INSTITUT FRANÇAIS D’ARCHEOLOGIE DU PROCHE-ORIENT

The Institut français du Proche-Orient is part of a network of French research centers based abroad (it is also present in Iraq, Lebanon and Syria). Under the aegis of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the CNRS, its mission is to promote scientific research into the ancient and modern civilizations of the Near East. Lectures are regularly given by archaeologists or prestigious guests at the Institute.