Consulate of France in Houston

09/08/2026

France x Texas

Le premier cliché de l'histoire, pris par l'inventeur français Nicéphore Niépce, va être exposé pour la première fois en France à l'occasion du bicentenaire de la photographie, a annoncé jeudi le ministère de la Culture. «Point de vue du Gras» sera visible de fin avril à fin juin 2027 dans le cadre de l'exposition «L'empreinte d'Hélios. 1826-1827, Niépce invente la photographie !» au musée consacré au père de la photographie à Chalon-sur-Saône (Saône-et-Loire).Montrant un paysage sur une plaque d'étain, cette image prise en 1827 est considérée comme «la plus ancienne photographie encore existante réalisée à l'aide d'une camera obscura», est-il indiqué dans un communiqué.

Resté introuvable pendant des années, ce cliché a miraculeusement été retrouvé à Londres, dans une malle consignée, dans les années 1950 par l'historien britannique Helmut Gernsheim. Il est depuis conservé au Harry Ransom Center à Austin, aux États-Unis, qui a accepté de le prêter à l'occasion du bicentenaire de la photographie.

Harry Ransom Center

«Point de vue du Gras» sera visible de fin avril à fin juin 2027 dans le cadre de l’exposition «L’empreinte d’Hélios. 1826-1827, Niépce invente la photographie !» au musée consacré au père de la photographie à Chalon-sur-Saône.

09/08/2026

🌳🍿Join us this 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝟒 𝐏𝐌 for a free outdoor screening of French-American animated film 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙈𝙚 (𝘔𝘰𝘪, 𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘵 𝘮é𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵, 2010) at the Barbara Bush Literacy Plaza in downtown Houston, presented by Villa Albertine and the Houston Public Library!

📍 Barbara Bush Literacy Plaza
500 McKinney St, Houston, TX 77002

🅿️ Free underground parking available (entrance on Lamar Street)

Bring your folding chairs, blankets, and pillows, and kick off the 2026 edition of Films on the Green Houston with us!

🎟 Make sure to RSVP: https://villa-albertine.org/va/events/despicable-me-houston-2/

🎬 Screening in English, perfect for young audiences and families.

09/03/2026

🍿🌳 Still deciding which film to see at 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧?

Check out the trailers, pick your favorite(s), and don’t forget to RSVP!

All screenings are 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞, 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬, and in English, or in French with English subtitles. See you on the Green!

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🎬"𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐞" (𝐌𝐨𝐢, 𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐭 𝐦é𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭)
on 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐 at Houston Public Library (downtown)
🎥 Trailer: https://shorturl.at/rsbiF
✔ RSVP: https://shorturl.at/CDyOA
𝘎𝘳𝘶, 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘸𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.

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🎬 “𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐨”
on 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟔 at POST Houston
🎥 Trailer: https://shorturl.at/Ch3hq
✔ RSVP: https://shorturl.at/f0Lh8

𝘈 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘻𝘻𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 10-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳-𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 2075 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘭.

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🎬"𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫" (𝐋’𝐀𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐞𝐮𝐫)
on 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐 at L'Alliance Française de Houston
🎥 Trailer: https://shorturl.at/tbMP0
✔ RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/jzj2ytx3

𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴, 𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘵.

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🎬“𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐮 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲”
on 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟗 at Rienzi (The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston)
🎥 Trailer: https://tinyurl.com/3d9pa59a
✔ RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/mpuv86r3

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴 𝘟𝘝 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘝𝘢𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦. 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴.

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Films on the Green Festival
Villa Albertine

09/02/2026

🎬On Wednesday, September 16 in Houston and in Austin, Cinemark Tinseltown and AFS Cinema will screen 2026 period romantic comedy-drama film "The Electric Kiss" (La Vénus électrique) directed by Pierre Salvadori,, and presented by French Premiere.

Antoine Balestro is a rising young painter who loses his inspiration after his wife’s death. Desperate to contact her, he turns to a medium—but unknowingly ends up speaking to Suzanne, a struggling carnival worker who has slipped into the séance to steal food. With the help of Antoine’s gallery owner, Suzanne becomes a fake medium. As Antoine finds his inspiration again, Suzanne finds herself falling for the man she’s deceiving.

