Located in the Goutte d’Or district in Paris, the Institut des Cultures d’Islam is among the headquarters of the Africa2020 Season.

The Institut français invites you to discover its interactive press kit containing the headlines of its actions expected in 2021.

On Monday 8 March 2021, for the International Women’s Day, the Institut français is giving you the opportunity to discover women who fight for women’s rights through culture, initiatives aiming to promote egality, or works that question women’s status in France and throughout the world.

The fifteen residents of the Institut français program at the Cité internationale des arts hosted in the third quarter of 2021 (July-October) take you to discover their workshops and their new creations. Photographs, videos, testimonials... the 5th edition of the online open-studios offers a...

Africa2020 Season: an invitation to look at and understand the world from an African point of view.

The Africa2020 Season brought together civil society from the African continent around 13 major issues of the 21st century. A platform for encounters, it allowed us to symbolically follow the...

From 1 January to 30 June 2022, France will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (FPEU). It takes on its role as facilitator among the Member States and brings them together around priority issues, particularly in the field of culture. Events throughout Europe can be followed in...

The Institut français is posting a series of short stories on its social networks every Friday. 

Officially inaugurated on 12 February 2022, the France-Portugal 2022 Season seeks to give the French public the opportunity to meet the many faces of modern Portugal and to take a fresh look at its neighbour. The implementation of the French portion has been entrusted to the Institut français.

Founded in 2016 on the initiative of Casa de Velázquez in Madrid, Villa Kujoyama in Kyoto and the French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici, the ¡Viva Villa! festival was born of a shared desire to offer a regular event in the form of a collaborative venture between the three institutions. Held in...