Closing soon! Do not miss French artist Michel Blazy's site-specific installation We Were the Robots, on view at the Moody Center for the Arts until May 11. Featuring burnt transport pallets that depict robots and animals working on the ruins of a post-apocalyptic landscape, the installation represents a world that tries to become alive again on the consumed remains of an absurd way of life. The installation is supported by the Cultural Service of the French Embassy in Houston and is a grantee of the FACE Foundation - Étant donnés Contemporary Art program.

For her exhibition at the Nasher, Paris-based artist Sheila Hicks will create new, site-specific installations in the Garden and Lower Level Gallery. Building on her recent monumental outdoor interventions in Paris, Versailles, and New York City’s The High Line, Hicks will activate the linear, man-made grid of the Nasher Garden by installing durable, color-fast, pigmented fiber along the Garden’s architectural seams: walking paths, walls, and seating areas.

Dior: From Paris to the World surveys more than 70 years of the House of Dior’s legacy, featuring a dynamic selection of over 100 haute couture dresses, as well as accessories, photographs, original sketches, runway videos, and other archival material. This exhibition profiles both Christian Dior himself and subsequent artistic directors, including Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons, and Maria Grazia Chiuri, all of whom have carried Dior’s vision into the 21st century.

French violinist Renaud Capuçon will be coming to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra May 16-19 to perform the invigorating Brahms Violin Concerto.

The Jazz & New Music program is designed to encourage the creative and professional development of French jazz and contemporary artists in the U.S. This program awards grants through an open, competitive application process for projects taking place in the U.S. and its respective territories, involving French composers, musicians and ensembles. The Jazz & New Music program prioritizes the projects of new generations of composers and emerging artists to reflect the cultural and artistic diversity within the Franco-American contemporary music scene.

2018 French drama film Girls of the Sun (Les filles du soleil),  directed by Eva Husson is currently playing at Landmark's Magnolia Theatre.

1997 English-language French science-fiction action film The Fifth Element (Le cinquième élément) directed and co-written by Luc Besson will be playing at The Texas Theatre on May 4th.

Immerse yourself in a virtual reality experience through the 360° French film Planet ∞, by director Momoko Seto. At the Moody Center for the Arts, until May 18.

The Prix Albertine Jeunesse, a reader's choice award, invites children between 3 and 11 years of age to choose their favorite book from a selection of works of Francophone youth literature that are available in English translation. The prize seeks to reinforce the practice and love of reading among children. The theme for this year's selection is "heroes and heroines", and offers different books for each age category: 3-6 years, 7-9 years, and 10-11 years.