Past Highlights
- Annual dinner at the French Ambassador’s residence (photos above)
- Grand Châteaux and their Gardens in the Landscape of Greater Paris Today, by Stéphanie Celle French State Architect and Urbanist, Conservator of National Monuments
- Various lectures about the French culture
- Annual conference with a distinguished speaker
- Garden parties in Spring or tour to an historic property in the Virginia or Maryland countryside to end the season
- Private tours of museums for special exhibitions of French masterpieces
The Washington Regional 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.
Bobbie Brewster is the current Washington Regional Chapter Chairman. For further information or to learn more about Membership,please contact FHS Programs and Membership Officer Benjamin Wells.
Events
The Northern California Chapter invites you to a summer luncheon celebrating FHS's involvement in the 2024 Olympics in Paris hosted by Austin Hills and Farnoosh Hariri. A member of the Olympic fencing team will be a special guest and share first hand experiences.
The Atlanta Chapter invites you to meet Timothy Corrigan at a Cocktail Culturel and lecture ... Read More >
FHS is excited to present this year’s Chairman’s Circle trip to the Côtes du Rhône. Our six-night trip will begin in the dramatic ancient city of Avignon, which is renowned for its majestic Palais des Papes, a UNESCO World Heritage site. We will explore the splendid Provencal landscapes and monuments in the surrounding area, including the gorgeous 12th-centuy Romanesque Abbaye de Sénanques, and Gordes, renowned as one of the most beautiful villages of France. We will be hosted in style at individual homes for private receptions in Avignon and Gordes.
Save the date for our annual black-tie celebration in New York City!To register your early ... Read More >
Grants
- Chartres Cathedral, France
- Hôtel de Talleyrand, Paris
- Château de Thoiry, France
- Abbaye de Fontefroide, France
- Meridian House, Washington, D.C.
- Corcoran Gallery of Art, Salon Doré, Washington, D.C.
- Decatur House and Octagon House, Washington, D.C.
- The houses of Sainte Geneviève, MO
Orangerie du Parc de Bagatalle, France, in honor of Simone Monneron- Château de By, France
- Château du Clos de Vougeot, France
- Village of Bourbonnais, IL
- Mount Vernon – Lafayette’s Bedchamber
- Bolduc House, MO