

Boston Chapter: The Basilica of Vezelay

Saturday, May 11, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Please join French Heritage Society's Boston Chapter on May 11 at the Concord School of Philosophy on the grounds of the Louisa May Alcott Orchard House for a fascinating evening with Christopher Kelly. Mr. Kelly will lead us on an exploration of the stunning Basilica of Vezelay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Burgundy, France, followed by a champagne reception.

Paris Chapter: Visit to the Peruvian Embassy in Paris

Monday, May 13, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The Paris Chapter invites you to an exceptional visit of the Peruvian Embassy in Paris, located in the Hôtel Lafont de la Vernède. This private mansion is a masterpiece of the Belle Epoque, with a succession of reception rooms, a loggia and a dining room featuring exceptional stained-glass windows.

Grants