Culture Paris 5th 75005

Discover the Arab world and its cultural riches at the Institut du Monde Arabe, with exhibitions, films, concerts, meetings, debates and activities for children. The museum's collections are divided between Islamic art, ethnography, modern and contemporary art. The building itself (1987) is well worth a look, especially the 240 metal moucharabiehs. There's also a restaurant on the terrace, where you can enjoy a magnificent view of the Seine, Ile Saint-Louis and Notre-Dame, whose reconstruction is nearing completion.

This art and culture centre affiliated with the Unified Jewish Social Fund organizes the entire year of exhibitions. It also has a room - about three hundred and fifty places - which offers various performances year round - theatre, humor, music… -the projections of films and debates on the broad theme of Jewish culture as expressed in France or other regions of the world. It helps create coins and favours young Jewish or non-Jewish authors. It is a unique Jewish musical and Musical Place in Europe which takes over both the course of the Jewish programming with parts such as the Dibbouk, the Golem; but also makes his readings of the big classical texts such as "Esther" from Racine, etc.

Paris is home to the Union Lettone en France, an institute and cultural center dedicated to the Latvian community.

The Muslim Institute of the Paris Mosque, founded in 1920, is governed by Si Kaddou ben Ghabrit, president of the society of Habous and Holy places of Islam. France participated in its financing. The society of Des selects the architects Robert Fournez and Maurice Mantout. They are Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian craftsmen who have made marble, polychrome earthenware and stucco coatings, as well as the fountains of the Paris Mosque. It was inaugurated in 1926 and is now being managed thanks to the generosity of the Arab countries. The minaret of 26   m in height overlooks the white domes and the beautiful garden surrounding them.