Institut du Monde Arabe

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Arab World Institute

Institut du Monde Arabe معهد العالم العربي
Established	30 November 1987 (1987-11-30)
Location	1 Rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard, 75005 Paris, France
Type	foreign cultural institute
Collections	Islamic Art
Visitors	411,715 (2017)
Director	Mojeb Al Zahrani
President	Jack Lang
Public transit access	Jussieu Cardinal Lemoine
Website	imarabe.org

The Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA) French for Arab World Institute, is an organisation founded in Paris in 1980 by France with 18 Arab countries to research and disseminate information about the Arab world and its cultural and spiritual values. The Institute was established as a result of a perceived lack of representation for the Arab world in France, and seeks to provide a secular location for the promotion of Arab civilization, art, knowledge, and aesthetics.^[1] Housed within the institution are a museum, library, auditorium, restaurant, offices and meeting rooms.