Francophonie month Every year, the Francophonie month promotes French language across the world. Meetings with artists and writers, all over the globe, are organized, as well as conferences, workshops and performances which celebrate French language in its diversity. On the occasion of the Francophonie festival, more than thirty events shall take place in the UAE, [...]
Talking series France and the UAE: Genesis of a relationship Discover some key elements of the strong historical relationship between France and the UAE from 1971 to the present day. With both specialists Agnès Levallois, associate researcher at Foundation for Strategic Research FRS and William Gueraiche, professor at American University in the UAE. The talk [...]
Endangered heritage in Syria, the role of new technologies Tuesday, January 30 at 6.30 l Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi There is at the gates of the Orient a land whose the only name is enough to ignite the memory of men, Syria at the crossroads of trade routes, religions and cultural influences, cradle of [...]
Encounter | Thursday, January 25th 2018 at 6.30pm – Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi By creating the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence, the United Arab Emirates acknowledged the determining role of new technologies in the future. If Artificial Intelligence can be used in various domains, the artistic world seems to present a receptive stage to these new technologies. France [...]
Free registration here. After two successful years in Paris, THINKERS & DOERS, the international network of innovative and creative forces brings its inspirational and networking morning talks to Abu Dhabi. The Institut français in the United Arab Emirates is proud to join Thinkers & Doers in identifying innovative topics and creative speakers [...]
Free registration here. After two successful years in Paris, Thinkers & Doers, the international network of innovative and creative forces brings its inspirational and networking morning talks to Abu Dhabi. The Institut français in the United Arab Emirates is proud to join Thinkers & Doers in identifying innovative topics and creative speakers [...]
March is francophone in the UAE with several cultural events presented by the Institut français and its partners. Download the program here Francophonie in contest: exhibitions, cinema, concerts, one-man-show, workshops for a public who like french language and french culture. March 2nd: concert by Olivier Daguerre in Alliance française Abu Dhabi March 8th to 24th: [...]
Back for its 13th year, the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) takes place from December 7 – 14, 2016 at Madinat Jumeirah. The 13th edition showcases 156 feature films, shorts and documentaries from 55 countries. More than 30 French films are showed. The film "Frantz" by François Ozon is showed on 9th December. A [...]
Discover the collaborative project between 4 emirtai artists and 4 historical French manufactures: Zeinab Alhashemi and Verrerie de Saint-Just Vikram Divecha and MTX Broderie architecturale Talin Hazbar and Sèvres - manufacture et musée nationaux Khalid Shafar and Mobilier national et Manufactures des Gobelins, de Beauvais et de la Savonnerie Download the catalogue Co-lab Co-Lab is an initiative of the « Emirati-french [...]
Dr Rémy Crassard, Permanent Research Fellow at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). Over a few decades of comprehensive fieldwork and analyses on Arabian Paleolithic and Neolithic have allowed for breakthroughs in our understanding of the major transformations that occurred in the region and their relationship to surrounding regions. The growing register of sites and materials (both surveyed and excavated) across [...]
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