Le Louvre à fond

The Louvre is the largest art museum in the world. It would take months to see each of the 🏺 35,000 pieces of art 🖼️ displayed at any given time, but most visits generally last about 2-4 hours - including time to admire la Joconde (the Mona Lisa) and the Venus de Milo. This issue of Lawless French à fond offers vocabulary, grammar, and listening practice exercises related to museums in general and le Louvre in particular.

   

   

   

   

Les Outre-mer

Les Outre-mer
Did you know there's a lot more to France than the roughly hexagonal country in Europe? Learn about les Outre-mer in this cartoon video.

   

   

Louvre

Le Louvre
Work on your French as you watch this short introductory video to the Louvre's "treasures and secrets."

   

Mai 68

Mai 68French videoMay 1968 was a turning point in French history. Learn how students and workers revolutionalized France in this video.

   

Marcel Marceau

Mime
Learn about the famous mime Marcel Marceau while improving your French listening skills with this upper-intermediate audio article.

   

Marianne

Marianne
Personnification de la République française, Marianne fait partie du logo et du sceau officiels, et ses statues et bustes se trouvent dans les mairies, les tribunaux et des places dans les six coins de l'Hexagone.

   

Matisse

Matisse
Learn about Matisse, the painter and sculptor who launched the Fauvism movement, in this video visit of the Centre Pompidou exhibition.

   

Menton, France

Menton, France
Entre les couleurs de sa vieille ville, ses ruelles pittoresques et ses boutiques touristiques, Menton est sans doute une des villes françaises les plus charmantes.

   

Metz

Temples à Metz
Metz (Moselle) est une ville aux couleurs vives. C'est un endroit idéal pour ceux qui aiment se balader le long des quais et qui apprécient les écrins de nature en ville.