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Institut du Monde Arabe
The Institut du Monde Arabe (l’IMA) is an organization founded in Paris in 1980 by 19 Arab countries (Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and both Yemens) and France.[1] 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. Housed within the institution are a museum, library, auditorium, restaurant, offices and meeting rooms.
Architecture
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Jean Nouvel, Pierre Soria and Gilbert Lezénés, with the Architecture Studio, completed the building in 1987. Nouvel designed the building with two principle wings, the northern wing and the southern wing, which is composed of 113 photosensitive panels that open and close to control the interior light. Nouvel’s panels are inspired by traditional motifs found in mosaics.
This project is a result of funds from both the League of Arab States and the French government, with the cost of the building totaling around €230,000,000.[1]
Museum
Within the museum are objects from the Arab world ranging from before Islam through into the twentieth century.
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- ^ Fabre, Thierry. "L'institut Du Monde Arabe Entre Deux Rives." Vingtième Siècle. Revue D'histoire 32, no. 1 (1991): 75. Accessed September 18, 2016. doi:10.3406/xxs.1991.2456.