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Experience French art and temporary exhibitions related to French artists from the comfort of your home with this selected online features offered by museums in the Midwest! ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

Looking for a way to enjoy live music from home? Discover these two great initiatives: two festivals to see and listen to from home! Push aside the table in your living room and turn up the sound...the festival season is open! Sofa Festival Warner Music France is hosting a series of live, interactive music festivals on April 2nd, 3rd, and 9th. The festival features pop, hip-hop, classical, rock, and electronic music artists, which means that there is something for everyone in your home to enjoy.

Created in 1997, the Artist-in-Residence Program (AIR) at the Lycée Français de Chicago enriches each student's journey and exposes them to new artistic approaches.

Great news! Culturethèque, the digital library of l’Institut Français, is accessible all over the world and is now free until the end of May. With more than 1000 books, 200 graphic novels, 400 magazines, 300 videos and countless learning manuals, you can have access to high quality content from the comfort of your own home. All you have to do is make an account with your email address and log in. You’ll be able to read, listen to, or watch content directly on your screen, or you can download borrowed materials onto your e-reader.

Albert Uderzo, the co-creator of world-famous comics Asterix, has passed away on March 24th, 2020. He was 92 years old. Let’s take a look back on this towering figure who never stopped drawing from 14 to 84 years old, and whose work owed a huge debt to American influences.   “I have nothing Belgian. The Americans taught me how to draw. I made comic books inspired by Walt Disney.” — Albert Uderzo

The archives of the museums in Texas preserve audio and video recordings of lectures, talks and exhibition tours dating back to decades ago. Here is a selection of recording around French art and temporary exhibitions related to French artists you may enjoy listening or watching from the comfort of your home! ► Listen to Podcasts Gallery Talks: Informal discussions with DMA staff, artists, and local scholars about the Museum's collections and exhibitions.

Nothing is worth a good TV show to cheer-up. Several of the best French TV shows of the past few years are available on Netflix. From a Cold War spy parody to a talent agency comedy, there’s something to suit all tastes. Find below our selection of French feel-good TV shows. A Very Secret Service / Au service de la France (2018)

French art represents an important part of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas museums’ permanent collections. Museums may be closed, many of them however have opened their collections to their online visitors. Take the time to (re)discover the numerous French or France-based artists featured in the various museum galleries throughout Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Arkansas Arts Center (Little Rock, AR) Permanent collection