Past Highlights
- The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered, luncheon lecture by author Laura Auricchio
- Philadelphia Bastille Day Party
- Gala dinner at Ardrossan, the Main Line estate in Beaux Arts style of the Scott family
- Papier Peints, the Vogue of French Mural Decors in America: Trendsetters from Thomas Jefferson to Henry du Pont, lecture by Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz
- A lecture series about Benjamin Franklin in France
The Philadelphia 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.
Julia Ward and Anne Munch Jensen are the current Philadelphia Chapter Co-Chairmen. For further information or to learn more about Membership, please contact the Philadelphia Chapter directly. Please email: fhs@frenchheritagesociety.org
Photos: Philadelphia Bastille Day celebration.
Events
We are excited to announce a special online program highlighting Jed Surio's incredible internship experience at the Opéra de Paris in the Heritage Costume Department. The program is free for FHS ... Read More >
Join the Paris Chapter for a private visit of the exhibition “A New Art, Metamorphoses of Jewellery, 1880-1914” at the École des Arts Joailliers ... Read More >
The French Heritage Corridor, an FHS Initiative organized by our Chicago-Midwest Chapter, will hold its third annual conference in Prairie du Chien, WI. The event will bring together key stakeholders of French heritage in the Midwest and feature tours of local sites.
Dr. Coutré will give a private lecture about the exhibition Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde: The Modern Landscape followed by a reception.
Grants
- The Rodin Museum of Philadelphia
- Joan of Arc statue, Philadelphia
- The Katrina Heritage Rescue Fund
- Apotheosis of Saint Louis, MO
- Abbaye de Reigny, France
- Château de Caumale, France
- Temple de Château-Thierry, France
- Silversmith House, Philadelphia
- Memorial Hall, Philadelphia
Degas House, LA- Château de By, France
- Château de la Rongère, France
- Château du Clos de Vougeot, France
- Village of Bourbonnais, IL
- Château de Donjeux Gardens, France
- Château de Balzac, France
- Bolduc House, MO
- The Rodin Museum of Philadelphia
- Joan of Arc statue, Philadelphia
- The Katrina Heritage Rescue Fund
- Apotheosis of Saint Louis, MO
- Abbaye de Reigny, France
- Château de Caumale, France
- Temple de Château-Thierry, France
- Silversmith House, Philadelphia
- Memorial Hall, Philadelphia
- Degas House, LA