19 et 20 septembre 2026 | 43e Journées européennes du Patrimoine à l'IMA

L'Institut du Monde Arabe

The IMA opens its doors wide for the European Heritage Days, held this year under the double theme of "Heritage of Photography" – on the occasion of the bicentenary of its invention – and "Heritage at Risk: Revive, Resist, Reimagine." Permanent collections, exhibitions, lectures, workshops, activities… Come discover Arab culture in all its forms! Free access, reservation recommended. Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 SeptemberMusée de l'Institut du monde arabeLevels 7, 6 and 4 (access via level 7) The IMA museum invites visitors to discover the Arab world, beyond preconceived ideas, by presenting the full diversity of its cultures, ethnicities, languages and faiths, from its origins to the present day. LEARN MORE Museum focus exhibition: Libye, patrimoine révélé Through a selection of photographs and videos, highlighting the long-term scientific work carried out by the mission archéologique française en Libye (MAFL). Museum focus exhibition: Tenter l'art pour soigner. À l'hôpital psychiatrique de Blida-Joinville dans les années 1960 The output of socialtherapy workshops conducted in an Algerian institution marked by the emblematic figure of Frantz Fanon. Library exhibition: La Palestine photographiée par Joss Dray A precious testimony to Palestinian daily life, its faces, its places and its memory, through a 2001 photo report never before shown to the public. Saturday 19 SeptemberDiscussion meeting | Mémoires de réfugiés : les Palestiniens dans les camps de réfugiés à travers la photographie et la bande dessinée4:30 pm - Bibliothèque Leïla Shahid (level 1) With Joss Dray, Amal Khaleefa and Samir Salameh More information about the meeting Comic workshop | De mémoire de réfugiéAges 11 and up - 2:30 pm - Meet on the ground floor, in front of the group cloakroom As in the album De mémoire de réfugié, which tells the struggle of a Palestinian refugee from Jordan determined to preserve the memory of the village his family was driven from in 1948, navigate between documents and imagination to create your own comic page. Workshop led by Samir Salameh, co-author of the album. More information about the workshop - Book your place Bookshop-giftshopThe IMA's bookshop-giftshop is open every day except Monday, from 10 am to 7 pm. Come discover THE reference bookshop on the Arab and Mediterranean world, with 11,000 titles in French, Arabic and English, including a unique collection of nearly 2,500 titles in Arabic. It is also a showcase for children's publishing in French, Arabic and bilingual editions, and a shop offering a whole range of crafts, stationery and merchandise. Discover the IMA's e-shop Come enjoy a sweet break at the Café littéraire!Meet at the tea room of the Institut du monde arabe (ground floor) to enjoy cold drinks, coffee, mint tea, oriental pastries, Moroccan pancakes, orange and cinnamon salads… Welcome to all! Marhaba bikom!

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