Experience France

All activities happen on Friday, Saturday and Sunday unless noted otherwise.

Craft: Violin
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
South El Río
Design and decorate your very own violin-inspired masterpiece with colorful details, embellishments, and personal touches to make it truly unique.

Photo Booth
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
El Río
Have your picture taken in our hands-free photo booth! Digitally share your pictures and tag us with #MIMphx for a chance to be featured on our social media.

Accordion Pop-Up Performance: Tony Putrino
9:15–9:30 a.m., 10:15–10:30 a.m.
El Río
Stroll El Río with talented local accordionist Tony Putrino as he performs notable French songs.

Curator Talk: Violin Business
10:30–11:00 a.m.
Event Room 2
Join Matthew Zeller, MIM’s curator for Europe, to explore the life of the violin’s greatest businessman, Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, a larger-than-life personality who shaped violin making from the nineteenth century onward.

Classical String Quartet Performance: Phoenix Symphony
11:30 a.m.–noon
North El Río
Enjoy French chamber music performed by members of the Phoenix Symphony.

French Arias Pop-Up Performance: Arizona Opera
12:30–12:45 p.m.
Central El Río
Hear a beautiful medley of French arias from the Arizona Opera.

Renaissance Music Performance: Bartholomew Faire
1:30–2:00 p.m.
North El Río
Be transported to Renaissance France and listen to “street music” historically associated with the period.

French Sing-Along Workshop: Helene Bergeon
2:30–3:00 p.m.
Event Room 2
Learn French words and sing along to popular French tunes!

Jazz Manouche Performance: ZAZU West
3:15–4:00 p.m.
North El Río
Experience the music of 1930s Paris with local jazz manouche ensemble ZAZU West!

Robjohn Organ Demonstration: Valerie Harris
4:15–4:30 p.m.
Orientation Gallery
Hear professional organist Valerie Harris play French hymns on MIM’s Robjohn pipe organ.