The Great Churches Of Paris The Series

The Evolution of the Church and Ecclesiastical Architecture in Paris From the Middle Ages to Today

With Russell Kelley

Every Thursday at 1 pm Eastern Time in Miami/ 12 noon Central Time in Chicago/ 19h Central European Time in Paris – from January 12 through February 16, 2023

Following the success of the Grands Châteaux of the Loire and Ile-de-France and The Making of the French Garden series of online talks, Russell Kelley spent the summer visiting the most beautiful churches of Paris! Our curator extraordinaire returns to offer a series of 6 talks packed with information about another important pillar of France’s cultural and architectural heritage: the extraordinary variety of churches that were built in every commune in France – but especially in Paris – over the past one thousand years.

First talk: Thursday, January 12, 2023
12:00 p.m. Chicago (CST) • 1:00 p.m. Miami (EST) • 19h Paris
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JAN 12 | The Romanesque Churches of the High Middle Ages

JAN 19 | The Gothic Churches of the Late Middle Ages

JAN 26 | The Renaissance Churches, and the Baroque Churches of the Counter-Reformation

FEB 2 | The Neoclassical Churches of Before and After the Revolution (Which Changed Everything)

FEB 9 | The Restoration Movement and the Eclectic Churches of the 19th Century

FEB 16 | The Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris

This program is presented in partnership with the Alliance Française Chicago with communication support from the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA, the French Heritage Society, the Association of American Women in Europe and Fondation la Sauvegarde de l'art français.