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RendezVous on December, 11th for a new “Conversation” hosted at Warehouse421
The Institut français in the UAE is delighted to announce its upcoming 'Conversation' co-produced with Thinkers & Doers and hosted at Warehouse 421 the 11th of December. This “Conversation" is a format of 1-hour morning talks [...]
Building Beats: a Franco-German project around electronic music
Franco-German friendship is also celebrated in the Emirates! On December 6th 2019, the Institut français in the UAE / Cultural Department of the French Embassy in cooperation with the German Embassy in the United Arab Emirates [...]
Abu Dhabi Art x Institut français in the UAE
Installation "Patterns" by the artist Julien Poidevin From November 21st to November 23rd, Abu Dhabi Art Fair, the international contemporary art fair, will host a production of the Institut français in the UAE / Cultural department [...]
Pascal Gallet will play two unique concerts in the UAE!
The French pianist Pascal Gallet comes to Abu Dhabi on October for two unique representations. The first will take place on October 16th at Sorbonnne University Abu Dhabi and he will give a private concert [...]
DELF Junior 2020: information, dates and registration
What is the DELF Junior ? The DELF Junior is a diploma awarded by the French Ministry of Education to prove the French-language skills of non-French candidates. There are four independent diplomas, which correspond, respectively, to [...]
Exhibition “Caravane & guests” and presentation of the latest publication of the Emirati-French Cultural Dialogue
The exhibition “Caravane & Guests” opened this week at the French Residency in Abu Dhabi and will present during one month the artworks from 5 French artists: Annabelle Smith-Bigno, Bénédicte Gimonnet, Karine Roche, Mioara Corozel [...]
Sélection of French animated films at the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth – October 13-18, 2019
The Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth will take place from 13 to 18 October 2019. Come discover alone or with your children a selection of more than 15 French animated films. The [...]
DELF PRIM celebrates its 10 years!
DELF Prim is the first level in the DELF / DALF series of certificates awarded by the French Ministry of Education for proficiency in French as a Foreign Language. DELF Prim is intended for children who [...]
Nouvelle exposition temporaire au Louvre Abu Dhabi : “Rendez-vous à Paris : Picasso, Chagall, Modigliani & Cie (1900 – 1939)”
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WHO ARE WE?
The Institut français in the UAE is the cooperation and cultural department of the French Embassy. It has the mission of promoting French creation, thought and language and encouraging cultural, artistic, educational, academic and scientific exchanges and partnerships between France and the UAE. It follows up on the cultural and educational aspects of the strategic dialogue between France and the UAE.
Its activity covers a vast array of actions. It organizes cultural events in numerous fields such as visual arts, live performance and debating ideas. It supports French cultural and academic institutions as well as cultural industries in their development projects in the Emirates.
It also coordinates the French schools network in the United Arab Emirates, the Alliances françaises in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
As a governmental operator, the Institut français in the UAE is a privileged interlocutor of the cultural and academic institutions in the Emirates.