🔹Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-ccJ9TALfQ
🔹For tickets and more information (Use promo code VENUS-VILLA for the Houston screening): www.frenchpremiere.com

09/01/2026

⏰11 days until Films on the Green! 🌳🍿

Join us in Houston, Marfa and Tulsa between September 12 and October 9, for nine free outdoor screenings celebrating French-American cinematic collaborations 🎥
🎟️For more info and to RSVP: https://shorturl.at/C5gZW
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Villa Albertine

09/01/2026

🌪️ Tempête Édouard : restons vigilants au Texas 🇫🇷🇺🇸
La tempête tropicale Édouard se rapproche du Texas et les conditions météorologiques pourraient se dégrader dans les prochaines heures.

À tous les Français et francophones vivant au Texas : restez informés, prudents et attentifs aux consignes des autorités locales.

Rendez-vous sur notre site pour retrouver toutes les informations utiles -> https://us.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/saison-des-ouragans

09/01/2026

📢 Job Opportunities in French Education in Houston

La Maternelle French Academy in Houston is currently recruiting for two positions:

🇫🇷 Floating Assistant Teacher – Part-Time (Toddler / PK3)
A part-time position supporting teachers and students across toddler and PK3 classrooms in a French-English immersion environment.
👉Job posting: https://www.indeed.com/job/floating-assistant-teacher-part-time-toddler-pk3-p-la-maternelle-french-academy-houston-tx-db61c9fc859eb800

🇫🇷 Aftercare Childcare Assistant (Part-Time)
A part-time position providing care and supervision for children during the after-school program, helping create a safe, engaging, and welcoming environment through activities, play, and daily routines.
👉 Job posting: https://www.indeed.com/job/aftercare-childcare-assistant-part-time-d5fdf79ac6b35ef4

📍 Houston, Texas

These opportunities may be of interest to professionals with a background in early childhood education who are interested in working in a French immersion environment.

Please feel free to share with your networks!

La Maternelle French Academy

08/28/2026

🇫🇷🇩🇪🇵🇱 The Weimar Triangle brings France, Germany and Poland together in a framework of dialogue and cooperation.
Here in Houston, our three consulates carry that spirit forward — working closely together and strengthening the ties that connect Europe and the United States. 🇪🇺🇺🇸
Together in Europe. Together in Houston.

08/27/2026

🌳🍿 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐚, 𝐎𝐊!

This fall, Villa Albertine's annual outdoor French film series arrives in Tulsa for the first time, bringing French cinema to audiences of all ages with a special screening at Gathering Place, in partnership with Alliance Française de Tulsa.

Join us for a free outdoor screening and enjoy a magical evening under the stars with family and friends. 🌙🎥

📍 TULSA, OK — Gathering Place
𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟔 | 𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌
🎬 The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) — Mark Osborne

Based on the beloved French novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince is a poetic and heartwarming animated adventure for audiences of all generations.

✨ 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥!
For more information and to RSVP: https://shorturl.at/MU4z8

Films on the Green Festival

08/25/2026

🌵🍿 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐟𝐚!

This fall, Villa Albertine's annual outdoor French film series comes to Marfa for its 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, in partnership with 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐟𝐚.

Join us from 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟕 for 𝟒 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 celebrating French-American cinematic collaborations, contemporary voices, and the magic of film under the West Texas sky. 🌙🎥

Set against the unique landscape of Marfa, come experience cinema in a one-of-a-kind setting.

✨ 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥!

👉 For the full schedule, film lineup, and to RSVP: https://shorturl.at/T8Kjb
(Films in English, or in French with English subtitles)

📍 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐀, 𝐓𝐗 — 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐓

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕 | 𝟖:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌
🎬 Alphaville — Jean-Luc Godard

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎 | 𝟖:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌
🎬 Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l’échafaud) — Louis Malle

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟒 | 𝟖:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌
🎬 I Am Not Your Negro — Raoul Peck

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟕 | 𝟖:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌
🎬 Reality (Réalité) — Quentin Dupieux

Films on the Green Festival