The Design Sediments exhibition can be seen from 31 January to 24 March 2024 at the Huidenclub in Rotterdam. This multi-disciplinary exhibition, curated by Léo Orta and Olivier Zitoun, was supported by the Institut français as part of the IF Export programme. The exhibition is featuring the French...

France will be guest of honour at the 15th edition of Design Week Mexico, starting on 10 October 2023 as part of a unique and exciting collaboration between the French Embassy in Mexico - Institut français d'Amérique latine (IFAL), the Mexico Territorio Creativo organisation, the Institut français...

During their residency at Villa Kujoyama in 2021, Natacha Poutoux and Sacha Hourcade from the natacha.sacha. design studio set out to find new, more responsible and sustainable development protocols for the design of technological devices. Their research project took the form of the eco...

With MIRA - Mobilité à l’International de Recherche Artistique (International Travel for Artistic Research) the Institut français is updating the way in which it supports French artists with their international research projects. Calls for applications are open from 12 July to 31 August 2023! 

The Institut français and the City of Paris are working together to support the internationalisation of French cultural and creative industries. They have joined forces to support "True Fashion, Saison 2", a project linking sustainable fashion and inclusion, developed by the Institut français of...

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...

In 2022, the Institut français of Cambodia celebrates its 30th anniversary. To mark this anniversary, the Institut launched, on June 2nd, in partnership with Nez, the perfume "In the arboretum", created in collaboration between the visual artist Sopheap Pich and the perfumer Violaine...

Invited by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, France is represented at the 23rd edition of the Milan Triennial Exhibition of Decorative Arts and Modern Architecture (15 July - 11 December 2022) by a project led by designers Pablo Bras, Juliette Gelli and Romain Guillet...

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.

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

In the context of confinement that still affects many countries, the « Des/confinés » programme offers weekly meetings with cultural figures on social networks.

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...

Europe Day has been marked on 9 May since 1985 to commemorate the Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950, considered the cornerstone of the European project. On this occasion, the Institut français is highlighting European players from very different backgrounds!

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

For their third edition, the online open-studios of the recipients of the Institut français / Cité internationale des arts residency programme are back on the Institut français Instagram account. From 22 to 24 March 2021, see the work and research of these artists-in-residence in Paris.