IMSS & AF-Chicago Present: Youth Surrealist Collage Pop-Up

The International Museum of Surgical Science and the Alliance Française de Chicago are proud to present a Youth Surrealist Collage Pop-Up Exhibition, a joyful day of family programming celebrating imagination, creativity, and the next generation of artists.

Story Hour and Winter Fun: Le Chandail de Hockey (The Hockey Sweater)

Called the best Canadian short story ever written, author Roch Carrier’s 1979 children’s book The Hockey Sweater has been read to children across the country for generations. Join Teams Canada and Quebec for a bilingual reading of this treasured story as part of Festival de la Francophonie.

Workshop: Cambodian Classical Dance & Music with the Tep Nimmit Dance Troupe

Calling all young families! Kids and their families are invited to join us for a free Cambodian classical dance and music workshop, presented in partnership with the Cambodian National Heritage Museum & Killing Fields Memorial as part of our 2026 Festival de la Francophonie.

Film Screening: Amélie & la métaphysique des tubes (Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Calling all Amélie Nothomb fans! Join us for a screening of Malïys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han’s animated film 2025 Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes (Little Amélie or the Character of Rain), an adaptation of Belgian author Amélie Nothomb’s 2000 novel La métaphysique des tubes as part of Festival de la Francophonie 2026.