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Heritage Days 2026: tours and activities at the Arab World Institute in Paris

Architecture, collections and cultures of the Arab world take center stage at the Institut du Monde Arabe for Heritage Days on 19 and 20 September 2026. In Paris, the IMA is offering a free program to explore its spaces and riches from a new perspective.

World Music Day 2026 at the Arab World Institute: a poetic creation signed by Walid Ben Selim

This year again, the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris gets in step and celebrates World Music Day. Meet us on Sunday, June 21, 2026, on the parvis of the cultural venue to enjoy the event. On the menu? A musical and poetic creation by Walid Ben Selim around Khalil Gibran's "Book of Processions," featuring choristers and musicians. Here's the detailed program!

The IMA is hosting its own festival: a vibrant cultural program to experience in Paris in December.

The Arab World Institute celebrates all forms of art, from music to cinema, photography, and fashion. From December 2 to 14, 2025, immerse yourself in contemporary artistic creation from the Arab world in Paris.

Parfums d'Orient, the exhibition that delights the senses at the Institut du Monde Arabe - photos

Discover the perfumes of the Orient in an exhibition that thrills all our senses, to be admired at the Institut du Monde Arabe from September 26, 2023 to February 11, 2024.

Baya, women in their garden, the poetic exhibition at the Arab World Institute - our photos

The Arab World Institute has chosen to highlight the Algerian artist Baya and her famous women in their garden, from November 8, 2022 to March 26, 2023, in a wonderful and poetic exhibition.