Eleven AFKC members had such a great time in Chicago during April at the Lascaux Cave exhibition, the Impressionist Art galleries of the Art Institute of Chicago and at Bistrot Margot, and more, we are scheduling a second trip just after the 4th of July. You may want to go early since Chicago has great events to celebrtate the 4th. Just let us know when to meet up.
Walk through a cave-like gallery, marveling at full-size copies of the paintings, and see them through the eyes of ancient artists. Discover paintings such as the Great Cow Panel, Swimming Stags Frieze, Crossed Bison Panel, and Shaft Scene which have never before been reproduced and are shown for the first time. Simulated oil lamps and torch light illuminate the paintings to make them appear as the ancient artists would have seen them. Deconstruct the paintings’ many layers of complexities, meet a lifelike Stone Age family, and discover why the true meaning and purpose of the caves remain a mystery even today.
Hall of Bulls, South Wall – shows the immense size of the Lascaux cave paintings. The painted animals are accompanied by unknown symbols, which are found throughout the cave complex.
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MCCThis exhibition was created by The General Council of Dordogne, with support provided by the Regional Council of Aquitaine, the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, and the European Union.
Join your friends from the AFKC for a weekend of French-themed fun in Chicago July 5-7. We will meet at the Art Institute of Chicago at 10:30 on Friday to tour the Impressionist Art collection and the Field Museum at 12:30 Saturday, July 6 for a tour of the French and English Lascaux Cave exhibition at 1:00pm.
It will be necessary to purchase Field Museum group admission tickets here by June 15.
All travel, meal & hotel arrangements are the responsibility of each person. Tour attendees are free to join in on group meals or activities as they wish, or independently explore other Chicago sites. For lodging close to the Field Museum, the AFKC recommends the Essex Hotel or Hilton Chicago on Michigan Avenue across from the Museum Campus.
Other suggested French activities include a visit to the French Market a walking tour or boat tour given by the Chicago Architecture Foundation and certainly a sampling of the fabulous French restaurants such as Bistro Margot. Participants are encouraged to use their French conversation skills during their stay in Chicago.
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