VIVE LA FRANCE

Le French May returns with a packed silver jubilee edition

hen a certain joie de vivre takes over Hong Kong, it can only mean one thing: Le French May is back. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the festival of French culture and savoir faire, and celebrations will be rolled out with a series of unprecedented programmes under the theme “Celebrate art and life the French way.” Among the festival’s many highlights, the exhibition Inventing le Louvre: From Palace to Museum over 800 Years is bound to draw quite a crowd as it presents masterpieces from the world’s largest museum. Movies, theatre, art shows, ballet and classical concerts are also on the line-up for this cultural extravaganza. Allez, brush up your French. frenchmay.com