11 Past Lectures
Disney's French Fairy Tales: discover how Walt Disney got inspired by French literature and art
Lecture by UMass Boston Professor Shannon McHugh
Join us to learn how Disney storytellers researched and restyled high art from the French Middle Ages, Renaissance, and eighteenth century. From courtly love poetry to Rococo porcelain, from illuminated manuscripts to palatial architecture, French literature and art is pervasive in Disney filmmaking.
Read MoreJoin Anastasia Sokolow, founder of la Maison Sulékó and member of the French Society of Perfumers, from her Parisian showroom, to discover the mysterious world of roses.
Read MoreInventing Impressionism: Women painters and the birth of the Modern Movement
Art talk presented by Maria d’Amario
Often categorized as “technicians” or “ambitious seductresses” by the official Paris Salon, women painters were at the heart of the 19th century Impressionist movement.
Read MoreHow the Louvre Evolved Over 800 Years From A Medieval Fortress Into The World’s Largest Museum.
Read MoreArthur Rimbaud from A to Z with French specialist Alain Borer, featuring artworks by Oana Lauric
Conference and Art exhibition
The French Library is honored to welcome French Rimbaud’s specialist Alain Borer for a poetic night dedicated to one of the most well-known and talented French poet, Arthur Rimbaud.
Read MoreThe French Library is pleased to welcome award-winning French violinist and author Marina Chiche. Marina will tell us more about her work on making classical music accessible to the widest audience possible and highlighting exceptional women performers forgotten by history because of their gender.
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